Developing Elementary Teachers’ Computational Literacies: Building a Community of Practice through Professional Development

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Abstract

The goal of this paper is to document how developing a community of practice (Lave & Wenger, 1991) can support teachers’ advancing understanding of ways to integrate CT into disciplinary teaching. Specifically, we examine how the 3C PD Model (Code, Connect, and Create) was modified to attune to the context of elementary education and the needs of PK-5 teacher learning (Author, 2020).

Authors

• Melanie Blanton, The Citadel

• Robin Jocius, University of Kentucky

• Candace Joswick, The University of Texas at Arlington

• Jennifer Albert, The Citadel

• Deepti Joshi, The Citadel