CSTANJ CSPDWeek 2026: Full Schedule

CSPDWeek 2026

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

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9:00am EDT

CSTANJ CSPDWeek 2026 Orientation

Monday June 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

If you missed orientation you can watch the recording by clicking Open Zoom.

Orientation does not count toward your hours.

Get a thorough, practical understanding of everything you can expect during CSPDWeek — from the day-to-day schedule and the kinds of learning experiences offered to the policies, procedures, and small details that make the week run smoothly.

Learn, step by step, how to review the available workshops and presentations so you can intentionally select the sessions that best match your professional goals, content area, and preferred learning formats.
Find out how to verify that the sessions you selected are assigned to the correct grade band(s) for which you need credit or experience, and confirm that your personal schedule reflects those assignments.
You will also learn how to make sure you meet all requirements for receiving a stipend: what documentation you should retain, how attendance and participation are tracked, any post-session reflections or surveys that must be submitted, and any minimums (for example, number of hours or specific session types) that commonly factor into stipend eligibility.
Throughout, you’ll get practical tips for making the most of your attendance at the conference.

This session will be recorded if you are unable to attend

Speakers

Paige Besthoff

CSPDWeek Project Manager, CSTANJ Vice President, Professional Learning Resource Designer, Teach Me For Tomorrow

Paige taught K-12 computers for over 25 years and designed her district’s K-5 CS curriculum based on the CSTA and NJ standards. She is the founder of Teach Me For Tomorrow, where she designs lessons and supplemental resources for popular programming platforms and facilitates computer... Read More →

Alicia Somers

Teacher/Special Education Teacher

My name is Alicia Somers. I am an educator with 29 years of experience teaching both special education and general education students, ranging from preschool through second grade. I hold a P-3 license, K-5 license and Teacher of the Handicapped N-12. I have a Master's in Education... Read More →

Lori Steinhauser

Vice Principal, Technology Integrator, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Christ the Teacher Academy

Jessica LaRosa

Teacher of Technology & Innovation, Trenton Public Schools

Jessica LaRosa is a Technology & Innovation teacher at Grace A. Dunn Middle School in Trenton, New Jersey. She has over 13 years of experience in computer and technology education, 7 years of experience as a business teacher, and 3 years of experience as a curriculum writer. She creates... Read More →

Kara Keefe

Technology Teacher (K-5), Willingboro Public Schools

Kara Keefe is a Technology Teacher in Willingboro NJ. She currently teaches technology to grades K to 4th grade in one of the elementary schools. Kara has been teaching Technology for the last for the past 12 years to as low as Kindergarten to as high as 5th grade.

Sharon Phillips

CS Teacher, Somerset County Vo Tech High School

Sharon Phillips is a computer science educator, technology coordinator and mentor with teaching experience across charter, private, and public school settings serving PreK–12 students.

Monday June 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
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Collaboration, PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Admin

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CSTANJ CSPDWeek 2026