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CSTA Update
Lissa Clayborn, Acting Executive DirectorDeborah Seehorn, Chair, Board of Directors
Chapters and CSALT (Lissa)
• Chapters (54 total, 2 pending)
• 50 U.S.
• 4 Canadian
• Computer Science Advocacy Leadership Team
• 67 cohort members
• Know any K-12 computer science teachers who would make great advocates?
CSTA Conference Report (Lissa)
• 2014 was our biggest conference ever!
Most attendees even before onsite registrations (326)
• Most workshop seats (386)
• Most workshops (12)
• Most sessions (24)
• Mini sessions
• Most sponsors (Certiport, Microsoft, NCWIT, Oracle, and Universal Technical Institute
• First time we have had an official exhibit hall
National Computer Science Principles Summit (Deborah)
• Two strands (teachers and administrators)
• 60 live attendees (approximately 1/3 administrators)
• 300+ virtual attendees
• 15 speakers
• Sponsored by Google
CSTA 2015 (Lissa)
• July 13-14, Hilton DFW Lakes, Grapevine (Dallas/Fort Worth), Texas• Possible expansion to 2.5 or 3 days• Call for proposals ends October 6, 2014• Housing opens mid-October, 2014• Registration opens in January, 2015
CSTA 2015 Annual Conference Committee
• Doug Peterson: Program Chair
• Duncan Buell: Review Chair
• Philip East: Workshop Chair
• Tammy Pirmann
• Stephanie Hoeppner
• Mindy Hart (Volunteer Coordinator)
• Henry Vo (Dallas Fort Worth Chapter)
• Stacey Armstrong (Greater Houston Chapter)
• TBD (Central TX, Chapter)
Chapter Mini Grants (Lissa)
• Focus: Advocacy and/or Professional Development
• Increased chapter visibility
• 11 chapters
– Programming bootcamp and breakfast
– Bus advertisement
– State CS conference
– Booth and workshop
Assessment White Paper (Lissa)
• Planning committee exploring assessment landscape
• Aman Yadav (Chair), Daniel Moix, Dave Burkhart, Eric Snow, and Padmaja Bandaru
• Delineate current issues in standards-based assessment in K-12 computer science education.
• Determine challenges teachers face when examining student understanding of computing concepts
• Appropriate role of teachers in assessment development
• Rollout at CSTA 2015 in July 2015
Standards (Deborah)• Google CT• CCECC• Oracle• SAS• ECS• Partnership for the
21st Century Skills: Essential Skills for Success
• Partnership for 21st Ctry Essential Skills
• Tech Corp: Techie Club• Linux Essentials• Common Core• Common Core
Mathematical Practices• STEM Cluster Topics• NGSS CT
Executive Director Position (Deborah)
• Search Committee
• Timeline