Randy McDonald and Linda Barney

Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) is an annual call to action to inspire K12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field of computer science. This year, along with many other states, Oregon Governor Kotek officially issued a proclamation recognizing December 8 - 14 as Computer Science Education Week. The Oregon proclamation formally endorses plans by the Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association (OCSTA), TechStart, and the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) to use this proclamation to promote events such as the Code.org Hour of AI across the state. TechStart Executive Director Peter Steinfeld states, “Computer science pervades our everyday life—from cell phones to shopping to how we learn. Our children need to become adept at technology to succeed. Please join us in celebrating Computer Science Education Week for Oregon.”

History of CSEdWeek

Based on an OCSTA article written by Randy McDonald, “The first CSEdWeek was launched by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) on December 6–12, 2009. It was a joint effort led and funded by ACM with the cooperation and deep involvement of CSTA, NCWIT, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Anita Borg Institute (ABI), the Computing Research Association (CRA), Google, Intel, and Microsoft.

In July of 2013, the Computing in the Core coalition members agreed to allow Code.org to organize that year’s CSEdWeek around a new idea and theme, the “Hour of Code.” Since 2020, CSTA has been coordinating CSEdWeek, and Code.org continues to organize the Hour of Code.

How to Participate in CSEdWeek

We encourage you to check out the national CSEdWeek site for more information, including their hosted events, beginning with the CSEdWeek Official Kickoff Event on December 8.