New Perspectives in Science Education

Integrating computer science (CS) with content areas represents a meaningful, accessible, sustainable, and scalable pathway for CS access. Our suite of unit planning tools progresses through foci on CS Connections, Unpacking, Instructional Resources, Assessment, and Supports & Meaning. A template with matched sets of checklists and rubrics define high-quality attributes for feedback and reflection. Teachers (N = 49) created units across content areas, showing proof-of-concept for CS-novice elementary classroom teachers as designers of CS-embedded curricula.

Keywords: computer science, computational thinking, integration, K-5

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