We are a community of teacher educators at colleges and universities across the Pacific Northwest who are committed to sustaining joyful, equitable pathways into K-12 computer science (CS) teaching.
Our mission is equitable, responsive, empowering CS literacy for all PNW youth.
We pursue this mission by…
Sharing ideas, materials, and resources with each other and programs across the world
Coordinating our programs across the region, ensuring smooth pathways between them
Listening to CS teacher needs, especially those on the margins
Working with CSTA chapters to support our alumni
Advocating in our states for equity-centered policy and budgets
See our progress in Year 1.
Our members currently include:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Amy J. Ko, Professor (PI), The Information School
Anne Beitlers, Associate Teaching Professor, College of Education, Director of STEP
Jayne Everson, PhD student, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Max Skorodinsky, Postdoc, The Information School
Brett Wortzman, Associate Teaching Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Caroline Hardin, PhD (Co-PI), Department of Computer Science
Hanxiang Du, PhD, Department of Computer Science
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
Mark Oursland, PhD, Mathematics, Director
Washington State University, Tri-Cities, WA
Jonah Firestone, PhD, Science Education
Whitworth University
Pete Tucker, PhD, Math and Computer Science
Our advisory board includes:
Teacher Educators
Sara Hagenah (Boise State University)
Joanna Goode (University of Oregon)
Jill Hubbard (Oregon State University, Cascades)
State Offices
Terron Ishihara (CS Education Specialist, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Andrew Cronk (CS Education Specialist, Oregon Department of Education)
Katie Bosch-Wilson (Coordination Officer, Idaho STEM Action Center)
Schools and ESDs
Dan Gallagher (Shoreline Schools)
Sue Kane (North Central ESD)
CSTA chapters
Lauren Bricker (Puget Sound CSTA, University of Washington)
Terrel Smith (CSTA Oregon)
Community Organizations
Eve Bills Lacivita (Women Innovators)
Heather Lechner (Tech Access)
Evaluators
William Penuel (University of Colorado, Boulder)
