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Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year!

It has been a very busy summer! CSTA-SC, in collaboration with CSTA, SCDE, and The Citadel's STEM Center, just wrapped up CSPDWeek 2021 with over 280 teachers completing 30 hours of professional development around a 11 different topics including Hands-on K8 Computational Thinking, CMU Python, and Web Page Design and Development. CSTA-SC board members also presented at the Education and Business Summit on a variety of topics.  We hope everyone is returning to the school year with a wealth of resources to leap into teaching CS this year!
 
 If you have any questions about CS in SC, please don't hesitate to reach out to your CSTA South Carolina board.
 
We are looking forward to this upcoming year for CSTA South Carolina!
 
Chapter News
Update your Membership
All Lowcountry CSTA and CSTA South Carolina members need to update their membership by following these instructions.
CSTA South Carolina (aka Lowcountry CSTA) is very excited to launch our new website and membership portal.
Our new website will be an integral part of our future communications, event registration and resource sharing.
 
All members must update their membership with CSTA in order to receive future emails and to register for future events.
  1. Update your bookmarks: http://southcarolina.csteachers.org/
  2. Join national and SC CSTA chapters: https://www.csteachers.org/page/individual-membership
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CSTA 2020 is July 11-15 in Arlington, VA
Regsiter for CSTA 2020
We’re celebrating at the 20th anniversary of the CSTA Annual Conference and you’re the first to be invited to the party. We’re excited to add an extra day of conference programming, while continuing to keep the price low for K–12 teachers. Join us for CSTA 2020, set for July 11–15, in Arlington, Virginia!
 
Secure your CSTA 2020 spot at the lowest possible price!
 
Registration for CSTA 2020 is underway! CSTA’s conference committee and staff has been working hard behind the scenes to make sure our 20th Annual Conference is the best yet! 
 
  • Scholarship Application Now Open: Thanks to the generous support of our partners, we are able to offer financial support to cover the conference registration fee, three nights in a hotel, and/or airfare, train, or mileage reimbursement for as many teachers as the funding will cover. Learn more and apply today!
  • ICYMI — Linda Liukas Announced as CSTA 2020 Keynote: We’re thrilled to have Hello Ruby author Linda Liukas as our closing keynote for CSTA 2020. Learn more about Linda and her keynote, “The Grammar of Computers: Science, Society, Technology, and Arts.”
  • Nifty Assignments: Do you have a fun lesson or project you’ve tried out this year? The call for proposals for Nifty Assignments is now open. Submissions will be accepted until March 1, 2020. Check out past Nifty’s to get new ideas for your classroom.
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Provide Feedback on CS Educator Standards 
Earlier this year, CSTA and ISTE launched an initiative to revise CS Educator Standards. In June, we opened Draft 1 of these standards for review and public comment. We’ve reviewed your feedback and are now ready to share the next draft with you. 
 
Your input as a CS educator is important to us! Learn more about how you can review Draft 2 of the new standards and provide your feedback.