Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity in computer science education, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field. Click here to learn more about CSEdWeek

CSTA-Arizona and the SciTech Institute are expanding this event to offer workshops and resources for both students & teachers throughout December.

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State of CS Report

CSTA has published an in-depth look at Computer Science data & trends across the US, including a page dedicated entirely to trends here in Arizona. This is a must-read to continue expanding Computer Science in Arizona!

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CSTA National Conference

CSTA 2021 has gone virtual! Learn more about the CSTA 2021 conference below!

Learn More About CSTA2021!

Connect with Educators

Become a part of a community by and for teachers and unlock access to the tools and resources to help take your teaching practice to the next level. CSTA-Arizona offers regional leaders & meetups to support computer science educators - find your region below to connect with educators in your area!

Southern Region Maricopa Region Northern Region

Monthly Community Calls

CSTA-Arizona holds monthly community calls to share opportunities & information about Computer Science Education in Arizona. All stakeholders - Teachers, Businesses Leaders, Higher Education, District Personnel, Counselors, etc - are invited to participate. Each meeting is recorded & uploaded shortly after the call.

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CSEd Week: CodeBytes with Code.org

Planning for the Hour of Code with your classroom that’s gone virtual? Try a CodeByte! Designed to fit smoothly into a distance learning plan, CodeBytes are easy-to-digest, 20 minute interactive lessons that will stream during Computer Science Education Week, December 7-11.

Every episode features a new lesson that blends computer science with real-world topics. One day, students will use Dance Party to get creative and express themselves. Another day, they’ll explore environmental sustainability with Artificial Intelligence.

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CSEd Week: Join a Code Night for All Ages!

Join the Paradise Valley High School CS Honor Society for a Code Night for All Ages on Thursday December 10th! This event is organized & run entirely by the students of the PVHS CS Honor Society! Click Here to Register!

Breakout Sessions Include:

Block Coding using SCRATCH (any age form 5- 85)
CyberStart for those interested in Cyber Security (High School)
Python Escape Room for intermediate programmers (Middle School/ High School)
App Lab: make your own app (Middle School)

CSEd Week: Join Popfizz for Games & Data in Python

Join Popfizz for two types of workshops introducing Python to make games or create stunning visualizations from data. Workshops are held everyday during the week of December 7th!

Data Visualization with Python \| Grades 9-12 \| Beginners Welcome
	In this 1-hour session, we’ll explore how to gather, visualize, and extract information from data by using Python’s libraries. Ultimately we’ll create a final visualization product that will help tell a compelling story. Along the way, we’ll also explore the basic concepts of statistics. Workshops are held everyday during the week of December 7th! Click Here to Register!

Retro PyGame \| Grades 9-12 \| Beginning Python Experienced Required
	Join us to create your own retro game using Python and share it with your friends and family! This 1-hour project introduces students to some of the advanced programming concepts such as events, functions, and classes. Workshops are held everyday during the week of December 7th! Click Here to Register!

CSEd Week: Careers in STEM Panel

Join the SciTech Institute on December 1st for a Careers in STEM Panel featuring the following panelists. Click Here to Register

Eve Danoff \| American Express \| Engineering Director
	As an Engineering Director, Cloud Platform and Product Engineering, Eve leads the development of core Cloud capabilities to enable Application teams to build modern applications. The architecture includes PaaS/IaaS/CICD/Containers (Docker) components in a Hybrid Cloud model and technologies that enable to host modern applications

Haylee Mills | Charles Schwab | Sr. Staff - Security Engineer

As a Security Engineer, Haylee develops and matures SIEM content from existing data sources to increase visibility, integrate feedback from and maintain communication with SOC to improve fidelity. She also designs and executes a modern risk-based alerting platform for behavioral detections, with streamlined dashboards and alerts as individual lenses for different teams investigating risk behaviors.

Kate Perkins \| Intel Corporation \| IOT Engineering Operations Manager
	As an IOT Engineering Operations Manager, Kate is following her passion of enabling innovative technology at Intel Corporation. She has worked in IT and IOT in a variety of roles, both on the business and technical side of things, often acting as a liaison between the two. She spends the work day on strategic, big picture thinking and quenching her thirst for knowledge.

Bhawna Verma \| Paradise Valley High School \| Computer Science Teacher
	Bhawna Verma, computer science teacher at Paradise Valley High School and former computer scientist herself who went from working in industry to teaching. Bhawna also runs a Women in Technology club to encourage students to explore the opportunities in STEM.

CSEd Week: Join VidCode for an Hour of Code!

Join VidCode for two workshops to introduce coding concepts with video & multimedia!

December 8th - Code the News (Beginner | Grades 6+): Learn how to use javascript to interact with images, videos, and text to make your own news bulletin! By the time you're done, you will have created your very own news story made entirely in code! Click Here to Register

December 16th - Climate Clock (Beginner | Grades 5+): "The Climate Clock counts down to a specific day in the future. After this day human-induced climate change will have caused a temperature increase of 1.5℃, which is irreversible, and has bad consequences for everyone. We know this because of the data on the current rate of emissions, and the level of human-induced warming we’re already seeing." Join VidCode in creating your own interactive Climate Clock using javascript code. When you leave, you will be able to share your clock with friends or on your own website. Click Here to Register

CSEd Week: Join SkillStruck to learn HTML & Python

Join Skill Struck for two workshops to introduce coding concepts with video & multimedia!

November 30th - Introduction to HTML (Beginner | Grades 6+): Skill Struck provides a trainer and platform in which audience members can learn the principles of Web Development. Using the programming language HTML, participants will leave the event with a functional website they have designed. Click Here to Register.

December 7th - Introduction to Python (Beginner | Grades 9+): Skill Struck provides a trainer and platform in which audience members can learn the principles of Software Development. Using the programming language Python, participants will leave the event with a functional program that solves a relevant task. Click Here to Register

State of CS Report is Out!!!

The State of CS report was just released from Code.org and CSTA, and it includes a breakdown of access & participation information for all 50 states, including AZ!

This report is a comprehensive snapshot of the state of CS in education. It includes information from 100% of U.S. public high schools. Unfortunately, this report shows that less than half of all high schools in the U.S. teach CS, with access being lowest for students from rural areas, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and marginalized racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in computer science. While diversity within classrooms has increased, it’s clear that work is still far from done. Read more about these findings on the Code.org blog.
Below are some snapshots from the finding for AZ. You can also read the full report here.