Four sessions up for today. First one "Certified to Rock: Cleveland's Journey in CS Teacher Prep." Basically a discussion of the pathways for teachers to become CS certified in Cleveland. It wasn't a crowded session and most of the attendees were affiliated with Cleveland's certification programs in one way or another. Then there were a handful of people like me from assorted locations who wanted to hear more. I mention this not as a criticism but to wonder about the composition of conference attendees.

With the keynotes out of the way, let's get to some sessions. First up, Tuesday - day 1. The morning was set for workshops. I didn't attend any of those but I did go to two afternoon sessions. One was alright but, at least for me, missed the mark and the other was really strong. The first one was titled "AI Ready: Future-Forward CS Education." The talk was on how Gwinett County Public schools have been implementing AI tools and teaching AI.

Just got back from CSTA 2025. Well, not directly. Last Monday Devorah and I got in the car and drove to Cleveland for the festivities. Unfortunately, we couldn't stay for the duration - I had to miss Friday so we could drive down to Lancaster to meet the kids for our annual corn maze weekend. Drove back to NY today. That means it's time for my annual recap of the Computer Science Teachers Association's annual conference.