Title Report of a workshop of pedagogical aspects of computational thinking / Committee for the Workshops on Computational Thinking ; Computer Science and Telecommunications Board ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 162 pages) : illustrations Contents 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Scope and Approach of This Report -- 1.2. Motivating an Examination of Pedagogy -- 1.3. Organization of This Report -- 2. KEY POINTS EXPRESSED BY PRESENTERS AND DISCUSSANTS -- 2.1. Perspectives on Computational Thinking and Computational Thinkers -- 2.2. Activities of Computational Thinking -- 2.3. Contexts for Computational Thinking -- 2.3.1. Everyday Life -- 2.3.2. Games and Gaming -- 2.3.3. Science -- 2.3.4. Engineering -- 2.3.5. Journalism -- 2.3.6. Abstracting Problem Solving from Specific Contexts -- 2.4. Pedagogical Environments for Computational Thinking -- 2.4.1. Foci for Pedagogical Environments -- 2.4.2. Illustrative Pedagogical Environments -- 2.5. Developmental Considerations and Computational Thinking -- 2.5.1. Development of Scientific Thinking in Children -- 2.5.2. Possible Progressions -- 2.6. Assessments for Computational Thinking -- 2.7. Teachers and Computational Thinking -- 2.7.1. Professional Development and Other Needs for Teacher Support -- 2.7.2. Teachers and Career Awareness -- 2.8. Learning Contexts and Computational Thinking -- 2.8.1. Aligning with Standards -- 2.8.2. Out-of-School Computational Thinking -- 2.9. Research and Unanswered Questions Regarding Computational Thinking -- 2.9.1. The Importance of a Process for Defining Computational Thinking -- 2.9.2. The Role of Technology -- 2.9.3. The Need for Interoperability -- 2.9.4. The Need for a Career Framework -- 3. COMMITTEE MEMBER PERSPECTIVES -- 3.1. Alfred Aho -- 3.2. Uri Wilensky -- 3.3. Yasmin Kafai -- 3.4. Marcia Linn -- 3.5. Larry Snyder -- 3.6. Janet Kolodner -- 3.7. Brian Blake -- 4. SUMMARIES OF INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS -- 4.1. Computational Thinking and Scientific Visualization -- 4.1.1. Questions Addressed -- 4.1.2. Robert Tinker, Concord Consortium -- 4.1.3. Mitch Resnick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- 4.1.4. John Jungck, Beloit College, BioQUEST -- 4.1.5. Idit Caperton, World Wide Workshop, Globaloria -- 4.2. Computational Thinking and Technology -- 4.2.1. Questions Addressed -- 4.2.2. Robert Panoff, Shodor Education Foundation -- 4.2.3. Stephen Uzzo, New York Hall of Science, Museum Studies -- 4.2.4. Jill Denner, Education, Training, Research Associates -- 4.2.5. Lou Gross, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis -- 4.3. Computational Thinking in Engineering and Computer Science -- 4.3.1. Questions Addressed -- 4.3.2. Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Engineering is Elementary Project -- 4.3.3. Taylor Martin, University of Texas at Austin -- 4.3.4. Ursula Wolz, College of New Jersey -- 4.3.5. Peter Henderson, Butler University -- 4.4. Teaching and Learning Computational Thinking -- 4.4.1. Questions Addressed -- 4.4.2. Deanna Kuhn, Columbia University -- 4.4.3. Matthew Stone, Rutgers University -- 4.4.4. Jim Slotta, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education -- 4.4.5. Joyce Malyn-Smith, Education Development Center, Inc., ITEST Learning Resource Center -- 4.4.6. Jan Cuny, National Science Foundation, CS 10K Project -- 4.5. Educating the Educators -- 4.5.1. Questions Addressed -- 4.5.2. Michelle Williams, Michigan State University -- 4.5.3. Walter Allan and Jeri Erickson, Foundation for Blood Research, EcoScienceWorks Project -- 4.5.4. Danny Edelson, National Geographic Society -- 4.6. Measuring Outcomes (for Evaluation) and Collecting Feedback (for Assessment) -- 4.6.1. Questions Addressed -- 4.6.2. Paulo Blikstein, Stanford University -- 4.6.3. Christina Schwarz, Michigan State University -- 4.6.4. Mike Clancy, University of California, Berkeley, -- 4.6.5. Derek Briggs, University of Colorado, Boulder -- 4.6.6. Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Engineering is Elementary Project -- 5. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIXES -- A. Workshop Agenda -- B. Short Biographies of Committee Members, Workshop Participants, and Staff Summary " ... summarizes the second workshop, which was held February 4-5, 2010, in Washington, D.C., and focuses on pedagogical considerations for computational thinking. This workshop was structured to gather pedagogical inputs and insights from educators who have addressed computational thinking in their work with K-12 teachers and students. It illuminates different approaches to computational thinking and explores lessons learned and best practices."--Publisher website Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Pedagogical content knowledge. Cognitive science. Computational learning theory. EDUCATION -- Educational Psychology. Cognitive science Computational learning theory Pedagogical content knowledge Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Workshops on Computational Thinking. LC no. 2011276315 ISBN 9780309214759 0309214750 1283253534 9781283253536 9786613253538 6613253537

Other Titles Report of a workshop on the pedagogical aspects of computational thinking Computational thinking

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