CSTA Dallas Fort Worth

We are CSTA Dallas Fort Worth

Connect with your local community of computer science teachers here in Dallas Fort Worth! Our chapter creates connections, provides professional development, and connects local teacher voices to the national computer science education community. 

About Us

Your local CS Community

Ted Wolf, President
Parul Dumka, Vice President
Crystal Gaddie, Secretary
Robin Bailey, Treasurer
Javier Aguilar, Communications
Dan Blier, Former Chapter President / Current Advisor

To learn more about your local leadership and how you can become involved, click our About Us Page. 

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Our next chapter meeting is scheduled for: Welcome to Fall 2026 Battle of the Brains Coding Contest!
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026     
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30 pm
Location: UTD ECSS building: 838 Franklyn Jenifer Dr. Richardson, TX 75080
Notes: Parking Permit - Use PS4 garage or Lot I or H adjacent to PS4. Lot J is closed for another event. Update: Parking will NOT be enforced this weekend.
Best regards,
Dfwcsta team

Thanks to funding from UT Austin’s WeTeach_CS, BootUp PD is hosting two fully funded 4-day workshops (July 27–30) in the Fort Worth area:

 Tiny Coders. Big Thinking. (K–2 | ScratchJr + Robotical Cogs)
 Create, Code & Connect. (Elementary | Scratch + micro:bit)

Teachers receive a stipend ($500) and classroom devices — so this is real support, not just another PD flyer.

Two workshop options are available:


🔹 Tiny Coders. Big Thinking.

ScratchJr + Robotical Cogs for K–2 Classrooms
Designed for K–2 educators, this immersive workshop introduces coding through storytelling, art, music, games, and play-based learning. No prior coding experience required. Teachers build foundational computational thinking skills using ScratchJr and Robotical Cogs.

🎁 Includes $500 stipend + 30 Cogs classroom devices

🔗 Register here

🔹 Create, Code & Connect

Scratch + micro: bit for Elementary Classrooms - grades 3-8
This 28-hour experience helps elementary educators integrate Scratch and micro: bits into real classroom instruction through creativity, problem-solving, and student-driven projects. Teachers leave confident and ready to implement immediately.

🎁 Includes $500 stipend + 30 classroom micro: bit devices

🔗 Register here


This WeTeach_CS-funded opportunity is designed to expand access to high-quality K–8 computer science across Texas. Space is limited.

Bring coding to your classroom — and get the support, tools, and compensation you deserve.

Help Shape the Future of AI Education | Join the micro:bit CreateAI Pilot Program

BootUp PD + micro:bit Educational Foundation

Artificial intelligence is transforming the world our students are growing into — and educators have an incredible opportunity to help students become creators of AI, not just consumers of it.

We are excited to invite 4th–8th grade educators to participate in the micro:bit CreateAI Pilot Program, a year-long professional learning experience designed to help teachers confidently bring AI exploration into the classroom through movement, creativity, coding, and hands-on learning.

Using micro:bit CreateAI, students will explore how machine learning works by connecting physical movement to AI-powered experiences in ways that are engaging, approachable, and meaningful.

What Participants if selected Receive:
  • 🎁 10 FREE micro:bits + wearable straps
  • 📚 Ready-to-use classroom resources
  • 💻 7 online lessons with slides and supporting materials
  • 🤝 Ongoing support from BootUp PD including:
    • Virtual kick-off session
    • Webinars and office hours
    • A welcoming educator community
No Prior Experience Needed

No background in AI, coding, computer science, or data science is required. This program is designed to support educators at all experience levels.

Apply by June 30
https://bit.ly/CreateAIPilot

Questions? Contact us at:
CreateAIPilot@BootUpPD.org

Learn more about BootUp PD and the micro:bit Educational Foundation.

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