Lets start off with Cleveland and then we'll get to my suggestions for the CSTA. Cleveland I never had a chance to explore Cleveland before. I was actually in the city once before, for a junior national fencing competition but never saw anything other than the competition venue and the hotel. This time, I didn't have much more of an opportunity. Normally, I like heading to a conference a day or two early or stay a day or two later to check out the town but this time, schedules didn't allow it.

Exhibit Hall Let's start with the exhibit hall. First things I noticed that while Amazon, Google, and Microsoft were all listed as sponsors, none of them had booths in the exhibition space. This was a big change from past years. I'm not sure what to make of this since all three have either products or programs relevant to K12. Maybe nothing going on here but I think this was worth noting.

Let's talk about the final two sessions I attended. The Future of Computer Science Education in an Age of AI This was a panel. Pat Yongpradit and BT Twarek co-moderated a panel consisting of Julie York, Maya Israel, Allen Antoine, and Jacob Shulman. It was a good mix. Julie York is a High School teacher, Maya Israel, a researcher, Allen Antoine is the Director of CS Ed Strategy at UT Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Scenter, and Jacob Shulman is a tech entrepreneur as the founder of Jippity and long time private tutor.