Are you interested in traveling overseas to collaborate with educators in other countries and undertake professional development? The Fulbright program has multiple opportunities to do so. Applications will be available soon – you can sign up to receive notification using this link. FULBRIGHT DISTINGUISHED AWARDS IN TEACHING SEMESTER RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR U.S. TEACHERS (FULBRIGHT DA) […]

PSU’s math department is offering a course, that may be of interest to math teachers who want to incorporate computing into their mathematics courses: Topics in Computing for Mathematics Teacher Topics in Computing for Mathematics Teachers: June 25 – July 1, 8:00 – 10:15 am, Mon – Thurs. Topics in pre-calculus, probability, calculus, linear algebra, […]

It’s been a quiet week for the OregonCSTA as we, like all Oregon educators, have enjoyed the spring break.  Things will pick up next Saturday, April 8 when the Oregon Game Project Challenge (OGPC), sponsored by OregonCSTA, holds its annual Main Event at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR. For 2017, the tenth annual event, […]

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 […]

From our allies at OregonASK, the Statewide Afterschool Network:  Join us in Salem on October 22nd for the Oregon Afterschool Conference! We’ve got tracks in Technology, STEAM, Cultural Conversations and more. Whether you are looking for ways to engage more underserved youth in your program, or would like to hear more about Building a K-5 Computer […]

Our friends at the Frontier Oregon STEM Hub will be conducting two free robotics workshops in the next month: A FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics training for coaches and volunteers this coming Saturday, September 17 at the Malheur ESD (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m).  More information and a registration link can be found here. A FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) […]

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. […]

The CS10K Community is offering a webinar on Tuesday, July 26 at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET on how teachers can secure funding and support for their their CS classrooms. Guests Alabama teacher Gina McCarley, Karen Parker of Google’s CS4HS, and Kirk Smiley of DonorsChoose will join webinar host Deepa Muralidhar to provide helpful tips on how […]

The BEC believes in long-term partnerships between schools and businesses in a community can enhance the educational experience to help students of all ages discover their interests, grow their knowledge and develop the skills they will need to join the workforce. That is why we help give students real-world learning experiences in both classroom and […]