We are CSTA Greater Los Angeles!

CSTA Greater Los Angeles is a local community for computer science educators in the Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties of California. CSTA GLA was created to connect you with other teachers of computer science, provide professional development to help you improve your craft, and connect your local voice to the national computer science education community.

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Attendees at CAL-MSCS Community of Practice 3/2/26

Welcome to CSTA Greater Los Angeles. We hope to see you at upcoming events and invite you to join our discussions!


  • Build Your Personal AI Integration Roadmap Workshop

    Apr 18, 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM (PT)

    As educators we've seen technology come and go in our classrooms. Now artificial intelligence, and particularly generative AI, is in (or coming to) our schools, and you may have mixed emotions about this. Join us on Saturday, April 18th for a free, hands-on workshop that will explore the question of how generative AI can support, not replace, our professional judgment and expertise. 

    Register at: https://tinyurl.com/cstagla260418

    Promotional image for workshop: a robot on a road

    The workshop will include:

    1. Your values and AI: We will be starting not with "What can AI tools do?" but with "What do you value in education and how might AI support your values?"
    2. AI in your backpack: Once we have identified what we value in education, then we will move on to making sense of AI in your life and how it does (or doesn't) support your values.
    3. Map the AI data journey: We will then consider whether the benefits of using AI tools is worth the risk to our (and our students') data and privacy. 
    4. Build your roadmap: After we've explored our values, understood some AI fundamentals, learned about data privacy, and explored AI bias, we'll put our insights into practice thinking. Our goal is that you leave with practical strategies, classroom-ready examples, and a personalized plan for integrating AI in ways that align with your values, curriculum goals, and student needs.

    A hot breakfast and snacks will be provided! We will end the day with a raffle which includes multiple $50 Amazon gift cards, and once you complete our end of workshop survey, you'll have an additional chance to win a $50 Tremendous gift card from CSTA.

    Portions of the workshop focus on Apple specific AI tools. We will have some Apple devices on hand for use during the workshop. If you have an Apple device, please bring it with you.

    This opportunity is open to all educators whether you are a member of CSTA Greater Los Angeles or not and whether you teach computer science or not. Come and bring a friend! Please print and share this PDF with your colleagues,

    Register at: https://tinyurl.com/cstagla260418

Latest News & Publications

  • CSTA Greater Los Angeles hosted the 3rd CSTA California Statewide virtual community of practice event of the school year. If you missed this event or need access to the recording, slides, or other resources, you can access them here! Recording Slides Resource Padlet

  • CSEdWeek 2025

    CSTA is hosting free virtual events all week long! Learn more & register for any or all of these at csedweek.org/events : Dec. 8 – CSEdWeek Official Kickoff Event Dec. 9 – CS Powers AI Innovation: A Celebration of Rising Heroes Dec. 10 – The 2025 CS Teacher Landscape Survey: Empowering Advocacy Through Teacher Voices Dec. 10 – AI and Beyond: Updates to the 2026 CSTA Standards Dec. 11 – AI in Action Series: Kickoff Event! Dec. 12 – AI Advocacy Community of Practice Looking ...

  • 3rd Annual SITE Awards

    Are you a TK-12 teacher in the Greater Los Angeles area? Do you teach or integrate computer science into your classroom? Are you able to attend the awards ceremony at California State University, Dominguez Hills on Thursday, December 4th from 5:30-8pm PT? Did you answer yes to all of the questions? You are eligible to apply for one of the three $500 awards from the Snap Inc. Institute for Technology & Education! To be considered for the award you need to complete ...

About Us

Chapter Leadership

  • President: Vicky Sedgwick
    Retired Elementary Computer Science Teacher
  • Vice-President (Communications): Richard Kick
    High School Computer Science Teacher
  • Vice-President (Advocacy): JD DeVaughn-Brown
    High School Computer Science Teacher / CS Department Chair
  • Secretary: Myra Deister
    High School Computer Science & Math Teacher
  • Treasurer: Allison Jonas
    Instructional Technology Integration Coordinator
  • K-8 (Elementary) Representative: Gloria Amador
    Kindergarten Teacher
  • K-8 (Middle School) Representative: Sara Gifford
    Middle School STEM Teacher
  • High School Representative: Richard Kick
    High School Computer Science Teacher
  • Higher Ed Representative: Mitch Middler
    Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Regional Representatives

  • Los Angeles County: Debbie Spear
    Teacher Educator
  • Orange County: Kim Hermans
    Professor of Informatics
  • Riverside County: Lisa Moe
    6th Grade Teacher
  • San Bernardino County: Tonya Coats
    Program Specialist at SBCSS
  • Ventura County: Richard Kick
    High School Computer Science Teacher

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CSTA Online PD Courses


CSTA online professional development (PD) courses provide a flexible, deep learning experience that you can complete at your own pace. Course content includes meaningful and interactive activities focused on application to your CS classroom—you’ll do a lot more than just read and watch. Plus, you’ll experience asynchronous collaboration with other CS educators as you both give and get feedback and exchange ideas.

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Congratulations to our CSTA GLA Member Speakers at CSTA 2025 Annual Conference

CSTA Greater Los Angeles was well represented at the CSTA Annual Conference with members who presented or co-presented sessions, workshops, or were part of the daily Keynotes.

Congratulations to all. Check out what they did and let us know if there are any listed sessions that you would love to see at a CSTA GLA meeting during the 2025-26 school year!

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CSTA Members at CSTA 2025 Annual Conference

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