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Design-based Information Technologies Learning Experience Project for K-12 STEM Outreach

Description

This paper presents the design of the Design-Based Information Technologies Learning Experiences (DITLE) project, a large K-12 STEM outreach project supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). It impacts IT education among six public high schools in a metropolitan area. The designed activities of the project are presented and shared with the education research community to invoke discussion. The project is currently in its first year of a three-year grant period. The lessons and experiences learned so far are also summarized for discussion. 

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

Type
Conference proceeding
Author
Chengcheng Li
Helen Meyer
Hazem Said
Johnson Marcus
Rebekah Michael
Publisher
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Topic(s)
Computational Thinking
Participant Recruitment and Retention
STEM Career Opportunities and Workforce Development
Sustainability and Scale-Up
Teacher Professional Development and Pedagogy
Youth Motivation and Interests in STEM
Publication Year
2015
Additional Disciplines
Computer Science - general
Computer Science - computer hardware
Computer Science - general skills and mathematics
Computer Science - programming
Computer Science - web development
Engineering - general