Abstract
Teachers’ lack of computer science (CS) content knowledge and limited opportunities to incorporate CS in existing curricula pose unique challenges at the elementary level. Despite the crucial role of professional development (PD) in preparing elementary school teachers to integrate CS in classroom instruction, there is little research documenting PD programs that focus on integration in literacy and mathematics when compared to other subject areas. In this work, we present a PD program that integrates CS with disciplinary content to support teachers as they integrate CS with literacy and mathematics in elementary school classrooms. Using data from multiple sources, we present findings from two contrasting implementations to examine the integration of CS with content, teacher learning, and subsequent student outcomes. Findings have implications related to the integration of CS in elementary school and teacher professional development.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2023 |
| Editors | Elizabeth Langran, Paula Christensen, Jarrod Sanson |
| Place of Publication | New Orleans |
| Publisher | Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
| Pages | 2209-2214 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781939797681 |
| State | Published - Mar 2023 |