Design and Development of a Graduate Online Course to Prepare Teachers and School Librarians to Lead Computational Thinking in K-12 Contexts
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Kimberly Huett, University of West Georgia, United States ; Bruce Neubauer, Albany State University, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Las Vegas, NV, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-37-7 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA
Abstract
K-12 educators recognize the importance of broadening K-12 students’ access to computational thinking (CT), the thinking integral to using computers to aid in problem-solving. In 2016, the International Society for Technology in Education revised its standards for K-12 students to include “computational thinker” as one of the seven core areas of students’ technology-related knowledge and skills. K-12 teachers and school librarians need support and professional development to meet the renewed demand for CT. This presentation features the design and development of a professional development course, titled Leading Computational Thinking in K-12 Learning, for in-service educators to develop their capacity to lead CT initiatives in K-12 schools.
Citation
Huett, K. & Neubauer, B. (2019). Design and Development of a Graduate Online Course to Prepare Teachers and School Librarians to Lead Computational Thinking in K-12 Contexts. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 290-295). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved December 11, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/208365/.
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