Computing MATTERS: Towards an International Partnership to Promote Inquiry-Based Science Education Enhanced by Computational Thinking

Shodor教育基金会及其国家计算科学研究所(NCSI)与诺伊斯计划学者和研究员合作，正在搭建连接美国和泰国的文化桥梁，以促进一项国际研究和培训计划，以改善数学和科学以及计算和通信技术的真正使用方面的教师准备。介绍性(试点)讲习班让两种文化的教师接触计算思维、建模和数据分析。研讨会的材料来自国家科学数字图书馆(NSDL)，特别是Shodor的大量Interactive课程、讨论、活动和辅助材料，所有这些都与国家数学教师委员会(NCTM)和共同核心标准保持一致。鉴于泰国计划向学生赠送近100万台平板电脑，Shodor的Interactive材料尤其受到关注，特别是那些已转换为在移动平台上运行的材料。从这一倡议中吸取的经验教训是改进国家科学数字图书馆(nsdl.org)的材料，并将Noyce参与者和NCSI传达给他们的美国同事的实际经验教训提供给他们。这是美国和泰国教师合作的第一步，为未来交流思想和经验教训提供了机会。这一国际项目由国际科学与工程办公室和EHR/DUE罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金和奖学金计划共同资助。

The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. and its National Computational Science Institute (NCSI) in partnership with Noyce Program Scholars and Fellows, is building cultural bridges connecting US and Thailand to promote an international research and training initiative to improve teacher preparation in mathematics and science and in the authentic uses of computational and communication technologies. The introductory (pilot) workshop is exposing teachers in both cultures to computational thinking, modeling and data analysis. Materials for the workshop are drawn from the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), in particular Shodor's extensive Interactivate collection of lessons, discussions, activities, and supporting materials, all aligned with National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM) and Common Core Standards. Given the initiative in Thailand to give nearly a million tablet computers to students, special focus is given to Shodor's Interactivate materials, and in particular those that have been converted to run on mobile platforms. Lessons learned from this initiative are improving materials in the National Science Digital Library (nsdl.org) and providing practical lessons conveyed by the Noyce participants and NCSI back to their US colleagues. This first collaborative step between US and Thai teachers provides an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and lessons learned in the future. This international project is jointly funded through the Office of International Science and Engineering and the EHR/DUE Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship and Fellowship Program.