Article
Infusing computational thinking into the middle- and high-school curriculum
Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education
(2012)
Abstract
In recent years there have been significant efforts to revamp undergraduate and K-12 curricula to emphasize computational thinking, a term popularized by Jeannette Wing in 2006. We describe work introducing and enhancing computational thinking activities and assessments in the middle- and high-school curriculum at the University of Chicago Lab Schools. In total six courses were altered as a part of the Computational Thinking across the Curriculum Project: middle-school and high-school computer science, and high-school Latin, graphic arts, English, and history. We detail the modifications to the curriculum and discuss the successes and challenges of the project.
Keywords
- Computational thinking,
- K-12,
- high school,
- middle school,
- history,
- English,
- Latin,
- computer science,
- graphic arts
Disciplines
Publication Date
July 3, 2012
DOI
10.1145/2325296.2325306
Publisher Statement
http://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/conf/iticse/iticse2012.html#SettleFHSJRW12
Citation Information
Amber Settle, Baker Franke, Ruth Hansen, Frances Spaltro, et al.. "Infusing computational thinking into the middle- and high-school curriculum" Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education (2012) p. 22 - 27 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/asettle/34/