The push for computer science education and computational thinking in K-12 schools is spreading across the nation, but many districts struggle with equity issues as they ensure economically ...

Computational thinking is increasingly recognised as a fundamental approach to problem solving that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It involves organising complex challenges into ...

Computer science majors jumped for college students — particularly those in underrepresented groups — who took the subject in ...

inquiryHub's Middle School curricula integrate and promote computational thinking in STEM and Science classrooms through providing engaging, hands-on learning experiences through a school-based ...

CU Boulder computer science Professor Alexander Repenning remembers one of the key moments that affirmed his choice to study computational thinking, a relatively new field of research into the mental ...

Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft today announced the establishment of the Microsoft Carnegie Mellon Center for Computational Thinking. Started with a three-year, $1.5 million grant from ...

Public school students need opportunities to create, decode, analyze, customize and otherwise manipulate programs, datasets and predictive models to solve problems in support of their learning goals.

Barry Lawson is a Bates computer science professor who chairs the Program in Digital and Computational Studies. He is also an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who plays mandolin, guitar, and upright ...

Like many kids of my generation growing up in India, I was an avid reader of Enid Blyton’s novels. Many of her books were written as a series (“The Famous Five,” “The Secret Seven” and “Five ...

An international symposium held at Boston College in late May focused on computer science education, but with a mission: reframing it as an ambitious, human-centered endeavor that builds character.

While coding is a good start, school districts need to develop broader computer science initiatives to grow 21st century–ready learners. Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in ...