This section provides downloadable presentations in pdf format dealing with CSTA's purpose, projects, and partnerships, given at conferences across the country.

Title: Supporting K-12 Computing Education
Presenter: Anita Verno, Fran Trees, with input from Steve Cooper
Event: Community College Computer Consortium -- Joint meeting of NJ and PA, February 2, 2008
Description: This presentation introduces the Model curriculum and provides information about the CSTA and professional development outreach activities supported by the CSTA. Colleges are encouraged to support their local middle and high school computer science teachers by offering workshops. Grants that may help fund outreach activities are explored.

Title: Supporting K-12 Computer Science Education
Presenter: Anita Verno
Event: Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, October 13, 2007
Description: This presentation explores the issues for K-12 computer teachers, the move by the CSTA to promote a national computer science curriculum for K-12, and resources in place to assist with K-12 computing education. We will also consider why each one of us must commit to support K-12 computing education.

Title: Point/Counter-Point: On Using Graphical Languages to Teach Programming
Presenters: Philip East and Michelle Hutton
Event: National Educational Computing Conference: June 27, 2007
Description: Should we teach programming via graphical (drag-and-drop, iconic) languages such as Alice and Stagecast Creator? Why? Why not? This debate examines both the advantages and disadvantages of visual programming languages.

Title: Gender Equity from Multiple Perspectives: Increasing Girls' Participation in Computing
Presenters: Lucy Sanders (Chair), Leslie Conery, Carla Faini, Debra Richardson, Chris Stephenson
Event: National Educational Computing Conference, June 26, 2007
Description: This presentation looks at the chronic under-representation of women in the IT/Computing workforce and the educational pipeline from the perspectives of K-12 education, universities, and industry. It explores the significant link between equity and educational standards and examines new teaching strategies to better engage all students.

Title: Computer Science in the Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities
Presenter: Chris Stephenson
Event: UC Irvine Southern California Computer Science Conference, March 3, 2007
Description: This presentation looks at some of the key issues affecting K-12 computer science education including: how we define the discipline, why enrollments are dropping, how AP and NCLB are affecting our classrooms, and practical steps that can be taken to improve the curriculum and how it is taught.

Title: The New Educational Imperative: Improving High School Computer Science Education
Presenter: Chris Stephenson
Event: TCEA TACS SIG Keynote, February 7, 2007
Description: This presentation looks at the findings of the CSTA Curriculum Improvement Task Force on key issues such as current research on K-12 computer science education, factors in successful curriculum development and implementation. It also points to key actions that can be taken by all stakeholders to improve computer science education.

Title: Addressing Key Concerns in K-12 Computer Science Education
Presenter: Chris Stephenson
Event: Faculty Colloquium at Carnegie Mellon University, November 7, 2006
Description: This presentation identifies current issues affecting K-12 computer science education (AP CS, NCLB, and teacher certification) and looks at how CSTA is working to provide resources and solutions.

Title: A New National Repository for K-12 Computer Science
Presenter: Debbie Carter
Event: National Educational Computing Conference, July 7, 2006
Description: This presentation gives information about CSTA's new K-12 Web Repository, a searchable database of online courses, lesson plans, and other resources that have never before been collected in one place for use by all CS teachers.

Title: Practical Solutions for Addressing K-12 Computer Science Equity Issues
Presenters: Michelle Hutton, Joanna Goode, Caitlin Kelleher
Event: Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, October 6, 2006
Description: This presentation looks at three projects by three young educators and researchers aimed at improving girls' participation in computing education.

Title: Extending the Pipeline:  Why K-12 Computer Science is Essential to Higher Education
Presenter: Robb Cutler
Event: CCSC:MW Keynote, September 29, 2006
Description: This presentation focuses on ways that CSTA and CCSC members can work together to support computer science education.

Title: Working Together to Support K-12 Computer Science Education: Building New Partnerships
Presenters: Robb Cutler and Chris Stephenson
Event: SIGCSE Keynote, March 3, 2006
Description: This presentation focuses on ways that CSTA and colleges and universities can work together to support computer science education.