iCT – Computational Thinking in Humanities

Welcome

Integrated Computational Thinking (iCT) is a National Science Foundation funded project aiming to develop a competency-based professional learning program to support middle school teachers to become capable of designing, facilitating, and iterating computational thinking integrated learning experiences in their pedagogy. The iCT project is a partnership between Michigan State University, Mouse, and Telos Learning.

The project focuses CT integration in three disciplines: Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Arts. The iCT professional learning program provides continued and sustainable support for teachers. The iCT team envision this process as a collaborative effort between the iCT team, participating teachers, and participating school leaders and/or school districts. The iCT team offers:

Building blocks, self-paced online learning resources, where teachers engage with Computational Thinking (CT) concepts and practices to build foundational knowledge.
Professional learning that centers on curricular co-design practice where teachers collaboratively design integrated CT learning experiences
Evidence-based micro-credentials to recognize teacher competencies around integrating CT into their teaching.

Building Block

Online platform for teachers to build foundational computational thinking knowledge

Micro-credential

Micro-credential to recognize and signal teacher knowledge around CT integration

Research

Summary of research and publications

This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number 1933933. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.