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Children’s Engineering and Computational Thinking

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Talaiver, M., Lee, I., Bull, G. & Repenning, A. (2011). Children’s Engineering and Computational Thinking. In M. Koehler & P. Mishra (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (pp. 58-61). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2011
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
March 7, 2011
ISBN 1-880094-84-3
  Matthew Koehler & Punya Mishra
AACE

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Manorama Talaiver, Institute for Teaching through Technology & Innovative Practices Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium (SVRTC), United States; Irene Lee, Santa Fe Institute, United States; Glen Bull, University of Virginia, United States; Alexander Repenning, University of Colorado--Boulder, United States

Abstract

Both Engineering and Computational Thinking are recognized as keys to economic success in our global knowledge society. How soon should these be introduced in schools? The Fab@School initiative provides elementary students with hands-on engineering experiences at the elementary level. Computer scientists believe that “computational thinking” should be introduced to students at young ages and cultivated in the K-12 system. What are the impacts of these two “workforce” skill sets on K-12? What do they look like in action in the classroom? This session presents these issues and provides examples drawn from NSF’s ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) program and from recent Engineering projects such as the Fab@School initiative. The intersection of “engineering” thinking and “computational” thinking will be discussed.

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