A Cook’s Adventures in New Orleans
CSTA Washington Secretary Melissa Cook shared her experience at the 2026 CSTA Conference in New Orleans in several Facebook posts shared below:
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Oddball Observations of the 2026 CSTA Conference
Heading into this year’s CSTA Conference as a retired teacher and CSTA Washington’s VP of Communications, rather than focusing on specific lesson plans or classroom tools, I wanted to wander, observe, and report on aspects of the conference that wouldn’t be mentioned elsewhere on this site. What emerged was the following collection of quirky insights…
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Representing in St. Louis – SIGCSE 2026
A few CSTA Washington members made it to the “Gateway to the West” for SIGCSE TS 2026 conference. While the weather fluctuated 45 degrees (it was 70 when we arrived and in the 20s by the time we left), the commitment to CS Education has not. For instance, Amy Ko had a fantastic opening keynote…
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CS Ed Week 2025: Celebrating Visionaries in Computer Science
By Michelle Laskowski CS Ed Week is a time to celebrate CS education and educators. We often start the week in reflection to express gratitude and honor the giants that above us. This is my story of my CS heroes. I can still recall the day my dad brought the first computer into our house, a…
