Devon Marano

Devon has 10 years of experience teaching at a Title 1 school in San Diego. During her 2nd year of teaching, she noticed her students lacked access to CS courses and despite having no experience, she worked with admin, counselors, and students to build a program with no prerequisites that would focus on equity. This goal is reflected through program enrollment that includes more than 50% female, approximately 95% Latinx, and 90% classified as low socioeconomic status. She has earned recognition as District Teacher of the Year, national recognition via CSTA's Teaching Excellence Award, and in 2022 she earned a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Her doctoral research project explored the social emotional and academic implications of structured collaboration on underrepresented high school students within CS courses. Currently in her 11th year of education, she now works part-time as a resource teacher to support CS programs across her district and part-time as the Lead Facilitator for CSTA's "CSforEL" program that supports the engagement and retention of English Learners in CS.