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Professional Development for Middle School Teachers to Promote Computational Thinking for Populations Underrepresented in STEM Fields

Brief Paper ID: 52617
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    Matthew Duvall
    Drexel University
  2. Frank Lee
    Drexel University
  3. Brian Smith
    Drexel University

Abstract: This paper describes a pilot study of a professional development (PD) program for middle school teachers. The PD aims to assist educators with introducing computational thinking to their students using a custom programming tool and website that allows students to program video games using Python and play them on a virtual skyscraper. The design and development of technology and PD for computational thinking is an under-researched area, and this case study demonstrates one approach for creating effective training for teachers.

Presider: Denise Johnson, Winston-Salem State University

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