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.

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.