1. Computational Thinking The Fourth ‘R’ Joan Peckham Harriet Taylor National Science Foundation CISE/CNS/EWF

2. Computational Thinking … Jeanette Wing – CACM, Mar 06, (49,3) “drawing on the concepts fundamental to computer science” “… computing processes, whether they are executed by a human or by a machine” “is a fundamental skill for everyone”

3. Computational Thinking What is it? Computational constructs & techniques for problem solving –research and practical –interdisciplinary –foundational and applied

4. Computational Thinking Examples Multitasking Information management Effective/efficient procedures (algorithms) Networks and communication –Security, safety, efficiency, usability Modeling – in all domains HCI - Human interfaces

5. Computational Thinking Weaving into the Fabric K-12 General education - post secondary Interdisciplinary research

6. Computational Thinking Activities - NAS/CSTB Computational Thinking for Everyone: A Workshop Series http://www.nationalacademies.org

7. Computational Thinking Activities - Carnegie Mellon Center for Computational Thinking Carnegie Mellon http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~CompThink/ “way of solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior that draws on concepts fundamental to computer science”

8. Computational Thinking Activities - Influential Folks Peter Denning - Great Computing Ideas –http://cs.gmu.edu/cne/pjd/GP Marc Snir – Org. of CISE at universities –http://tinyurl.com/62coj2http://tinyurl.com/62coj2 CRA-E – Andries van Dam - initial chair –Thinking broadly about computing education CSTA – Chris Stephenson –http://csta.acm.org/Resources/sub/DownloadableResour ces.html

9. Computational Thinking CPATH Activities CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education (CPATH) Focused on transformation of undergraduate computing education on a national scale Community building and institutional transformation activities

10. Computational Thinking CPATH Activities Many CPATH projects include elements of computational thinking U Illinois – CT into many disciplines Union College/Lafayette College – across all disciplines at institution Brown – humanities and social sciences DePaul – across all curricula

11. Computational Thinking CPATH Activities More institutional transformations Towson U – new general education course U Nebraska – Renaissance Computing Utah State – early experiences and high school

12. Computational Thinking CPATH Activities Community Building projects Purdue – CT and sciences VPI and 3 others – Life in the Knowledge Society Focus for community building this year on computational thinking communities

13. Computational Thinking Other CISE programs Broadening Participation in Computing – project with Los Angeles school district GK-12 --- computation science in high school disciplines in Newark, NJ

14. Computational Thinking Where are we now? Where are we headed? What can we work on together?