Computational Thinking and its importance in education
Description
This course is designed for all educators from all subject areas who would like to know more about computational thinking and how it can be applied within cross-curricular educational settings.
At the end of this course, participants will know:
- What Computational Thinking is and what it isn't
- The components of Computational Thinking
- How Computational Thinking is applied in various educational settings
Professional Journal
How do your students learn best? Do you employ the same methods when you are learning something new? You're here because something has inspired you to learn more about computational thinking. If you're actually going to retain this knowledge and begin to embed changes in your current educational practice, you'll need some space to take notes, reflect, copy links and keep track of any inspirational ideas.
Right now, before you begin the content for this course, go to Word Online or create a notebook in OneNote for your own learning. Of course if you've already done this, you'll just need to add a section or a page for this course. At the end of this course, you'll be developing a lesson within this journal to post on the Microsoft Educator Community.
