Our Making CT project infuses computational thinking (CT) practices into interdisciplinary maker activities for elementary school classrooms. The maker movement, which aims to dissolve boundaries among disciplines, has introduced new forms of creating, innovating, and thinking to millions of people all over the world. Embedding active, inquiry-based computing activities into content courses can help shift the focus away from lecture-centric teaching models and onto student participation and engagement. Further, when students perceive that teachers support their autonomy in the classroom,...
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