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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Latest Announcements

CSTA GLA Needs YOU!

Your CSTA GLA Chapter Leaders are working on planning Chapter Meetings and other activities/events/offerings to build our local CS community during the 2026-27 school year and we need your answers to a few questions! Please complete our 2026-27 Beginning of Year Survey so we know best how to serve you.

Do you want to be a CSTA Greater Los Angeles Chapter Leader? We currently have some open positions and would love to have you! Complete the Nomination Form by 8/31.

Latest News & Publications

  • January 2026 CSTA California Event

    6 months ago

    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

    8 months ago

    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

    10 months ago

    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: 
  • 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: Elizabeth Bacon
    Middle School CS Teacher
  • 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 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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CSTA GLA Needs YOU!

Your CSTA GLA Chapter Leaders are working on planning Chapter Meetings and other activities/events/offerings to build our local CS community during the 2026-27 school year and we need your answers to a few questions! Please complete our 2026-27 Beginning of Year Survey so we know best how to serve you.

Do you want to be a CSTA Greater Los Angeles Chapter Leader? We currently have some open positions and would love to have you! Complete the Nomination Form by 8/31.

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