The Computer Science Teachers Association is a membership organization that supports and promotes the teaching of computer science and other computing disciplines. CSTA provides opportunities for K-12 teachers and students to better understand the computing disciplines and to more successfully prepare themselves to teach and learn.
The mission of the Arizona chapter is to further the mission of the CSTA and to establish K-12 Computer Science as an essential academic discipline in Arizona.
Other organizations address use of technology across the curriculum, but only CSTA speaks directly and passionately for high school computer science at the national level.
- Build a strong community of computer science educators who share their knowledge.
- Provide teachers with opportunities for high quality professional development.
- Advocate at all levels for a comprehensive computer science curricula.
- Support projects that communicate the excitement of computer science to students and improve their understanding of the opportunities it provides.
- Collect and disseminating research about computer science education.
- Provide policy recommendations to support computer science in the high school curriculum.
- Raise awareness that computer science educators are highly qualified professionals with skills that enrich the educational experience of their students.
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