[Blog post published by the Communications of the ACM, August 27, 2020] Last week, I was invited to deliver a keynote address for The Fourth International Conference on Computational Thinking Education 2020 (CTE2020) organized by the Education University of Hong Kong (EduHK). I was one of four keynote speakers (along…Continue reading| Shuchi Grover
The International Conference of the Learning Sciences, or ICLS, is a much-awaited event in the Learning Sciences community. It brings together a fairly close-knit community of scholars. Even though large proportion of ISLS members are engaged in STEM education research, we feel an intimate sense of belonging to the learning…Continue reading| Shuchi Grover
Modeling (developing and using models) is an essential science practice listed in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). As is ‘Using mathematics and computational thinking’. In science, models are used to represent a system (or parts of a system), to help in the development of questions and explanations, and to…Continue reading| Shuchi Grover