Jaxx Yesterday the conference started at around noon. I took the open hours in the morning to buy some pralines to take home. Two sessions followed by a keynote and a reception. The first session I attended was "Human and AI - Prompting for Critical Thinking and Exploration." The talk was fine but to be honest, it really wasn't about CS or teaching CS. Rather it was more about using AI as a support tool in general.

So I'm already down in the Big Easy. New Orleans for the CSTA conference. Devorah's here with me - she'll be running her Blanket Statement project for the first time since pre-covid through the Pickcode booth so if you knit or crochet make sure to stop by. We decided to come down a few days early to play tourist since we haven't been here since we honeymooned in New Orleans some 35 years ago.

Another big gap in posting. Last time well over a month ago. I do in fact have a couple of things to blog about, not the least of which is the upcoming CSTA conference but I'll hold off on that since Alfred Thompson already posted his preview [[ https://blog.acthompson.net/2026/06/previewing-csta-2026.html ][(link]]) and Doug Peterson also posted on CS Ed conferences in response (link). Instead, let's talk about the latest CS Ed podcast.