4 Corners CS Convening

The 4 Corners Computer Science Convening for 2024 is gearing up to be another great event for sharing your knowledge, networking with others that are involved in CS education and building a wonderful, supportive community.

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State of CS Report

The 2022 State of Computer Science Education: Understanding Our National Imperative is the annual report from Code.org, CSTA, and ECEP on K-12 computer science in the U.S. which includes policy trends, maps, state-by-state summaries, and implementation data.

Read the Report

Join the Conversation on the CSTA Virtual Community

Connect with your fellow teachers and CS advocates on the new CSTA Virtual Community — available to all members!

Join the Conversation

2022 Teacher Landscape Report

CSTA teamed up with the Kapor Center and AIICE to create a full report and interactive dashboard based on a nationwide survey of CS teachers. The report focuses on teacher perceptions of moving towards a vision of equitable computer science.

View Report

New Standards Resources

CSTA recently published several teacher standards-aligned resources designed specifically for teachers, administrators, PD providers, schools of education, and policymakers.

View Resources

CS is Foundational

The CSTA standards outline the computer science content and practices that every student should learn over their K-12 experience.

Explore the CS standards

When? June 17th-21st
Where? Grand Canyon University, Phoenix AZ
Who? Which Sessions? Check out our workshop catalog!
Why? Grow your professional CS practice and build community with other CS educators. Sessions can work towards the Arizona CS Endorsement and are aligned to the CSTA Standards for Computer Science Educators

What Next? Click Here to Register!!

4 Corners Conference

The 4 Corners Computer Science Convening for 2024 is gearing up to be another great event for sharing your knowledge, networking with others that are involved in CS education and building a wonderful, supportive community. Click here to learn more about the conference!

What is different for 2024?

We have added an extra day and have moved it to June. June 23-26th, 2024 to be exact.
We hope to increase the number of attendees to 200, up from 150 last year.
We are getting an earlier start to registration and call for proposals. Do you have an idea for a proposal?? If so, please submit information via this form.
We are using the Whova app to allow for connections before and during the event, stay tuned for more details closer to the event.

What is staying the same?

Registration, food and on-campus housing is free, covered by the generous support of organizations like Google
The event will be at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO
We will have amazing participants, like you, and fantastic workshops, presentations and keynote speakers.

Ready to register for 2024?

Here’s the link to register

CS Education Week is This Week!

Here's how you can find out more and participate:

Visit the CSEdWeek Website for posters, lessons, and activities. Learn more about CS Heroes and choose from a variety of classroom activities to introduce students to these heroes of CS.
Run an Hour of Code! Search the Hour of Code Activities Page for different activities or events you can run with your students. Examples include Dance Party: AI Edition, Generation AI with Minecraft, and others!
Attend a Byte-Sized PD with the AZ Department of Education! Each day this week has a half-hour session on different topics!
For educators: attend a webinar from the Kapor Center during CSEdWeek on the societal impacts of computing. Speakers include Dr. Safiya Noble (author of "Algorithms of Oppression"), Dr Timnit Gebru (director of the Distributed AI Research Institute), and Dr Kamau Bobb (Senior Director of the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing) - and more!

Arizona State of Computer Science (In the News!)

With the release of the State of Computer Science National Report from Code.org, CSTA, and ECEP, data is available on how Computer Science is being implemented in Arizona. According to the report, Arizona is 46th in the nation for the percentage of high schools offering Computer Science in their state and for the schools that do offer, these classes are very male dominated (78% male). However, the report also highlights opportunities for improvement, such as creating a State Plan for Computer Science. Click here to read the Arizona specific fact-sheet.

Based on the report, several CSTA-Arizona members were interviewed for an article from the Arizona Republic titled "'Dismal': Arizona near bottom in computer science education. What can be done?". The article highlights the problems and opportunities for Computer Science in Arizona through the lens of several classroom educators - shoutout to CSTA-Arizona board members Leon Tynes and Bhawna Verma for their perspectives in the article.

Attend a CSTA-Arizona Meetup!

CSTA-Arizona meetups have started again for the 2023-2024 school year! Check our events page to see the full schedule, or register for one of the events coming soon!

CSTA-Arizona Maricopa Meetup - September 27th
CSTA-Arizona Tucson Meetup - October 5th
Maricopa Scratch Educator Meetup - October 7th

We've also added several partner events and virtual events to our CSTA-Arizona events page. Check out all of the ways to get connected to CS Education in Arizona and expand your own CS knowledge!

CSEdWeek Byte of PD

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with ADE!

Attend a series of 30 minute "Byte-Sized PD" to celebrate CS Education Week! Each webinar is from 4:30pm-5:00pm.

Monday December 4th: CS Resources and PD with Arizona Science Center. Register Here
Tuesday December 5th: The Importance of Teaching About AI. Register Here
Wednesday December 6th: Safe and Responsible AI with PV Schools. Register Here
Thursday December 7th: K-6 Computer Science with Tara Menghini. Register Here
Friday December 8th: Code.org CS Fundamentals Deep Dive at Arizona Science Center
- This session is in person from 8:30-4:00 for $20. Register Here.

Questions? Contact Alecia Henderson, CS & EdTech Specialist - Alecia.Henderson@azed.gov

Workshop for Native Elementary Teachers

Are you a Native American teacher who works with Native American students? Interested in learning about how to introduce your students to computer science?

Join us for a workshop for 3rd-5th grade teachers. You will join teachers from Flagstaff Unified School District in a knowledge exchange aimed at enhancing and creating computer science curriculum that is culturally responsive to Native American students. At the end of the workshop series, you will have developed a 30-60 minute computer science lesson for your students that is aligned with CSTA learning standards for grades 3-5. Participants will receive a complimentary CSTA+ membership and a stipend!

Click here to learn more and apply