A weekly Scratch-based curriculum
​for all elementary students to learn computational thinking.

CREATE - DESIGN - IMPACT
​Three years of an interdisciplinary, culturally relevant elementary curriculum. In the first two years, students experience computational thinking concepts through relevant and engaging learning activities and projects.  The third year integrates coding, community-based environmental literacy, and data literacy for all students. The lessons promote diverse students’ computational thinking skills, civic engagement, data literacy, environmental literacy, and language and literacy while leveraging students’ cultural and community knowledge.

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For Students 

• Structured inquiry involves students in creative coding while also providing the step-by-step guidance necessary for absolute beginners to succeed

• Language support helps English learners and students with reading challenges develop literacy and computing skills simultaneously

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• STEM identity is developed as children learn about diverse computer scientists, and code stories about their own lives and communities  

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For Teachers

• ​Instructional resources, including detailed lesson plans, notes, handouts, and slides, make teaching the material easy 

• Professional development is designed so that no prior coding experience is necessary to get started teaching the curriculum​

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• Assessment tools include a computational thinking test, identity survey, observation protocol, and student reflection forms and rubrics

Photo: Santa Ana Unified School District

Partners

• University of California, Irvine
• University of Chicago
• Santa Ana Unified School District
• Montebello Unified School District
• Fullerton School District
  
• ​El Sol Science and Arts Academy 
  
• Chicago Public Schools

Funding

• National Science Foundation Grant #2317832
• National Science Foundation Grant #1923136
• US Department of Education Grant #1738825

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