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Jennifer Houchins; Danielle Boulden; James Lester; Bradford Mott; Kristy Elizabeth Boyer; Eric Wiebe – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
This design case chronicles the efforts of an interdisciplinary team of researchers as they collaborated with middle grades science teachers and students to build and refine an epidemic disease curriculum module. The initial five-day design was delivered in five science classrooms at three nearby schools where researcher classroom observations and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Middle School Students, Computation, Thinking Skills
Angela Roccograndi; Michelle Hodara – Education Northwest, 2024
Louisiana State University (LSU) received an Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant to implement its Introduction to Computational Thinking (ICT) course from fall 2019 through spring 2023. ICT is a yearlong course that builds skills in problem solving, programming, and mathematics (algebra and geometry) and is intended to improve…
Descriptors: Mental Computation, Curriculum Development, Introductory Courses, Mathematics Education
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Herro, Danielle; Quigley, Cassie; Plank, Holly; Abimbade, Oluwadara; Owens, Aileen – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2022
We examine how elementary STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) teachers designed and implemented instructional practices to encourage computational thinking (CT) during problem-solving activities. After teachers created STEAM lessons aligned with state standards and CT practices, students made artifacts while solving…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computation, Thinking Skills, STEM Education