Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding Education Basics to Early Childhood Educators

Authors

Enoch HunsakerFollow

Keywords

coding, computational thinking, developmentally appropriate practice, early childhood education, microcredentials, open badges

Description

The purpose of this project was to design and develop training, assessment, and credentials to help inservice and preservice teachers connected to Brigham Young University (BYU) to become competent in teaching computational thinking (CT) and coding in their classrooms. In accordance with the needs and desires of the stakeholders, the assessments for the project took the form of open badges, and the training consisted of corresponding tutorials to assist individuals earning those badges. The badges, tutorials, and some related resources were compiled onto the Tech with Kids website (https://iptedtec.wixsite.com/techwithkids) to make them accessible for all target learners.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Hunsaker, E. (2018). Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding Education Basics to Early Childhood Educators. Unpublished masters project manuscript, Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Retrieved from https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/ipt_projects/8

Project Type

Design/Development Project

Publication Date

2018-07-05

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Instructional Psychology and Technology

Client

College/University

Master's Project or PhD Project

Masters Project

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Additional Project Information

https://iptedtec.wixsite.com/techwithkids