@article{lathrop_cahill_gordon_houchins_panoff_weeden_2020, title={Preparing a Computationally Literate Workforce}, volume={22}, ISSN={["1558-366X"]}, DOI={10.1109/MCSE.2020.2994763}, abstractNote={There is a saying, “Everything changes, but nothing changes.” We are realizing a rapid technological revolution in the development, deployment, and application of computing technologies within every discipline and every sector of society. Yet, our ability to respond to the well-documented need for a large, diverse, computationally literate workforce remains a challenge. We summarize our 35 years of lessons learned for preparing the workforce that can inform efforts to address this challenge. We have pursued a multiprong approach to reach instructors, researchers, professionals, and students on a national scale. Our efforts in scaling up and sustaining activities range from teaching computational thinking through imparting HPC skills. We have been able to scale up these activities through community efforts to share, cooperate, and collaborate. The potential for providing life-long learning to everyone wishing to expand their computational knowledge and skills is greater than any organization can achieve on its own.}, number={4}, journal={COMPUTING IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING}, author={Lathrop, Scott A. and Cahill, Katharine and Gordon, Steven I and Houchins, Jennifer and Panoff, Robert M. and Weeden, Aaron}, year={2020}, pages={7–16} }
 @inproceedings{lytle_cateté_dong_boulden_akram_houchins_barnes_wiebe_2019, place={Chengdu, Sichuan, China}, title={CEO: A Triangulated Evaluation of a Modeling-Based CT-Infused CS Activity for Non-CS Middle Grade Students}, ISBN={9781450362597}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3300115.3309527}, DOI={10.1145/3300115.3309527}, abstractNote={With the increased demand for introducing computational thinking (CT) in K-12 classrooms, educational researchers are developing integrated lesson plans that can teach CT fundamentals in non-computing specific classrooms. Although these lessons reach more students through the core curriculum, proper evaluation methods are needed to ensure the quality of the design and integration. As part of a research practice partnership, we work to infuse research-backed curricula into science courses. We find a three-pronged approach of evaluation can help us make better decisions on how to improve experimental curricula for active classrooms. This CEO model uses three data sources (student code traces, exit ticket responses, and field observations) as a triangulated approach that can be used to identify programming behavior among novice developers, preferred task ordering for the assignment, and scaffolding recommendations to teachers. This approach allows us to evaluate the practical implementations of our initiative and create a focused approach for designing more effective lessons.}, booktitle={Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Global Computing Education  - CompEd '19}, publisher={ACM Press}, author={Lytle, Nicholas and Cateté, Veronica and Dong, Yihuan and Boulden, Danielle and Akram, Bita and Houchins, Jennifer and Barnes, Tiffany and Wiebe, Eric}, year={2019}, pages={58–64} }
 @article{catete_lytle_dong_boulden_akram_houchins_barnes_wiebe_lester_mott_et al._2018, title={Infusing Computational Thinking into Middle Grade Science Classrooms: Lessons Learned}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056713650&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1145/3265757.3265778}, abstractNote={There is a growing need to present all students with an opportunity to learn computer science and computational thinking (CT) skills during their primary and secondary education. Traditionally, these opportunities are available outside of the core curriculum as stand-alone courses often taken by those with preparatory privilege. Researchers have identified the need to integrate CT into core classes to provide equitable access to these critical skills. We have worked in a research-practice partnership with two magnet middle schools focused on digital sciences to develop and implement computational thinking into life sciences classes. In this report, we present initial lessons learned while conducting our design-based implementation research on integrating computational thinking into middle school science classes. These case studies suggest that several factors including teacher engagement, teacher attitudes, student prior experience with CS/CT, and curriculum design can all impact student engagement in integrated science-CT lessons.}, journal={WIPSCE'18: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 13TH WORKSHOP IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COMPUTING EDUCATION}, publisher={ACM Press}, author={Catete, Veronica and Lytle, Nicholas and Dong, Yihuan and Boulden, Danielle and Akram, Bita and Houchins, Jennifer and Barnes, Tiffany and Wiebe, Eric and Lester, James and Mott, Bradford and et al.}, year={2018}, pages={109–114} }