Welcome Back to School! CSTA Iowa wishes you and your students a happy and healthy school year!
We've got lots of great learning events in the works for the 2021-22 year! Stay tuned for more information this fall. Here's the TL;DR newsletter highlights:
CSTA Iowa is proud to announce our partnership with ITEC! We'll be hosting a room dedicated to Computer Science Sessions at the Fall ITEC Conference October 11 & 12, 2021. Help us by sharing your CS Classroom story during a general session at the conference! Submit your sessions here by September 1st and be sure to tag them with the Computer Science label!
We have free scholarships to participate in the fall virtual summit, Cultivating Communities of Learners on Saturday, September 18th! Interested members have 2 QUICK tasks to be eligible for a scholarship.
We've got BIG PLANS for chapter meetings, events, and learning for the 2021-22 school year! First up - save the dates for our Virtual Chapter Meetings on Thursdays from 7:00 - 8:00p on Zoom all year!
We're still looking to grow our CSTA Iowa Leadership Team for the 2021-22 year! Please let us know if you'd like to serve as a Regional CS Champion or as a Communication Leader by completing this short survey as soon as possible!
The 2021 Future Ready Iowa Summit: Transforming Education for the Workforce being held September 16th at the Science Center of Iowa will feature sessions highlighting Computer Science education efforts from across the state!
Have you ever thought about adding a Cybersecurity introductory course? Here are some teaching & curriculum resources to check out, most are FREE! Checkout Kyle Kuhler's curated list of resources.
