In Latin America, computational thinking workshops are mostly developed in urban areas,
charging participation fees. And although teachers are increasingly being expected to …

Motivation Only 27% of computer and mathematical scientists in the United States and 18%
of IT specialists in Europe are women. The under-representation of women in the field of …

Affirmative action in college admissions has been touted as a way to close the gender gap in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. We report a study of one …

Recent literature reports a fair amount of initiatives on how to engage younger populations
in achieving computational literacy. However, there is considerable less research on how to …

Many computational toolkits to promote early learning of basic computational concepts and
practices are inaccessible to learners with reduced visual abilities. We report on the design …

Underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic women in computer science is a long-standing
problem that looks bleak at every level-undergraduate and graduate. This is prompting …

Parents that homeschool their children ignore certain topics when they lack mastery or
interest in them. Homeschool groups try to address this issue, cooperatively educating their …

Technology is expanding worldwide and, in conjunction, so are opportunities for creative
computing to aid communities and the need for an expanded workforce. Yet, there is a …

Los últimos años han sido testigos de un renovado interés en la enseñanza de la
computación–ciencia de la computación, pensamiento computacional y programación1–en …

Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in computing education–computer science,
computational thinking, and programming1–in school systems around the world as a means …