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A...B...CT! Computational Thinking as a Basic Skill in Early Learning |
Explore and create : Creation lab
Tuesday, December 1, 11:30 am–1:00 pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
Gail Lovely Wendy Oliver
Computational thinking provides ways of thinking and problem solving strategies and skills for young learners (3-7 years old). This session will share CT strategies and activities which can be facilitated by educators and families in face-to-face, blended and family-based learning.
| Audience: | Coaches, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators |
| Skill level: | Beginner |
| Attendee devices: | Devices useful |
| Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Windows, Android, iOS Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows |
| Participant accounts, software and other materials: | NOT Required, but useful: iOS Chatterpix Kids App Book Creator App Chrome browser |
| Topic: | Innovation in early childhood/elementary |
| Grade level: | PK-2 |
| Subject area: | Language arts, STEM/STEAM |
| ISTE Standards: | For Educators: Designer
Empowered Learner
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| Additional detail: | ISTE author presentation, Session recorded for video-on-demand |
| Influencer Disclosure: | This session includes a presenter that indicated a “material connection” to a brand that includes a personal, family or employment relationship, or a financial relationship. See individual speaker menu for disclosure information. |
The purpose of this session is to grow educators’ insight into CT as a powerful basis for critical thinking, problem solving and learning skills which are a basis for mathematical thinking and literacy as well. The session will provide opportunities to explore examples and firsthand experiences with CT. Together we will discuss challenges and successes, and bring focus to the intentional, purposeful integration of CT with young learners in a variety of environments (face-to-face, blended, tech and no tech and family-based).
Participants will be able to personally define CT and to explain what it includes with young learners.
Participants will be able to describe a way they could intentionally integrate CT into learning experiences or lessons within their setting with their learners.
Participants will be provided experiences, examples, discussion and explore tools to bring focus to the intentional, purposeful integration of CT with young learners in a variety of environments (face-to-face, blended, tech and no tech and family-based).
Initial Activity, Sharing Who is Here and Why
Defining Computational Thinking Through Shared Experience - (hands-on activity with participants)
Research and Basis of Computational Thinking - (interactive discussion/lecture with examples)
Seeing Computational Thinking in Action - (Sharing examples and experiences via image/video/story)
Intentionally Integrating Computational Thinking into Common Learning Settings/Experiences - (sharing methods of integrating CT and working together to add CT to a lesson/experience)
Brainstorming/Sharing Ideas for Computational Thinking into Early Learning
At a Distance
Face-to-face
Blended Learning
Family-facilitated Learning
Next Steps - Committing to Trying Something New (or refining something well-loved). - (Using Padlet to share ideas and our own next steps)
Bers, M. (2017) Coding as a Playground: Programming and Computational Thinking in the Early Childhood Classroom. Routledge.
Papert, S. (1980). Mindstorms: Children, computers, and powerful ideas. New York: Basicbooks.
Resnick, M., & Robinson, K. (2018). Lifelong kindergarten: Cultivating creativity through projects, passion, peers, and play. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
“Coding as Literacy Teaching Programming as a Literacy of the 21st Century.” Coding as Literacy, DevTech Research Group, Tufts University, sites.tufts.edu/codingasliteracy/.
Williams, Heidi. “Introduction to Computational Thinking for Every Educator.” ISTE U. 2019.
Wendy Oliver is a Senior Instructional Technology Specialist for Kamehameha Schools in the state of Hawai'i. She supports preschool teachers throughout the state with technology integration. She graduated with a BA in Geography from California State University Fullerton and earned her elementary teaching certifications in California and Texas. She is a former second and third grade teacher and Technology Integration Coach. She is a member of the ISTE Early Learning Network Leadership team.
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