Computational thinking is an essential component in finding solutions to everyday problems.  It teaches reasoning, creativity and expression, and is an innovative way to demonstrate content knowledge.  Join us for a discussion on how to embed computational thinking skills into activities for every content area in the early grades.

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Heidi Williams is a passionate coding and computational thinking advocate. Her over 25 years of experience in education include serving as language, science and mathematics teacher for grades 6-8, as well as roles as a differentiation specialist, technology integration specialist, instructional coach, gifted and talented coordinator, elementary principal and K-8 director of curriculum. Williams has shared her passion for integrating coding into the curriculum at local, state, regional and national conferences, and many have leveraged her expertise for conference presentations, coding coaching, professional development and K-12 scope and sequence alignment of computer science skills throughout the curriculum.