Just a quick update about recent past and upcoming events.  On Saturday, March 18 we held our 1st professional development event of 2017. The 2017 SuperQuest Spring Conference & High School Programming Contest was a combined event held at George Fox University in Newberg, OR.  I will post a recap of those events later this […]

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity for Professional Development offered by the Oregon CSTA — Teachers teaching teachers. Learn about continued opportunities for receiving a stipend to join a Professional Learning Community (PLC), or how you can host a customized Pop-Up SuperQuest event at your school. Meet and network with other educators and CS professionals. […]

Promised updates to previous OCSTA event presentations are up: BEC STEMConnect 2016 Impact and Stakeholder reports posted.  Summarized: Chris Stephenson from Google on “And Now the Hard Work Begins: Achieving the Promise of Computer Science Education”, original slides included. Summarized: Exploring CS and NCWIT resources for inclusive CS education with Joanne Goode, UO, and Jane Krauss, NCWIT. […]

NCCE — the National Council for Computer Education — has its roots in Oregon. They will be in Portland at the Convention Center for the Largest Education Conference in the Pacific Northwest, March 22-24, 2017.  Conference organizers have invited and encouraged OCSTA members to submit presentation proposals — 50 minutes, 2 hours, or exhibitor showcases. […]

One of the educators in Melissa Kessler’s App Inventor class in Pendleton teaches preschool — and she came out of the class confident that she can use ScratchJr this fall, to help the kids she works with have fun, learn, and have some control. No more App specific classes this summer, but there are Game Development […]

Saturday morning bright and early 70+ people gathered at Mentor Graphics Commons to discuss Computer Science (CS) Education in Oregon. The packed half-day agenda was put together by the Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association (OCSTA), and gives OCSTA food for thought for similar events in the future. Speakers and their bios are listed here. Key […]

Due to some late breaking news, we are reframing this Saturday, June 25th event to highlight the federal programs, policies, and funding opportunities in Computer Science Education, and provide some case-making information and inspiration. We’ll have a new agenda for a half-day event up here Saturday afternoon, June 18. #CSforAll #CS4Oregon Registration is open if you […]

Endgame: Connect industry with Oregon’s educational community, create student pathways to the world of work, develop student skills for success in life and in high-wage, high demand jobs, foster individual resilience and strengthen the workforce pipeline. Join us: people from technology industries, STEM programs, workforce organizations, expanded learning opportunity providers, K-12 and post-secondary computer science […]

In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been doing some Spring cleaning to our website. That’s to usher in the best SuperQuest offerings yet. Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association (OCSTA) sets out to Train over 400 Teachers and Grow Programs of Study in Computer Science Statewide. Update: featured image, categories.