…each following simple sets of rules, have long helped both learners and professionals visualize important aspects of complex phenomena. Technologies such as MIT’s StarLogo—with its intuitive block programming approach—make it…
…in solving many scientific problems that involve huge calculations. Computational scientists are used to think in the language of parallelism. So a 128-core computer is nothing new for them. It…
…Moreover, nearly every future job is going to require unprecedented competence in working with technology. Workers will need a complex mix of creativity, knowledge, and specific competencies, such as interpreting…
…Zucker and Daniel Light AAAS Science Magazine — Jan 2009 Learning Science in Grades 3-8 Using Probeware and Computers: Findings from the TEEMSS II Project Andrew A. Zucker, Robert Tinker,…
…to undertake creative, compelling, open-ended engineering design projects. Projects include design problems, computationally enhanced papercrafts, “smart” crafting tools, design software, and instructional resources. Project research explores how novices develop adaptive…
…by districts that have completed project training. Through the RITES project, teachers are able to offer their middle and high school students an exciting collection of free, highly interactive online…
…confusion. Constructing a full understanding of evolution is a step-by-step process. The purpose of our curriculum is to provide engaging activities, hands-on experiences, and computer models that make each step…
…the test kitchen assessing essential components—from key competencies to datasets to technology tools and affordances. What pedagogical techniques and curricular treatments can and should be combined? What different educational conditions…
…project—notably, high interest, manageability, impact, and validity—as well as some common barriers to implementation. Taken together, these projects illustrate the journey from assessment of learning to assessment for learning—and ultimately…
About four years ago, I dreamed about how multicore computing could push educational computing into a high-performance era. It turns out that the progress in multicore computing has been slow….