CS Endorsement Exam Prep Course for Washington State 2023-24

 

 

CSTA Puget Sound (aka "PSCSTA") and Shoreline Community College proudly presents an online, self-paced prep course to help you pass the WEST/NES Computer Science Endorsement Exam for Washington state and prepare you for your first-year teaching computer science.

 

The course is based on the WeTeach_CS Foundations of CS for Teachers: Praxis Prep course, which has helped over 2000 teachers pass the CS endorsement exam in their states and has been optimized for the Washington WEST/NES exam.  An annual CSTA+ membership is also included.  The course has been significantly improved from the 2022-23 pilot version.   Course instructors also provide weekly virtual office hours/mentoring sessions and introduce content available to CSTA+ members to help you with the exam and throughout your CS teaching career.  Attending at least one office hour/mentoring session a month is mandatory.   

40 Washington state clock hours are available to current teachers who successfully complete the course.   

 

To register for the June 2024 cohort for $650, click here.

 

Scholarships for $550 are available from PSCSTA if you are currently a middle/high school teacher at a Washington public school or are a junior/senior at a teacher education program in Washington state.   You will be notified within two weeks whether you qualify for a scholarship and must be approved before registering to use the scholarship.  To apply for a scholarship, click here.    

 

Current public school teachers should also consider the Educator Retooling Conditional Scholarship to receive up to $ 3,000 for passing the exam and teaching computer science for two years.

 

The next cohort starts in June 2024.  Before starting the online course, at least 25-40 hours of experience coding with a text-based programming language is recommended.   If you have any questions about course prerequisites, please use the below contact information. 

 

Questions?   Contact ctsa.pugetsound@gmail.com