Previewing CSTA 2026: Why It's the Premier Conference for K-12 CS Educators
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Alfred Thompson
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A blog post previewing the upcoming CSTA 2026 conference, highlighting why the author considers it the most important professional development event for K-12 computer science educators. The author compares CSTA favorably to SIGCSE (focused on higher education) and ISTE (general education technology), emphasizing CSTA's unique focus on K-12 CS education. The post expresses excitement about attending after missing the previous year.
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bskyPreviewing CSTA 2026: Why It's the Premier Conference for K-12 CS Educatorsblog.acthompson.netKey quotes
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SIGCSE is great for university CS educators and it's valuable for K-12 as well but the focus is really higher education.
CSTA is all about K-12 computer science education.
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