CSTA Washington
As an organization, CSTA Washington attended the WA-ACTE Conference in Spokane Aug 2-5. It was also my first time at this conference, and my first visit to Spokane in over 10 years. The wildfires that raged just north of Spokane, forcing over 65,000 residents to evacuate and destroying over 700 homes, cast smoky clouds over…
Due to the Spokane Complex Fire, CSTA Washington Eastern North VP Trish Henry and her family were among the over 65K residents evacuated from their homes in early August. While she is now back home – a home that has now been inspected as safe – many of her neighbors were not so fortunate. Over…
This Tableau visualization explores CTE (Career and Technical Education) growth and distribution in Washington from SY 2019-20 to SY 2024-25 from the perspective of overall enrollments, career clusters and CIP codes, gender, race/ethnicity, income, ELL status, and disability status. For each perspective, one can also drill down to see statewide, per ESD, per school district, and…
CSTA Washington Secretary Melissa Cook shared her experience at the 2026 CSTA Conference in New Orleans in several Facebook posts shared below:
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…
CSTA Washington was well represented at the 2026 CSTA Conference in New Orleans, July 13-15. All of our 2025-26 board members and almost all of our 2026-27 board members (sorry, Nick) attended the event. We were joined by the 2026 foundry10 computer science educator fellows and numerous other luminaries of K-12 CS Education in Washington…
For the first time ever, CSTA Washington is hosting a booth in the exhibit hall at the WA-ACTE Summer Conference in Spokane (August 2–5, 2026)! Whether you are looking for CS teaching resources, curious about regional chapters, or just want to connect with fellow educators, come swing by our booth to meet the team and…
This is a landing page for all of Lawrence’s resources related to his presentation Abstraction in EdTech vs. Computer Science Education Standards at the 2026 CSTA Conference in New Orleans on July 13, 2026. This page will continue to be updated up to and even beyond the day of the presentation. Here is PDF of…
Fourteen members from four regional CSTA Chapters – Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska – came together in at East Valley High School in Yakima WA for our first ever Pacific Northwest Leadership Summit. It was quite a day of learning, planning, and transitions. The day began with a keynote that included welcome messages from CSTA’s…
Let the Good Times Roll! The ultimate community gathering for K–12 computer science educators is just around the corner! From July 13 to July 15, 2026, computer science teachers from across the globe are heading to New Orleans for the CSTA 2026 Annual Conference. CSTA Washington will be out in full force to soak up…