56th SIGCSE TS 2025

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Proceedings	SIGCSE 2025: Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 SIGCSE 2025: Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2
Dates	Feb-26 to Mar-01, 2025
Location	Pittsburgh, PA
Website	https://sigcse2025.sigcse.org/

Awards

2025 ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education

Mitchel Resnick

In recognition of long-lasting efforts to develop new technologies and activities to engage people —particularly children— in creative learning experiences based on computational literacy for discovery and expression.

2025 ACM SIGCSE Award for Distinguished Service to the Computer Science Education Community

Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones

For 30 years of dedicated service to computing education through mentorship and advocacy for students and faculty representing the full spectrum of diverse computing talent.

2025 ACM SIGCSE Award for Broadening Participation in Computing Education

Jonathan Mwaura

For supporting communities of students at the K12 through graduate levels from populations often overlooked, and for developing outreach programs in Kenya, Senegal, and Maine, USA

Technical Symposium Best Papers

Computing Education Research

1. Masoumeh Rahimi, Lauren E. Margulieux, and Erin Anderson. 2025. CS Concepts and Contextual Factors in Integrated Computing Activities in U.S. Schools. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSETS 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 931–937.
   DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701817>

2. Ahsun Tariq, Phillip Conrad, Christopher Hundhausen, Andrew Yu, and Olusola Adesope. 2025. Improving Agile Retrospectives through Metacognitive Scaffolding. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSETS 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1106–1112.
   DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701927>

3. Yolanda A. Rankin and Nyshia Baker. 2025. Sister Circles: An Intersectional Method in Computing Education. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSETS 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 966–972.
   DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701944>

Experience Reports and Tools

1. Fatima Abu Deeb, Ella Tuson, and Timothy J Hickey. 2025. Grading for Equity in a Hyflex Compiler Design Course. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSETS 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 4–10.
   DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701835>

2. James Matthews, Robin Flatland, Kathryn Schiller, Jesse Moya, and Pauline White. 2025. How a Small College Can Make a Big Impact on High School CS. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSETS 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 749–755.
   DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701860>

3. Logan W. Schmidt, Caitlin J. Kidder, Ildar Akhmetov, Megan Bebis, Alan C. Jamieson, Albert Lionelle, Sarah Maravetz, Sami Rollins, and Ethan Selinger. 2025. An MS in CS for non-CS Majors: A Ten Year Retrospective. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSETS 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1036–1042.
   DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701928>

Position and Curricula Initiatives

1. Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Tracy Ewen, and Zhendong Su. 2025. What Can Computer Science Educators Learn From the Failures of Top-Down Pedagogy? In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSETS 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1127–1133.
   DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701873>

2. Claudia Szabo, Miranda C. Parker, Michelle Friend, Johan Jeuring, Tobias Kohn, Lauri Malmi, and Judithe Sheard. 2025. Models of Mastery Learning for Computing Education. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSETS 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1092–1098.
   DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701868>