Tuesday, March 19
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
PDT
Celebrity Ballroom 3

Integrating computational thinking in elementary classrooms: Introducing a toolkit to support teachers.

Roundtable ID: 54437
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    Aman Yadav
    Michigan State University
  2. Rachel Larimore
    Michigan State University
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    Kathryn Rich
    Michigan State University
  4. Christina Schwarz
    Michigan State University

Abstract: Driven by the need for students to be prepared for a world driven by computation, a number of recent educational reforms in science and mathematics have called for computational thinking concepts to be integrated into these content areas. However, in order for computational thinking (CT) to permeate K-12 education, we need to educate teachers about what CT ideas are and how they relate to what happens in their classroom on a day-to-day basis. This paper presents a toolkit to scaffold elementary teachers’ understanding of computational thinking ideas and how to integrate them into their lesson plans.

Presider: Douglas Archibald, Brigham Young University

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