Mission:

Computing is everywhere in our modern lives. It is driving commerce and job creation, innovation in numerous other fields of science, and changing our daily lives. The discipline of computer science underpins these technological advances. It is critical that K-12 students gain the skills and knowledge that come from studying computer science, however, in Northern Virginia, like many other areas of the country, K-12 computer science is marginalized and students have little access to courses in this area.

To address this challenge this group of individuals committed to forming a chapter for the Computer Science Teachers Association, a globally recognized organization representing K-12 educators, to build a community of expertise, advocates and support to strengthen K-12 computer science education in Northern Virginia.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

February Updates

Thanks to Ria Galanos for a wonderful AppInventor Workshop and thanks to Marymount for hosting us!
Next Meeting: Saturday, February 23, 10am, GMU,
Oracle Java Training: It's coming.  Details aren't finalized yet, but it's looking like we'll have the virtual class run from the end of April through July, and then have a 3 day face-to-face class mid-August.
CSTA Equity Workshop: Kammy Sanghera will be representing our chapter at this workshop in early March.  When she returns, we will organize a local workshop so she can share what she learned with everyone.
CSTA Conference: It will be held in Boston, July 15 - 16.  It's a great way to learn about what's going on in the larger community and meet other CS teachers.
http://csta.acm.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/sub/CSTAConference.html