Computer Science and Information Technology Newsletter November 2025

[joe jkmoch.com]

Hi, WI Computer Science and Information Technology Colleagues

Into November, 2025 we have the following features

For Wisconsin, the CSTA WI-Dairyland Summit, the CSforWI/ECEP Summit, MSOE Computer Competition, fourth monthly virtual meeting set, LearningBlade software planning for 2025-26 and other items

For all readers

• Hour of AI coming with link
• AI Code and More newsletter
• Technovation AI Curriculum
• Experience CS
• Book Review of “AI with Intention”
• Seven items from previous newsletters
• Updated AI Resources page
• Bebras Computational Thinking Competition (very soon)
• ACSL registration
• Presidential AI Challenge
• Code/Art three annual competitions for girls
• Technovation Girls Competition
• Shaping the Future of CS - K-12 Policy Advocacy Webinar
• Reinvented - new video #6 for students and teachers to view and issue 19 of Reinvented Magazine
• PD/Conference Opportunities:  AP Teachers Roundtable, Grace Hopper, Slate, SIGCSE 2026, NICE Cybersecurity
• Readings:  math for AI/ML and Alan Turing and the limits of computing
• NCWIT — Counselors for Computing Resource and Award for Aspirations - looking for application reviewers
• Python Concepts Practice

Here is the Nov 2025 edition of the CSTAWI Newsletter.

https://bit.ly/CSTAWI_Newsletter-Nov2025

Table of Contents: (links work in Google Doc)

• HOUR of AI - preview and link
• CS Education Highlights this Month
• CSTA WI Dairyland CS News for WI CS Educators (partial list)
• Registration OPEN→ CSTA WI Dairyland Summit Nov 11, 2025
• Registration Open→ ECEP/CSforWI Summit, Nov 10, 2025
• HURRY! → MSOE Computer Science Competition, Nov 21, 2025
• Reminder→ 2nd Annual AP Teacher Roundtable at Oconomowoc HS
• Update→ Learning Blade software - planning for 2025-26
• other useful info and links
• Computing Education Resources
• Latest Issue→ Coding and More monthly newsletter (September)
• New Listing→ Technovation - AI in Action Curriculum
• Updated→ Experience CS:  A New Way to Teach CS
• NEW→ Book Review of “AI with Intention”
• From previous issues
• Three recent AI resources→ AI Learning Priorities for all K-12 Students, AI Guidance and AI Literacy Framework 
• Reminder→ Hello World #27 - Integrated Computer Science
• CS Teaching Tips
• Reimagining CS Pathways Report (CSTA)
• Guidance on the Future of CS EDucation in an Age of AI
•  AI Resources
• Opportunities for Students
• Hurry→ Bebras Computational Thinking Competition 2025-26
• New→ ACSL - American Computer Science League Registration Open
• Reminder→ Presidential AI Challenge
• Reminder→ Code/Art three annual competitions for girls and non-binary students
• New→ Technovation Girls Competition
• From previous issues
• Continuing→ Last Mile Education Fund - Community College support
• Updated→ GirlCon newsletter
• Opportunities for Educators
• NEW→ Shaping the Future of CS: Discussion of K-12 Policy and Advocacy
• From previous issues
• Recording available→ Learner’s Apprentice: AI and Human Creativity
• Reminder→ Pathfinders Online Institute
• Updated → CSTA - Largest CS Dept in the World; latest newsletters
• Student Publication
• New video→ Reinvented: Watt’s Up Girl video #6, Magazine Issue 19 available
• Professional Development/Conference Opportunities
• Reminder - CSTA WI-Dairyland Summit, Nov 11, 2025
• Reminder→ CSforWI/ECEP Summit, Nov 10, 2025
• Reminder→ AP Teachers Roundtable
• Reminder→ Grace Hopper 
• Registration open→ SLATE 2025
• New→ SIGCSE TS 2026
• Coming→ NICE K-12 Cybersecurity Conference & Expo
• New→ Coming Spring ‘26 and Summer ‘26
• new → Your homework reading assignment - Action Item

§  Math for AI/ML; Turing and Limits of Computing

• new → NCWIT Resource

§  Counselors for Computing (C4C) Resource booklet

§  Aspirations in Computing Award - searching for reviewers NOW

• new → Python Concepts Practice