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Computational Thinking Education in K-12: Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Physical Computing

Harold Abelson

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Computational Thinking Education in K-12: Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Physical Computing

Edited by Harold Abelson, the Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT, and Siu-Cheung Kong; includes one chapter by Cynthia Breazeal, professor of media arts and sciences and dean for digital learning; Blakeley H. Payne, research assistant in the MIT Media Lab; and Daniella DiPaola, research assistant in the Media Lab

MIT Press · 2022

This book offers an overview of computational thinking and its importance in K-12 education. Topics include the rationale for teaching computational thinking, programming as a general problem-solving skill, the "phenomenon-based learning" approach, and the educational implications of the explosion in artificial intelligence research, discussing, among other things, the importance of teaching children to be conscientious designers and consumers of AI.

From Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.