Holistic STEAM Education through Computational Thinking: A Perspective on Training Future Teachers

A. Pears; E. Barendsen; V. Dagien; V. Dolgopolovas; E. Jasute

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-33759-9_4

Holistic STEAM Education through Computational Thinking: A Perspective on Training Future Teachers

A. Pears^*, E. Barendsen, V. Dagien, V. Dolgopolovas, E. Jasute

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Computational thinking (CT) skills are argued to be vital to preparing future generations of learners to be productive citizens in our increasingly technologically sophisticated societies. However, teacher education lags behind policy in many countries, and there is a palpable need for enhanced support for teacher education in CT. This paper addresses this gap, establishing an intellectual framework with which to explore the manner in which CT can be inculcated in compulsory school students. Drawing on a deeper awareness of the broader societal and cultural context of the activities we introduce a new approach to designing teacher education. The novelty of our approach is that training computation thinking is framed as an integrative element rather than as a separate study subject. This approach provides better articulation between Engineering and Science oriented subjects and Arts, providing supporting methods to develop the professional skills of student-teachers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics
Subtitle of host publication	12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus, November 18–20, 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Sergei N. Pozdniakov, Valentina Dagienė
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Chapter	4
Pages	41-52
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030337599
ISBN (Print)	9783030337582
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33759-9_4
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2019
Event	12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives - The Lordos Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus Duration: 18 Nov 2019 → 20 Nov 2019 Conference number: 12 http://cyprusconferences.org/issep2019/

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series
Volume	11913
ISSN	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools
Abbreviated title	ISSEP 2019
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Larnaca
Period	18/11/19 → 20/11/19
Internet address	http://cyprusconferences.org/issep2019/

Keywords

Compulsory schooling
Computational thinking
Culture
Integration
STEAM
Teacher training

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Pears, A., Barendsen, E., Dagien, V., Dolgopolovas, V., & Jasute, E. (2019). Holistic STEAM Education through Computational Thinking: A Perspective on Training Future Teachers. In S. N. Pozdniakov, & V. Dagienė (Eds.), Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics: 12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus, November 18–20, 2019, Proceedings (pp. 41-52). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33759-9_4

Pears, A. ; Barendsen, E. ; Dagien, V. et al. / Holistic STEAM Education through Computational Thinking : A Perspective on Training Future Teachers. Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics: 12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus, November 18–20, 2019, Proceedings. editor / Sergei N. Pozdniakov ; Valentina Dagienė. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019. pp. 41-52 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, Vol. 11913).

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Pears, A, Barendsen, E, Dagien, V, Dolgopolovas, V & Jasute, E 2019, Holistic STEAM Education through Computational Thinking: A Perspective on Training Future Teachers. in SN Pozdniakov & V Dagienė (eds), Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics: 12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus, November 18–20, 2019, Proceedings. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, vol. 11913, pp. 41-52, 12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools, Larnaca, Cyprus, 18/11/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33759-9_4

Holistic STEAM Education through Computational Thinking: A Perspective on Training Future Teachers. / Pears, A.; Barendsen, E.; Dagien, V. et al.
Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics: 12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus, November 18–20, 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Sergei N. Pozdniakov; Valentina Dagienė. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019. p. 41-52 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, Vol. 11913).

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Pears A, Barendsen E, Dagien V, Dolgopolovas V, Jasute E. Holistic STEAM Education through Computational Thinking: A Perspective on Training Future Teachers. In Pozdniakov SN, Dagienė V, editors, Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics: 12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus, November 18–20, 2019, Proceedings. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 2019. p. 41-52. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, Vol. 11913). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-33759-9_4

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