Unit 4: Infusing Computational Thinking In the Classroom
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Computational Thinking - Concept Review
The Four Cornerstones of Computational Thinking
Decomposition
Pattern recognition
Abstraction
Algorithm Design
Computational Thinking in Schools
"Academics in the field of education, in particular educational technology, agree with the computer science education community that computational thinking is an important, essential and very truly 21st-century skill (Einhorn,2012; Voogt et al., 2015; Wing, 2006)." (Bower et al., 2017)
"Wing said, "To reading, writing, and arithmetic, we should add computational thinking to every child's analytical ability." In summary, computational thinking is a set of problem-solving thought processes derived from computer science but applicable in any domain."(Yadav, A., Stephenson, C., & Hong, H., 2017)
As technology progresses and continues to be ingrained in our daily lives it is important that students develop the skills to comprehend these technologies deeper than the surface user. Schools must adopt computational thinking as a subject of great discussion in every classroom to keep up with the pace of technology and innovation!
Share Your ideas!
Below is a link to a collaborative Google Document. This is a place for you to share your computational thinking learning activities and best practices.
Now that you have developed an understanding of computational thinking and its role in every classroom now it is your duty to infuse it in your classroom!
Show us what you can do!
Collaborative Link: Click Here
References
Bower, M., Wood, L. N., Lai, J. W., Howe, C., Lister, R., Mason, R., Highfield, K., & Veal, J. (2017). Improving the Computational Thinking Pedagogical Capabilities of School Teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2017v42n3.4
Yadav, A., Stephenson, C., & Hong, H. (2017, April 01). Computational Thinking for Teacher Education. Retrieved from https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/4/215031-computational-thinking-for-teacher-education/fulltext
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Mini-Course: Infusing Computational Thinking in Every Classroom
Unit 1: The Role of Computational Thinking in Education
Unit 2: Computational Thinking in the Elementary Classroom
Unit 3: Computational Thinking in the Intermediate Level Classroom