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?

• L.Clayborn@CSTA-HQ.org

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