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Noyce项目的学者和研究员合作，正在建立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，以改善教师在数学和科学方面的准备，以及在计算和通信技术的真实使用方面的准备。这个介绍性（试点）研讨会让两种文化的教师接触到计算思维、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广泛的互动课程、讨论、活动和支持材料，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。鉴于在泰国向学生提供近100万台平板电脑的倡议，Shodor的Interactivate材料受到了特别关注，特别是那些已经转换为在移动平台上运行的材料。从这一计划中吸取的经验教训正在改进国家科学数字图书馆（nsdl.org）的材料，并将Noyce参与者和NCSI传达的实践经验提供给他们的美国同事。这是美国和泰国教师之间合作的第一步，为未来交流思想和经验教训提供了机会。该国际项目由国际科学与工程办公室和EHR/DUE Robert Noyce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.