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Help Wanted: Washington Computer Science Education Extravaganza CSTA Puget Sound (WA) (aka "PSCSTA") is piloting the inaugural "Washington Computer Science Education Extravaganza" - an online competition for schools running through the end of 2023. Computer science teachers and their students participate in various pro-CSEd activities to earn points for their school and determine "the most fabulous" computer science high schools in Washington state. We need volunteers, sponsors, donors, and passionate supporters of CS education to make this event even more fantastic for all the teachers and students involved. Contact csta.pugetsound@gmail.com to help. Read more...	Help Wanted: Washington Computer Science Education Extravaganza		2023-09-05 07:00:00Z
Washington PD Clock Hours Available Fall 2023 Read more...	Washington PD Clock Hours Available Fall 2023		2023-09-04 07:00:00Z
Receive up to $30,000 for your school/district with this Grant Computer Science Teachers have an opportunity to receive up to $30,000 for their school/district with the 2023-24 Computer Science Education grant funded through FP777. Applications are due on September 15th and there are opportunities for schools/districts with formal Computer Science Education plans and those without formal plans. Read more...	Receive up to $30,000 for your school/district with this Grant	Tailer Cochran	2023-08-27 07:00:00Z
Meet the NEW Board Members! Voting for the 2023-2024 PSCSTA board members are complete and it's time to meet our new members! Read more...	Meet the NEW Board Members!	Tailer Cochran	2023-06-30 07:00:00Z
2023 PSCSTA Board Elections Puget Sound CSTA is pleased to present this year's candidates for the board positions of President, Secretary, and Member at Large. Read more...	2023 PSCSTA Board Elections	Catherine Wyman	2023-06-14 07:00:00Z
Resources from PSCSTA Orientation for new and long-lost members Thank you for your interest in the 2022-23 PSCSTA Orientation for new and long-lost members held on Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM. Here are the links to the video, slides, and survey: Video recording: https://youtu.be/mCBlRDsjjlY Slide deck: https://tinyurl.com/pscsta23welcome Survey: https://tinyurl.com/pscsta23 begin Thank you for your support of the Puget Sound Computer Science Teachers Association (PSCSTA)!	Resources from PSCSTA Orientation for new and long-lost members		2023-04-25 07:00:00Z
Lighting Talks 2: May 25 6-8pm Update: Tickets are now available! Reserve yours by 5/17 11:59 pm ! Save the date!!! We're super excited to announce our second annual PSCSTA/Step CS lightning talk event on Thursday May 25! We're also looking for speakers! Please reach out if you have a 5 minute story you want to tell to our CS teacher community. Read more...	Lighting Talks 2: May 25 6-8pm		2023-03-24 07:00:00Z
PSCSTA/Sound CSEd meet up, April 28 PSCSTA is joining forces with Sound CSEd to have a meet up on April 28th, 3:30 pm at the Othello Commons, right off the the Othello LINK station. Read more... meetups	PSCSTA/Sound CSEd meet up, April 28		2023-03-24 07:00:00Z	meetups
PSCSTA Orientation for new and long-lost members Over the past two years, PSCSTA (Puget Sound Computer Science Teachers Association) and CSTA have greatly expanded the benefits that it provides to members. This orientation (virtual) on Apr 19 at 7:00 PM introduces both new and long-lost members to the numerous benefits provided by PSCSTA and CSTA so that you can get the most out of your membership. The orientation is free. Registration will get this orientation on your calendar and help us better plan for the event. Zoom information will be sent out closer to the actual event. To register: https://pugetsound.csteachers.org/events/welcome-to-pscsta-orientation-for-new-and-long-lost-members/ Any questions: csta.pugetsound@gmail.com	PSCSTA Orientation for new and long-lost members		2023-03-16 07:00:00Z
Summer 2023: CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course for Washington Posted on Mar 08, 2023 The CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course for Washington State that sold out this winter is now open for registration this summer. Read more...	Summer 2023: CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course for Washington	Lawrence Tanimoto	2023-03-08 08:00:00Z
PSCSTA provides official Washington state clock hours for online, self-paced CSTA courses [Spring Session Apr 3 - Jun 11] PSCSTA is providing official Washington state clock hours for the following online, self-paced CSTA courses [Spring Session] for its members: Identity Inclusion for K-12 Computer Science Educators [Spring Session] \| Computer Science Teachers Association (csteachers.org) [10 clock hours] AND Teach Security: The Security Mindset [Spring Session] \| Computer Science Teachers Association (csteachers.org) [4 STEM clock hours] The Spring session is from Apr 3 - Jun 11, 2023. Cost is free to CSTA+ members. While these courses are available to standard CSTA members for $40 (security) or $99 (identity), PSCSTA strongly suggests becoming a CSTA+ member ($50) first and then taking these courses for free. PSCSTA will also provide clock hours for future sessions of this course for the rest of this school year. If you are interested in getting clock hours for either of these courses, please contact csta.pugetsound@gmail.com before starting work on the actual course so that we can look out for you.	PSCSTA provides official Washington state clock hours for online, self-paced CSTA courses [Spring Session Apr 3 - Jun 11]		2023-03-03 08:00:00Z
Registration now open for PLU Programming Contest, February 11 Registration is now open! (Closes on 2/8 11:59pm) PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY 11TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMMING CONTEST SATURDAY, FEB 11, 2023 \| 9:30AM - 3:30PM MORKEN CENTER, PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY Read more... HS MS contests	Registration now open for PLU Programming Contest, February 11		2023-01-08 08:00:00Z	HS,MS,contests
Save the date! Creative Computer Science Education: A Physical Computing Workshop Registration is now open! (registration closes on 2/22 at 11:59pm) Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM-1:30 PM Location: Microsoft Building 273009 157th Pl NE, Redmond, WA, 98052 3 STEM Clock Hours available Lunch Provided Read more... PD	Save the date! Creative Computer Science Education: A Physical Computing Workshop		2022-12-22 08:00:00Z	PD
CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course for Washington All scholarships for this course were filled as of 2/1/2023. If you are still interested in taking this course over the summer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA) is offering the same course for $600 at https://pugetsound.csteachers.org/events/online-cs-endorsement-exam-prep-course-for-washington. Any questions, e-mail csta.pugetsound@gmail.com. CSTA+, WeTeach_CS, Shoreline Community College, and CSTA Puget Sound (PSCSTA) are pleased to announce a free, online, self-paced pilot course to help Washington teachers pass the WEST/NES Computer Science Endorsement Exam. The course is based on the WeTeach_CS Foundations of CS for Teachers: Praxis Prep course ($600 value) which has helped over 2000 teachers pass the endorsement exam in their states and adapted for the WEST/NES exam used for Washington. Course participants will also receive CSTA+ memberships ($50 value) to provide them with the resources, professional development, and professional learning community to support them throughout their careers. Interested applicants should apply at CSTA+ WeTeach_CS Washington State CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course Application. Read more...	CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course for Washington	Lawrence Tanimoto	2022-11-11 08:00:00Z
Allen School CSEd Week events December 5-10 Join the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering in celebrating Computer Science Education Week! We are hosting a series of virtual events throughout the week for high school students to explore and learn about computing. We also invite students and their families to the UW - Seattle Campus on Saturday (12/10) to tour our Allen School buildings, engage in computing activities, meet current students, and more! Read more... Allen School CSEd Week	Allen School CSEd Week events December 5-10		2022-11-04 07:00:00Z	Allen School,CSEd Week
PLU Programming Contest, February 11 PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY 11TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMMING CONTEST SATURDAY, FEB 11, 2023 \| 9:30AM - 3:30PM MORKEN CENTER, PACIFIC LUTHERN UNIVERSITY Read more...	PLU Programming Contest, February 11		2022-11-04 07:00:00Z
How We Teach Summit Clock Hours Earn clock hours by attending the CSTA's How We Teach Computing summit on October 29. Read more... CSTA PD meetups	How We Teach Summit Clock Hours		2022-10-13 07:00:00Z	CSTA,PD,meetups
PSCSTA Nov 2 open planning meeting Help us plan our January - June 2023 chapter events. Read more... Zoom planning	PSCSTA Nov 2 open planning meeting		2022-10-13 07:00:00Z	Zoom,planning
PSCSTA August 10 open planning meeting Come hear about our trip to the CSTA national conference and help us plan our 2022-23 chapter events. Read more...	PSCSTA August 10 open planning meeting	Lauren	2022-07-22 07:00:00Z
PSCSTA/STEP CS Lightning Talks! PSCSTA (Puget Sound Computer Science Teachers Association) welcomed the first cohort of STEP CS Master's in Education program students on the evening of May 20, 2022 at The Gates Center on the campus at the University of Washington. Read more...	PSCSTA/STEP CS Lightning Talks!		2022-05-22 07:00:00Z
#csedweek Events! Check out what's happening for CS Ed Week (Dec 6 - Dec 10) around Puget Sound, Washington State, and beyond! Read more...	#csedweek Events!		2021-11-29 08:00:00Z
Looking to Lead? PSCSTA has always been run by a small steering committee. Have a talent with social media and marketing? Or maybe you're really good at thinking of events for an organization. Join us for a meeting! Read more...	Looking to Lead?		2021-10-06 07:00:00Z
CS4Teachers, August 2-6, 2021 PSCSTA is helping to support the annual CS4Teachers event August 2-6 2021, 9am - 12pm, hosted by the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. The event will be held virtually and no Computer Science experience is required! Read more... State csta	CS4Teachers, August 2-6, 2021		2021-07-08 07:00:00Z	State,csta
Women Make Movies Exciting opportunity for virtual screening and discussion of CODED BIAS, an award-winning WMM production, in April! Read more...	Women Make Movies		2021-04-17 07:00:00Z
Accessible Computer Science: Teacher to Teacher Teach CS to Blind and Visually Impaired Students Read more...	Accessible Computer Science: Teacher to Teacher		2021-03-24 07:00:00Z
State of CS in WA State on 11/21 Join us for a lively discussion of the state of computer science education in Washington State led by Shannon Thissen, Computer Science Program Supervisor, OSPI and Amy Ko, University of Washington, The Information School. Read more... Event State Zoom	State of CS in WA State on 11/21		2020-11-08 08:00:00Z	Event,State,Zoom
CSTA Recap... Recap! A quick recap of our gathering on 8/5, and an invitation to our gathering on 8/12! Read more...	CSTA Recap... Recap!		2020-08-11 07:00:00Z
Post CSTA Conference updates Read about PSCSTA updates and early August meetings!!!! Read more...	Post CSTA Conference updates		2020-07-30 07:00:00Z
Shoreline Community College job posting Positions available at Shoreline Community College Read more...	Shoreline Community College job posting		2020-07-30 07:00:00Z
Recruiting families for a coding games study Looking for parents with children (9-14 years old) who are interested in games and technology for a UW/MSR study. Read more...	Recruiting families for a coding games study		2020-07-30 07:00:00Z
Eat, Drink, and Help Your Local CS Teachers Association Information on local social gathering grants! Read more... csta csteachers grant meetups pugetsound	Eat, Drink, and Help Your Local CS Teachers Association		2020-02-27 08:00:00Z	csta,csteachers,grant,meetups,pugetsound
PLU 10th Annual Middle and High School Programming Contest High School Programming Contest Results are in!!! Read more... HS MS PLU contests	PLU 10th Annual Middle and High School Programming Contest		2020-02-06 08:00:00Z	HS,MS,PLU,contests
Tenth Annual PLU Programming contest The 10th annual PLU programming contest will be on Saturday February 1, 2020. Registration opens on Monday January 6, 2020.	Tenth Annual PLU Programming contest	Lauren Bricker	2020-01-04 08:00:00Z
Computer Science for Diverse Learners: Computer Science for Diverse Learners: Creative Approaches to Achieving CS Standards Using Arduino Microcontrollers and Physical Computing Read more...	Computer Science for Diverse Learners:	Lauren Bricker	2019-09-25 07:00:00Z
PSCSTA Programmers Rain Code in April Posted by Josh Caldwell on Apr 28, 2019 The PSCSTA Spring 2019 Programming Contest held on April 20 at the Microsoft Commons in Redmond was an enormous success. With approximately 180 students from 85 teams, this was the largest number of students we have ever had for a spring event. Special thanks to our keynote speaker George Moore, Chief Technology Officer, Azure Global Retail Engineering, Microsoft Corp for his speech on computer science and the work of tomorrow Thank you to Grace Waylen, Matt Paulson, Kenny Chan, Rachel… Read more...	PSCSTA Programmers Rain Code in April	Josh Caldwell	2019-04-28 07:00:00Z
Def Hacks April 13-14 Posted by Josh Caldwell on Mar 28, 2019 Read more...	Def Hacks April 13-14	Josh Caldwell	2019-03-28 07:00:00Z