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.

That's the Computer Science Teacher's Association to you. Has it? Well, that's a personal question. I think it has for me but I'm sure for other people, that jump the shark moment will be far off or never. I'm ruminating on this now as a result of a recent change in their membership policy. Going from two tiers - one free and one costing $50 a year to a single tier $50 membership.