OCSTA Fall2025
Fall Conference 2025
“AI: Empowering Educators, Guiding and Equipping Learners”
Get inspired and find effective teaching strategies for your classroom and beyond!
Key Details
- Date: Saturday, November 1st
- Time: 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM
- Location: Oregon Tech (OIT), Wilsonville Campus
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Full Conference Schedule
There is NO COST to attend the Fall conference. In addition to a robust course offering, you’ll receive some cool perks:
- Coffee and morning munchies
- Catered lunch (sponsored by the TechStart Foundation)
- Complimentary $10 national CSTA membership for all attendees
- Learn from industry professionals and high tech educational experts
- Lunchtime keynote: Subject matter panel experts and industry professionals will explore the current use of AI in business.
Session Topics
The conference will feature a variety of sessions covering key topics in computer science education, including:
- AI and Curriculum:
- Everything AI-ODE Toolkit
- What should be taught in this AI reality
- Exploring the future of AI in the current and future workplace and how to prepare students for that reality
- Game Design with Godot Using AI
- Programming & Physical Computing:
- Python A and B
- Makey Makey
- Arduino-Physical computing
- iOS app development as WBL experience
- Teach Engineering-National engineering curriculum
- Curriculum & Pedagogy:
- Elementary STEM curriculum and pedagogy
- ODE Computer Science Statewide Plan
- Information on the new College Board AP Cyber Security test
- Professional Development & Career:
- Burned out? Let’s rethink our mission
- Nurturing Inclusive Cybersecurity Education at Oregon High Schools
- HS CS Student Mentoring by George Fox CS majors
- A K-12 curated career website generated by education professionals
- Classroom Engagement:
- Quiz Show-Bring the excitement to your classroom
Faculty
- Jacob Niebergall: Elementary teacher, PD TOSA, Coos Bay SD
- Don Kirkwood: Retired CS teacher
- Stephanie Partlow: CS teacher, Woodburn High School
- Kiki Prottsman: Author and CS curriculum creator
- Brenda Selby: K-5 STEM Specialists, Sherwood School District
- Derek Runberg: Makey Makey product executive and educator
- Cady Geer: Engineering teacher, Sunset High School
- Brent Wilson: CS department chair/instructor, George Fox University
- Julie Cucuel: Director, Columbia Gorge STEM Hub
- Brennan Agranoff: CEO, Hoopswagg
- Eric Campbell: Former school board member, engineer at Siemens
- Timon Smith: Exec with PromptQL, San Francisco
- Dave Tussing: Executive, Amazon
- Chris Winikka: CS teacher, Century HS
- Scott Farquhar: CS teacher, Sherwood HS
- Andrew Cronk: CS teacher, Southridge HS and former ODE CS director
- Julia Betts: Director, South-Metro STEM Hub
- Reza Rejaie: Computer Science faculty, University of Oregon
- Greg Hessong: Senior Director/Analyst, Gartner
- Bob Eckstein: CS teacher and retired career technologist and visionary
- Meg Kilmer: Career advisor in Cybersecurity, Portland State University
- Terrel Smith: Retired CS teacher, OregonCSTA Board President

