Support Washington CS Education

Why Support PSCSTA?

 

At Puget Sound Computer Science Teachers Association (PSCSTA) – aka CSTA Puget Sound (WA) - our mission is:

"Provide community, professional development, support, and advocacy for computer science teachers throughout Washington and help them provide equitable, high-quality CS education to all K-12 Washington state students."

While our origins are in the Puget Sound region, we are dedicated to supporting CS teachers and the equitable growth of CS education throughout Washington.
 
 
 
We need your help to fulfill our mission. Your sponsorships and donations will support the following worthwhile projects. 
 
Organizations - if you're interested in sponsoring any of these projects, please contact:
 csta.pugetsound@gmail.com.
 
Individuals - if you're passionate about supporting computer science education in Washington and would like to make a simple monetary donation, please visit our donation web page.
 

Washington CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course

In cooperation with Shoreline Community College, PSCSTA teaches an online, self-paced course with weekly virtual office hours to prepare teachers for the Washington CS endorsement exam and provide teachers with the support infrastructure to succeed in their first-year teaching CS and beyond.   For more information, see Course Details.

Your sponsorship will provide scholarships to public school teachers and juniors/seniors in teacher prep programs in Washington.

 

Washington Computer Science Education Dashboards

The Washington State CS Education Dashboard SY 2022 and the Washington CSEd within CTE Dashboard SY 2021 provide detailed visualizations of how students participate in computer science and other CTE (Career and Technical Education) courses throughout Washington.   

Your sponsorship will help develop specific versions of these dashboards focusing on gender, race/ethnicity, and income, and the development of new dashboards when new school year data becomes available.

Washington Computer Science Education Extravaganza

PSCSTA is piloting the inaugural "Washington Computer Science Education Extravaganza" - an online competition for schools running from Feb 2024 through Dec 2024.   Computer science teachers and their students are invited to participate in various pro-CSEd activities to earn points for their school and determine "the most fabulous" computer science high schools in Washington state.   Points will also help schools win a drawing for various prizes.

You can sponsor the extravaganza through SWAG, sponsored events, CSED week content, entry fee scholarships, and prizes. For more details, see Announcement
Washington Clock Hours for CS Educators
 

PSCSTA provides free Washington clock hours for several CSTA online courses and events covering topics such as cyber-security, data science, and identity-inclusive computing.  During 2022-23, we hosted an in-person Physical Computing workshop and plan host similar events this school year.   

Your sponsorship will help defray the costs of clock hour administration and of providing these in-person workshops. 

More on Free CS Clock Hours
CS Educator Community
 

PSCSTA provides a community for CS educators in Washington through its website, e-mail, the CSTA Community platform, weekly office hours, quarterly open meetings, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X accounts.  We are a local chapter of the nationwide CSTA (a nationwide membership organization run by CS teachers for CS teachers). In our local chapter, we have hosted several in-person meetups in the Puget Sound region throughout 2022-23 and are planning how to better support in-person meetings in other regions in 2023-24. 

our mission
Support Washington CS Ed
We're looking for both Individual Donors and Corporate Sponsors to help defray the costs of maintaining a vibrant CS educator community and sustain these projects to support CS education in Washington.
Donate Here!
If your organization is interested in sponsoring any of these projects, please contact csta.pugetsound@gmail.com.
 
If you are an individual passionate about supporting computer science education in Washington and would like to make a simple monetary donation, please visit our donation web page.