“Computational thinking (CT) is important in its own right as a key enabler of effective participation in 21st century life—and as an increasingly important underpinning to subject matter learning across the disciplines. We take an Integrated Approach (IA), to build CT activities into current instructional practices across core middle school curriculum. We locate nascent CT activities in the existing curriculum, reinforce and develop the overlap between the curricular area and the target CT area, and subsequently reinforce the CT content in a short, reinforcing instructional unit.”
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