{"id":176,"date":"2024-02-29T10:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-210211-summer-2023-j-longley\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2024-05-15T17:32:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T21:32:34","slug":"applying-computational-thinking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/applying-computational-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrating Computational Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"195\" src=\"http:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3085\/2023\/07\/Comp-Thinking.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Module Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this activity you will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore examples of computational thinking in elementary classrooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage in computational thinking activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create computational thinking activities to use with your students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activity #1: Computational Thinking in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <em>Classroom Play and Activities to Support Computational Thinking Development<\/em> (Lee et al., 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3085\/2023\/07\/Lee-et-al-2023.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Lee-et-al-2023<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3085\/2023\/07\/Lee-et-al-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to Lee et al (2023)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p> <p><strong>Read<\/strong> <em>Integrating Computational Thinking into Your Elementary Classroom <\/em>(Smith, 2019)<\/p><p><a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettingsmart.com\/2018\/03\/09\/computational-thinking-elementary-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gettingsmart.com\/2018\/03\/09\/computational-thinking-elementary-classroom\/<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <em>Screen-Free Computational Thinking<\/em> (Peterson, 2021)<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/screen-free-computational-thinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/screen-free-computational-thinkin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/screen-free-computational-thinking\/\">g\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <em>The Integration of Computational Thinking in Early Childhood and Elementary Education<\/em> (Moore &amp; Ottenbreit-Leftwich, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3085\/2023\/07\/The-Integration-of-Computational-Thinking-in-Early-Childhood-and-Elementary-Education-2.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">The-Integration-of-Computational-Thinking-in-Early-Childhood-and-Elementary-Education-2<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2023\/07\/The-Integration-of-Computational-Thinking-in-Early-Childhood-and-Elementary-Education-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to Moore &amp; Ottenbreit-Leftwich (2020)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p> <p><strong>Read: <\/strong><em>How to Develop Computational Thinkers<\/em> (Valenzuela, 2022)<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iste.org\/explore\/computational-thinking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.iste.org\/explore\/computational-thinking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><em>The Ultimate Guide to Computational Thinking for Educators<\/em> (Learning.com, 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3085\/2023\/07\/601f35cdbe24d5b3ffa38386_The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Computational-Thinking-for-Educators-copy.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">601f35cdbe24d5b3ffa38386_The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Computational-Thinking-for-Educators-copy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2023\/07\/601f35cdbe24d5b3ffa38386_The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Computational-Thinking-for-Educators-copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to Learning.com (2019)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong><em> Computational Thinking &#8212; A Guide for Teachers <\/em>(Csizmadia et al., 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3085\/2023\/07\/150818_Computational_Thinking_1_-2.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">150818_Computational_Thinking_1_-2<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2024\/05\/150818_Computational_Thinking_1_-2-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to Csizmadia et al. (2015)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Optional Reading:<\/em><\/strong> <em>A systematic review of integrating computational thinking in early childhood education<\/em> (Su &amp; Yang, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3085\/2023\/07\/Su-Yang-2023.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Su-Yang-2023<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2023\/07\/Su-Yang-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to Su &amp; Yang (2023)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Optional Reading:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Early Learning Strategies for Developing Computational Thinkers <\/em>(Thorson, 2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iste.org\/explore\/computational-thinking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.iste.org\/explore\/computational-thinking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Optional Reading:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Making the Connection &#8212; Computational Thinking and Early Learning for Young Children and Their Families<\/em> (Campana et al. (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3085\/2023\/07\/MakingTheConnection_PLMag_JulAug2020-copy.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">MakingTheConnection_PLMag_JulAug2020-copy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2023\/07\/MakingTheConnection_PLMag_JulAug2020-copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to Campana et al. (2020)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Optional Reading: <\/em><\/strong> <em>Encouraging Computational Thinking for Young Children and Families from a Distance <\/em>(Kociubuk et al., 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-public-libraries-online wp-block-embed-public-libraries-online\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QXHjrs6Ppy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/publiclibrariesonline.org\/2020\/07\/encouraging-computational-thinking-for-young-children-and-families-from-a-distance\/\">Encouraging Computational Thinking for Young Children and Families From a Distance<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Encouraging Computational Thinking for Young Children and Families From a Distance&#8221; &#8212; Public Libraries Online\" src=\"https:\/\/publiclibrariesonline.org\/2020\/07\/encouraging-computational-thinking-for-young-children-and-families-from-a-distance\/embed\/#?secret=ro9xLpMRcV#?secret=QXHjrs6Ppy\" data-secret=\"QXHjrs6Ppy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activity #2: Computational Thinking Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepare your Computational Thinking Activity &amp; Presentation. Review the guidelines below to help you create the learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2024\/03\/Comp-Thinking-Activity.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Comp-Thinking-Activity<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2024\/05\/Comp-Thinking-Activity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to Computational Thinking Activity Guidelines<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Optional:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Chart for Creating Your Computational Thinking Learning Experience<\/em> &#8212; this chart may help you to plan &amp; develop your computational thinking learning experience(s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2024\/05\/Chart-for-Creating-CT-Learning-Exp.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Chart-for-Creating-CT-Learning-Exp.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-afc34416-0b76-4cac-8b41-cc8a6539ed23\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2024\/05\/Chart-for-Creating-CT-Learning-Exp.pdf\">Chart-for-Creating-CT-Learning-Exp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2024\/05\/Chart-for-Creating-CT-Learning-Exp.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-afc34416-0b76-4cac-8b41-cc8a6539ed23\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2024\/05\/Chart-for-Creating-CT-Learning-Exp.docx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2024\/05\/Chart-for-Creating-CT-Learning-Exp.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> MS Word version of Chart for Creating Computational Thinking Learning Experience<\/a>  &#8212; <em>save to your device to edit, File&gt; Save As<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please add a link to your Computational Thinking Learning Experience next to your name on this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jZlZjule2dwP56gX0F5GYnNIdLSKVU5sfRBM0CzwoEg\/edit?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jZlZjule2dwP56gX0F5GYnNIdLSKVU5sfRBM0CzwoEg\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Doc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jZlZjule2dwP56gX0F5GYnNIdLSKVU5sfRBM0CzwoEg\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jZlZjule2dwP56gX0F5GYnNIdLSKVU5sfRBM0CzwoEg\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Activity #3: End-of-Course Survey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please complete the end of course survey. Your feedback and insights are important to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeS_CjdH1BhdkPoWaS2ZZzY6fRy5c1FTgmWoZs-LBbBIyiimw\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeS_CjdH1BhdkPoWaS2ZZzY6fRy5c1FTgmWoZs-LBbBIyiimw\/viewform?usp=sf_link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Module Objectives In this activity you will: &nbsp; Activity #1: Computational Thinking in Action Read: Classroom Play and Activities to Support Computational Thinking Development (Lee et al., 2023) \u00a0 Read [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-176","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":872,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions\/872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/edu-211-b18l-spring-2024-j-longley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}