ERIC Number: EJ1441043
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0899 3408
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Elementary Teachers' Experiences in Online Professional Development for Literacy-Focused Computer Science Instruction for All Learners
Jamie Colwell; Amy Hutchison; Kristie Gutierrez; Jeff Offutt; Anya Evmenova
Computer Science Education, v34 n3 p546-565 2024
Background & Context: This research focused on an online professional development (PD), the Inclusive Computer Science Model of PD, to support integrating computer science and computational thinking for all learners into K-5 literacy instruction. Objective: This research was conducted to understand elementary teachers' perceptions of the PD. Method: We used a qualitative case study methodology to collect multiple sources of perception-focused data from 10 purposefully selected participants in the PD and used a general inductive approach to data analysis. Findings: Three themes emerged that focus on teachers' perceptions, with multiple considerations for how teachers viewed the concept of computer science, the potential for students with disabilities to participate in computer science instruction, and how they considered UDL in this instruction. Implications: Findings have implications for the potential of computer science integration into elementary literacy instruction and how teachers may independently use computer science instruction that supports all learners in their future teaching.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Electronic Learning, Faculty Development, Literacy Education, Computer Science Education, Inclusion, Computation, Thinking Skills, Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Models, COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1837380
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