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Teaching Computational Thinking to Exceptional Learners: Lessons from Two Inclusive Classrooms
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Prado, Yenda; Jacob, Sharin; Warschauer, Mark – Computer Science Education, 2022
Background and Context: Computational Thinking (CT) is a skill all students should learn. This requires using inclusive approaches to teach CT to a wide spectrum of students. However, strategies for teaching CT to students with exceptionalities are not well studied. Objective: This study draws on lessons learned in two fourth-grade classrooms --…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Computer Science Education, Special Education, Teaching Methods
Empowering K-12 Students with Disabilities to Learn Computational Thinking and Computer Programming
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Israel, Maya; Wherfel, Quentin M.; Pearson, Jamie; Shehab, Saadeddine; Tapia, Tanya – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
This article's focus is on including computing and computational thinking in K-12 instruction within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and to provide that instruction in ways that promote access for students traditionally underrepresented in the STEM fields, such as students with disabilities. Providing computing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Disabilities, Student Empowerment, Computer Science Education
National Educational Computing Conference Proceedings (8th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 24-26, 1987).
Ryan, William C., Ed. – 1987
The almost 200 papers and panel, project, and special session reports represented in this collection focus on innovations, trends, evaluations, and research in the use of computers in a variety of educational settings. Of these, the full text is provided for 52 presentations and abstracts for 138. The topics discussed include: use of computers at…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Technology: Window to the Future. Proceedings of the Annual State Conference of the Texas Computer Education Association (9th, Houston, Texas, March 5-7, 1989).
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Bright, George W., Ed.; Grigassy, Mary Louise, Ed. – 1989
This proceedings compilation presents papers on administration, computer literacy, computer science, desktop publishing, elementary education, hardware and software, language arts, mathematics, media, music and art, science, social studies, and special education. The 130 papers are arranged alphabetically by author's name and a subject index…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Technology across the Curriculum. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Texas Computer Education Association (8th, Dallas, Texas, February 24-27, 1988).
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Texas Computer Education Association, Lubbock. – 1988
The theme of this computer education conference was "Technology across the Curriculum." These proceedings include papers on the application of educational technologies in school administration, business education, computer science education, mathematics, science, social studies, English and language arts, elementary education, gifted and…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Adaptation and Implementation of Curriculum for a High School Special Education Computer Science Class.
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Johnson, Jacqueline S. – 1996
A curriculum was developed to address the needs of a high school special education computer science class. Class members included both resource-room learning disabled and the more severely learning disabled, and the project aimed to help them fulfill the school district requirement of the completion of a one-semester computer class prior to…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education