Rethinking Technology & Creativity in the 21st Century: A Room of Their Own

Improving the Computational Thinking Pedagogical Capabilities of School Teachers

“…Barr & Stephenson, 2011;Lee et al, 2011;Sengupta et al, 2013) with the help of computing and computers (Grover & Pea, 2013;Wolz et al, 2011). Mishra and Yadav (2013) have argued that computational thinking goes beyond typical human-computer interactions within the school curriculum; instead, they argued that human creativity could be augmented by computational thinking, in particular with the use of automation and algorithmic thinking (Van Dyne & Braun, 2014). However, researchers argue despite the best efforts to articulate that computational thinking is more than just "programming", the misconception that the two are the same remains (Lu & Fletcher, 2009;Qualls & Sherrell, 2010).…”

The Evolution From Traditional to Online Professional Development: A Review

“…A distinct connection exists between CCSS and twenty-first century skills (Ballard, 2010, Tucker, 2012. Cosmah and Saine (2013) stated that teachers need to understand that their "teaching practices must integrate technology to ensure students become digitally fluent" (p. 82).…”

Computational Thinking for All: Pedagogical Approaches to Embedding 21st Century Problem Solving in K-12 Classrooms

“…These computational thinking steps are foundational to computer science, but their power and utility extend far beyond any single discipline. Mishra and Yadav (2013), for example, argued that Bcomputational thinking can foster creativity by allowing students to not only be consumers of technology, but also build tools that can have significant impact on society^(p. 11). Furthermore, computational thinking aligns with the need for students to become media information literate, which includes understanding how information and data can be represented to convey different meaning (Wilson et al, 2013).…”