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Weaving computing into all middle school disciplines

Authors:

Susan H. Rodger,

Daniel MacDonald,

Michael Marion,

Elizabeth Onstwedder,

Bella Onwumbiko,

Edwin WardAuthors Info & Claims

ITiCSE '14: Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Innovation & technology in computer science education

Pages 207 - 212

https://doi.org/10.1145/2591708.2591754

Published: 21 June 2014 Publication History

Abstract

In order to get students interested in computing, we teach middle school teachers of different disciplines programming with Alice and work with them on integrating computing into their discipline. Alice provides an interface for novices to create animations easily and quickly, which is attractive to and fun for students. We have been developing Alice curriculum materials for integrating computing into middle school disciplines for six years. Although our target audience is middle school, our materials are used by teachers from elementary school to introductory college level. This paper describes our newest curriculum materials for several disciplines developed by both us and our teachers. Our newest curriculum materials include tutorials, sample projects, and challenges, which are projects with missing pieces. We also discuss our recent outreach efforts with middle school students.

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Weaving computing into all middle school disciplines
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
        Information science education

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Agbo FSanusi IOyelere SSuhonen J(2021)Application of Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systemic Review Based on Bibliometric and Content Analysis MethodsEducation Sciences10.3390/educsci1103014211:3(142)Online publication date: 23-Mar-2021
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