Integrated Computational Thinking

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Keywords: Computational Thinking, Computer Science Education, Professional Development, Co-design, Interdisciplinary Learning

 

 

Integrated Computational Thinking (iCT) is a National Science Foundation funded project aiming to develop a competency-based professional learning program to support middle school teachers to become capable of designing, facilitating, and iterating computational thinking integrated learning experiences in their pedagogy. The project focuses on under-explored subjects when it comes to integration of computational thinking, specifically language arts, social studies, and arts.

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Collaborators:

• Aman Yadav, Michigan State University

• David Phelps, Telos Learning

• Carlos Léon, Telos Learning

• Secil Caskurlu, Michigan State University

• Tom Bijesse, Mouse

• Kyle Dunbar, Michigan State University

• Anne Drew Hu, Michigan State University

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Partners:

• Michigan State University

• Mouse

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Funder:

• National Science Foundation

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Resources:

• iCT Project Website

• iCT Building Blocks

• iCT Microcredentials​

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Publications:

• Santo, R., Hu, A. D., Phelps, D., Caskurlu, S., Dunbar, K., & Yadav, A. (2024). “These two worlds are antithetical”: epistemic tensions in integrating computational thinking in K12 humanities and arts. Computer Science Education, 1–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2024.2380163​

• Santo, R., Yadav, A., & Phelps, D. (2024). Their fight is our fight: Why computing education advocates must be in solidarity with public schools. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 24(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1145/363229