In this paper, we expand the concept of historical actors to elaborate on how transformative
agency has been addressed in our work with youth from nondominant communities …

Systematic endeavors to take computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) to
scale in middle and high school classrooms are underway with curricula that emphasize the …

Algorithms are more and more pervading our everyday life: from automatic checkouts in
supermarkets and e-banking to booking a flight online. Understanding an algorithmic …

This paper presents a novel pedagogical framework, entitled the Zones of Proximal Flow,
which integrates Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development theory with Csikszentmihalyi's …

The use of visual cues associated with rendered visual items to cue a user on whether a
rendered visual item has interactive capability and/or what type of interaction is possible with …

Though notoriously difficult, real-time programming offers children a rich new set of
applications, and the opportunity to engage bodily knowledge and experience more …

A variety of approaches exist to teach computer science concepts to students from K-12 to
graduate school. One such approach involves using the mass appeal of game design and …

In the 21st century, computational thinking skills are essential for solving problems around
computer science and solving problems in everyday life. This belief has been recognized …

A dynamic language promotes ease of use through flexible ty**, a focus on high-level
programming, and by streamlining the edit-compile-debug cycle. Live languages go beyond …

1101 model parameters using analytics. In one embodiment, the dependency graph is part
of vi sually driven analytics in Which the output model parameter (s) are used to formulate …