Last week I was honored to present and attend CSTA Rocks Ohio! in Columbus, Ohio. This workshop, sponsored by CSTA and Google, was attended by 35 other CS educators from around Ohio and provided professional development opportunities on a dozen different topics over a two and a half day period.
Angie Thorne and Stephanie Hoeppner (CSTA Ohio President and Vice President) deserve thanks for the planning of the event involving other CSTA members with presenting CS topics. Each session allowed attendees to widen their knowledge and most importantly, to network with other CSTA members in Ohio. Time was provided for hands-on exploration as well as lecture formats.
This opportunity gave local teachers a chance to participate in quality CS professional development that they might not have otherwise had access. Personally, I was able to meet several other CS teachers and a chance to meet a fellow teacher face-to-face that I have only known through email. At the end of the workshop, I think we all had a good time learning new ideas for our classrooms and fellowshipping with other CS teachers.
Thank you CSTA and Google for making CSTA Rocks Ohio! possible. I look forward to more opportunities like this in the future!
Dave Burkhart
CSTA and CSTA Ohio Memeber