Computer Science and Information Technology Newsletter June 2025

[joe jkmoch.com]

Hi, WI Computer Science and Information Technology Colleagues

Into June, 2025 we have the following featuresFor Wisconsin:

• AI Foundation Code.org PD workshop at Marquette U
• Mentor Program
• AP Teacher Roundtable at Oconomowoc
• Learning Blade Software

For all readers

• Hello World #26 - Digital Literacy
• Two Recent AI Resources - AI Guidance and AI Literacy Framework
• Experience CS: A new way to teach CS from Raspberry Pi Foundation
• Data Science PD and Resources
• Microsoft Bits and Bytes newsletter
• CS Tips and other previous resources
• Congressional App Challenge for 2025
• ISTE+ASCD AI Explorations Webinar
• Scratch project study participation request from U of Chicago
• AI Explorations for Educators course
• The Reinvented 2024 new videos, issue 19 and plea for donations to continue
• Upcoming conferences and more PD
• Reading on Gen AI and its use in education
• Great NCWIT resource - Which Computing Pathway ir Right for Me (students, that is)
• AI Unplugged

Here is the June 2025 edition of the CSTAWI Newsletter.

https://bit.ly/CSTAWI_Newsletter-June2025

• Table of Contents: (links work in Google Doc)

  ·       CS Education Highlights this Month

  o   CSTA WI Dairyland CS News for WI CS Educators (partial list)

  §  NEW→ AI Foundations PD Workshop in late July, 2025 at Marquette U

  §  Continuing→ Mentor Program - call for Mentees in WI

  §  NEW→ 2nd Annual AP Teacher Roundtable at Oconomowoc HS

  §  Update→ Learning Blade software - planning for 2025-26

  §  Useful links and more

  ·       Computing Education Resources

  o   NEW→ Hello World #26 - Digital Litercy

  o   NEW→ Two Recent AI Resources - AI Guidance and AI Literacy Framework

  o   Updated→ Experience CS:  A New Way to Teach CS

  o   Reminder→ Data Science PD and Resources

  o   Latest Issue→ Coding and More monthly newsletter (May)

  o   NEW→ Microsoft Bits and Bytes - latest newsletter (May)

  o   From previous issues

  §  Cybersecurity Resources:  Cisco and NetworkChuck

  §  Real Way to Stop Cheating in AI World (article)

  §  CS Teaching Tips

  §  The Computer Science Teacher - blog by Alfred Thompson

  §  Reimagining CS Pathways Report (CSTA)

  §  Guidance on the Future of CS EDucation in an Age of AI

  §  Best Cybersecurity Lessons and Activities for K-12 Education

  §  Hello World book series -  issue #25 Generative AI

  §   AI Resources

  ·       Opportunities for Students

  o   NEW→ Congressional App Challenge for 2025

  o   From previous issues

  §  Continuing→ Last Mile Education Fund - Community College support

  §  Updated→ GirlCon newsletter

  §  Reminders→ Careers with STEM+X interviews with professionals using CS+some field

  §  …and opportunities for interactions between students and professionals

  ·       Opportunities for Educators

  o   Updated → ISTE+ASCD AI Explorations

  o   Still available → Customizing Scratch Projects Study - repl for Google CS First

  o   Enroll thru 7/7/2025 → AI Explorations for Educators - an ISTE U Course

  o   From previous issues

  §  Reminder→ Free Cybersecurity CodeCademy Courses

  §  Reminder→ Pathfinders Online Institute

  ·       Updated → CSTA - Largest CS Dept in the World; latest newsletters

  ·       Student Publication

  o   Updated→ Reinvented: Watt’s Up Girl videos, Issue 19 available and plea for donations!

  ·       Professional Development/Conference Opportunities

  o   New→ Pathfinders Summer Institute 2025 -  5 highlighted workshops

  o   New→ Beauty and Joy of Computing offerings for Summer 2025

  o   Reminder→ Logo Institute in July 2025

  o   Coming→ NCWIT Summit, ISTE Live25, CSTA 2025 Annual

  ·       new → Your homework reading assignment - Action Item

  §  Gen AI and its use in education

  ·       new → NCWIT Resource

  §  Which computing pathway is right for me?

  ·       new → Resources - AI Unplugged