Why Should I Join the CSTA?
- Membership in CSTA means belonging to a community dedicated to excellence in high school computer science education.
- Membership in CSTA gives you a say in the development of critical policies concerning curriculum, standards, and certification.
- Membership in CSTA gives you preferred access to vital professional development opportunities such as national symposia and workshops.
- Membership in CSTA gives you access to more relevant resources, including instructional materials.
- Membership in CSTA gives you access to cutting-edge research about current teaching practices and technologies.
- Membership in CSTA makes you part of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) family of 80,000 educators, researchers, and professionals world-wide.
Individual Membership
Who should join as a CSTA Individual Member?
CSTA Individual Members include: middle school teachers,
high school computing teachers, college/university computer science faculty and education
faculty, and members from industry interested in supporting computer science education
and teachers.
Individual Membership Benefits
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Full download access to the CSTA Source web repository of teaching and learning materials
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Free copy of "A Model Curriculum for K-12 Computer Science"
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Access to the CSTA Teacher Certification Requirements database
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Access to Teacher Engagement in Computer Science (TECS) and Java Engagement for Teacher Training (JETT) workshops
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Access to online virtual binders on key topics such as Careers, Equity, and Teaching Strategies
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CSTA Voice quarterly publication
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CSTA Advocate Blog featuring Announcements, Breaking News, and Points of Interest
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Preferred registration for the Computer Science and Information Technology annual Symposium (CS&IT)
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Free "csta.acm.org" email forwarding address
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Full voting privileges and volunteer opportunities
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Opportunities to participate in the member information forums to provide valuable information for shaping educational policy
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Online access to Crossroads, ACM's magazine for college students
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TechNews, ACM's tri-weekly online IT news digest
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MemberNet, ACM's bimonthly online newsletter with the latest CSTA and ACM news
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Access to the Career Resource Centre, ACM's source for career articles, job board, and career assessment tools
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Table of Contents (TOC) email alerts for new materials as they are added to the ACM Digital Library
Join as an Individual Member
Institutional Membership
Who should join as a CSTA Institutional Member?
Institutional Membership is open to any organization that
supports education in computing and the goals and vision of the Computer Science Teachers
Association. Institutional membership reflects participation by an organization (such as a
university department or company) rather than by an individual. Special benefits of institutional
membership include the organization's name listed on the CSTA Institutional Members webpage with
a link to the organization's website (coming soon). Institutional Members are required to specify
a single CSTA liaison.
Institutional Membership Benefits
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Listing on the CSTA Institutional Supporters webpage with link to your website
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Full download and submission access to the CSTA Source web repository of teaching and learning materials
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Quarterly e-mail report on issues relating to K-12 computer science education and exemplary institutional outreach programs
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Access to the CSTA Teacher Certification Requirements database
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Two subscriptions to the CSTA Voice (quarterly publication)
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Free copy of "A Model Curriculum for K-12 Computer Science"
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Free copy of "The New Imperative: Improving High School Computer Science Education" report
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Opportunities to announce your K-12 events on the CSTA website
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Full voting privileges for one individual
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Online access to Crossroads, ACM's magazine for college students
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TechNews, ACM's tri-weekly online IT news digest
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MemberNet, ACM's bimonthly online newsletter with the latest CSTA and ACM news
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Access to a selection of materials in the ACM Digital Library especially chosen for K-12 educators
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Table of Contents email alerts for any ACM publication (magazines, journals, conference proceedings)
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Access to the Career Resource Centre, ACM's source for career articles, job board, and career assessment tools
Join as an Institutional Member
Membership Dues
Individual and institutional members will receive one year of Charter
Membership FREE. When that Charter Membership expires, the following fees will apply:
Membership Type
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1 year
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2 years
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3 years
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Individual
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$30
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$55
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$80
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Institutional
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$200
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$380
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$560
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Affiliate*
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$20
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$35
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$55
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*CSTA Affiliates are members of CSTA Joint Societies. A listing of CSTA Joint
Societies will be coming soon.
