Interdisciplinary Computing for Ste(a)m: a Low Floor High Ceiling Curriculum
Francesco Maiorana · 2019
There is an international, 360° effort to sustain and support education involving citizens of every age, all educational systems (formal, not formal, and informal), all levels of education (from primary schools to higher education), all disciplines (from Math to Latin), and all stakeholders (from educational institutions to industries and businesses).In the paper, after reviewing the state of the art in Computing (C), Computational Thinking (CT), Computer Science (CS) and Digital Literacy (DL), a curriculum suited for a first course in computing, rooted in international frameworks and curricula, will be discussed.The work will present a detailed discussion of the content of a computing curriculum, suited for education across Europe, and its interdisciplinary applications.The curriculum can be useful for preservice teachers' preparation, teachers' Professional Development (PD) and high school students.It develops along three strands: C, CT, and CS; DL used as a tool to document and present the artifacts produced in the C, CT, and CS projects, and soft skills introduced by contributions from leading researchers and educators around the world.The assessment practices, learning path, pedagogical approaches, and technologies, will be presented in order to aid teachers in their pre-service studies, PD, and daily teaching practice.