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Computational thinking is becoming increasingly essential to the development of a competitive and innovative workforce. This study examines work by researchers and practitioners in Mississippi to provide pathways for learning that make computing education accessible for all citizens. Assessments from a K-12 teacher professional development program will be discussed, in addition to outcomes from one year of a workforce development program.
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Encoding Geography RPP: Building Capacity for Inclusive Geo-Computational Thinking with Geospatial Technologies
The growth of the geospatial services industry is increasing the demand for graduates with training in both geography and computational thinking (geocomputational thinking). The limited availability of learning pathways towards geocomputationally intensive jobs requires employers across the public and private sectors to choose between hiring a geographer or a computer science graduate. This collaboration of authors will initiate the formation of a researcher-practitioner partnership (RPP) in Southern California, as a new strategy to addresses the lack of geocomputational learning pathways.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1837577
- PAR ID:
- 10110381
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the 2019 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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