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OSPI is the partner spotlight for the May 2024 PSCSTA Connector:  https://pugetsound.csteachers.org/bulletin/View/e6766e23-9ede-431e-9226-bdab639b05f9

The spotlight contains an invitation to sign up for the OSPI CS bi-monthly newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAOSPI/subscriber/new?topic_id=WAOSPI_304

To see the contents of the Feb 2024 and April 2024 (and future) issues of the OSPI Connector, please visit this thread 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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May 2024 OSPI Newsletter features Tiffany Price and Joell Boast of Ellensberg SD and discusses upcoming CS ed grants, 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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July 2025 CS (and AI) updates from OSPI CS and PSESD:

Key stuff:

• OSPI Computer Science Grants
• New Computer Science Education Guidance Briefs from TeachAI
• Free CS Offerings from Skill Struck
• Free CS Offerings from CodeHS

AND

Colleague AI Empowers Your Teaching Aspirations

Thursday, August 7th, 2025 from 8:30am-12:45pm || Online via Zoom

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Washington
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2024 12:47
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Past issues of OSPI Computer Science newsletter

May 2024 OSPI Newsletter features Tiffany Price and Joell Boast of Ellensberg SD and discusses upcoming CS ed grants, 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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OSPI Newsflash of June 10.   

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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July 2024 newsletter -  CS Grants are open until Sep 6 - and availability of 2022-23 K–12 Computer Science Education Data Summary Report

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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August 2024 Newsletter - OSPI CS Grants Deadline Soon

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-13-2024 11:03
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Past issues of OSPI Computer Science newsletter

July 2024 newsletter -  CS Grants are open until Sep 6 - and availability of 2022-23 K–12 Computer Science Education Data Summary Report

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Oct 2024 Newsletter features:

OSPI CS Grants Finalized
SCRIPT Training Open to Non-grantees
National Survey for CS Teachers
High School & Beyond Plan Sessions

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Will also start tracking Puget Sound ESD EdTEch and Computer Science Newsletter here.   

This newsletter can be viewed in the attached PDF and also be viewed online at 📣 December 2024 Updates: PSESD EdTech & CS Newsletter

This edition also contains a mention of our CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course for Washington:  CS Endorsement Exam Prep Washington 2024-25 | CSTA Washington and a link to our CS Ed Week community thread: https://community.csteachers.org/discussion/csed-week-2024-dec-9-dec-15-activities-ideas-and-plans

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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The Dec 2024 OSPI Computer Science newsletter (Dec 6) is attached.

This edition includes stories of the consolidation of the four Washington CSTA chapters into a single CSTA Washington and links to CSTA efforts on CSed week.

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Jan/Feb 2025 PSESD EdTech and CS newsletter gives shout outs to Washington CSTA events:

Meetup South of the Lake with foundry10: https://washington.csteachers.org/Events/south-of-the-lake-meetup-with-foundry10

CSTA Washington Physical Computing Workshop 2025:  https://washington.csteachers.org/Events/wacsta-physical-computing-workshop-2025

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Washington
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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A Upcoming PSESD EdTech & CompSci Professional Learning Opportunities sent out on Valentine's Day highlighted the FREE Physical Computing Workshop at CSTA Washington Physical Computing Workshop 2025 | CSTA Washington

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Washington
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Subject: Latest No-Cost Computer Science PD and Resources - OSPI Computer Science March 2025 (published on Mar 20)

Features the FUTURE conference co-sponsored by CSTA Washington with registration at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvC61rCRCjUzNgJzKsZDohptXylhseAHS5ctMOGypMkKDLaQ/viewform

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Washington
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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May 2025 PSESD Edtech and CS Newsletter

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Washington
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Here is October 2025 OSPI CS newsletter (apologies for late posting) with info about the Elementary School Computer Science Survey and the CSforAllWA podcast announced in other threads.

As one who is monitoring his blood sugar level, I do not agree with the sentiment in System Reboot: "you'll regret 100% of the fries you don't take"   I am almost the opposite but still grab a few from others' plate (with their permission) when the opportunity presents itself. 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Washington
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Jan 2026 OSPI CS Newsletter attached:

• Elementary Computer Science Survey
• CSTA Washington Webinar
• Girls Who Code Community Partner Webinar
• OSPI CS Guidance and AI One-Pager

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Washington
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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