In this episode I unpack Fritz et al.’s (2021) publication titled “Project moveSMART: When physical education meets computational thinking in elementary classrooms,” which summarizes pilot study findings and activities that integrate CS/CT with physical education through a micro:bit.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Intro

00:30 Abstract

01:26 My single sentence summary

02:11 Paper introduction

03:40 Related work

03:49 The pilot study

05:59 Physical activity and CS interest

10:37 Lingering questions and thoughts

11:00 How much of the jump in interest is due to the novelty having not worn off yet?

12:44 The fact that we are having to find ways to combine subject areas together just to meet the minimum recommended daily amount is an indicator that we have too many requirements and not enough time in the school day to do them

14:58 How might we explore integrated CS curricula through an interest-driven approach?

16:02 Outro