CS Teachers Association (CSTA)

ALT CSTA website from 2005. There's a lot of small, crowded text with hyperlinks listing mission statement and reasons to join.

ALT CSEdWeek: making the connection. 5:30 to 7 p.m. on November 18.

ALT Spirit halloween costume: Computer Science Teacher. Includes: way too many classes, the ‘fun’ classroom, outdated EdTech, a copious amount of rubber ducks. Does not include: prior CS teaching experience, other CS teachers at your school, time for lesson planning or PD

ALT Recently, a student submitted a programming assignment that ran flawlessly on the first attempt, using logic we had not yet covered. When I asked him to explain a key decision, he admitted he had asked an AI tool to 'clean it up.' The code worked, but he could not explain why it worked.

ALT I realized then that my assignment had accidentally rewarded the polished product rather than the thinking behind it. In these moments, the work appeared successful on the surface, but the underlying judgment was harder to access. The presence of AI didn’t point me toward better detection strategies; it pointed me back to my instructional design. It asked a different question—not ‘Did a student use AI?’ but ‘What did my assignment make possible to outsource?’

ALT From Output to Judgment: The Role of Instructional Design Written by Jacqueline Edwards

ALT Call for Proposals for CSTA 2027. Submit by November 5.

ALT 2027 CSTA annual conference in Anaheim, California. July 8-11, 2027. Expand what's possible.

ALT One Voice in CS, Anthony Barba, CS teacher. Listen on SoundCloud, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

ALT We asked: What halloween activities do you have planned for your CS classes? You answered.

ALT I have my third graders create a Halloween “video” on Sprite Lab in Code.org. I also use the month of October to talk about the dark web and cyber security with my 5th graders, and then do a trick or treat slideshow game where they can earn candy (our PTO provides!) Not sure what I’m going to do with 4th grade this year for Halloween- maybe have them create a Halloween scene on Canva! I always love playing up all the Halloween stuff bc the kids get so excited about it.

ALT My stem club makes I Pumpkins with arduinos. They carve a pumpkin to reflect a school appropriate theme of their choice. Then put arduino unos inside their carved pumpkins and then program LEDs to blink and a piso buzzer to play music that coordinates with their selected theme.

ALT My CS1 class has a pumpkin carving contest. We "carve" pumpkins using TinkerCad and then 3D print them and have the teachers judge. I attached a video of last year's pumpkins. The kids love this project!

ALT Call for Reviewers for the 2027 CSTA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Apply by October 25.

ALT “One of my favorite times of the year! Reviewing proposals gives you insight into some of the amazing and innovative experiences going on in our CS classrooms. I love having the chance to help bring some of these stories in front of other CS educators. It's your chance to get into the game, instead of just standing on the sidelines!” — Doug Bergman

ALT Call for Proposals for the 2027 CSTA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Submit by October 25.

ALT Proposal Office Hours for the 2027 CSTA Annual Conference are October 21 at 6–9 p.m. CT.

ALT Professional Learning Series. No-Stress Data Literacy: Ready-to-Teach Data Lessons for Every Grade. Oct. 14, 2026, 5:30 – 7 p.m. CT.

ALT Call for Reviewers for the 2027 CSTA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Apply by October 25.

ALT “Reviewing for CSTA is a fantastic way to help the CS community out while simultaneously learning more about what other people in the field are discussing. CSTA respects your time and makes the review process as streamlined and objective as possible.” — Jared O'Leary

ALT Apply by October 9 to Become a CSTA IMPACT Fellow. Build a network and grow as a leader. Identify, address, and shift obstacles in computer science education. Impact positive change on the local, regional, and national level.