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“So, we kind of started from scratch, no pun intended”: What can students learn from designing games?
“So, we kind of started from scratch, no pun intended”: What can students learn from designing games?
In the Building systems from Scratch program, designing a game about climate change requires students to carry out multiple learning tasks in parallel, that is, (1) applying systems thinking to climate change concepts; (2) understanding and applying game design principles, and (3) systematically mapping knowledge of a science topic into a game by programming and engaging in CT practices.
Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM: Strategies for Embracing Uniquely Talented Problem Solvers
Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM: Strategies for Embracing Uniquely Talented Problem Solvers
Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM considers how neurodiversity—the different ways people learn and think—may present an exciting opportunity to build an innovative workforce ready to tackle these challenges we face.
Family Voices: Learning from Families with Preschool-Age Children from Historically Marginalized Communities to Expand our Vision of Engineering
Family Voices: Learning from Families with Preschool-Age Children from Historically Marginalized Communities to Expand our Vision of Engineering
In this study, we worked to elevate the voices of parents and young children from low-income Spanish- and English-speaking families in our community and better understand the ways that they connect with engineering.
“I can do data for my people”: experiences of giving back for Native undergraduates in computing
“I can do data for my people”: experiences of giving back for Native undergraduates in computing
This paper focuses on the undergraduate experiences in computer sciences (CS) disciplines of eight Native women and two-spirit undergraduates and how their values and experiences around the communal goal of giving back enable them to persist in computing.