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CT Booster

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CT Boosters is a professional-learning programme described by the Computational Thinking Boosters project that provides short algorithmic-thinking sessions for teachers of grades 3–8.

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  • CT Boosters: 30-minute algorithmic-thinking professional learning sessions for grades 3-8: The CT Boosters are short professional learning sessions on algorithmic thinking for teachers of grades 3-8. The deck states the format as "What: 30min CT Boosters(3-8)" with a plan of "5 minutes: Introduction & Vocabulary", "15 minutes: Lesson Ideas", and "5 minutes: Q & A". The session opens with guiding questions about why computers need detailed directions. (Computational Thinking Boosters: Algorithmic Thinking 3-8 (2021))
  • CT Booster session structure: timed segments for vocabulary, examples, micro-credentials, and Q&A: Each CT Booster session follows a repeating timed structure: a short introduction and vocabulary segment, a set of worked examples anchored by guiding questions, a pointer to a related micro-credential, and a closing question-and-answer period. The deck prints the structure as "5-10 minutes: Introduction & Vocabulary" followed by "15-20 minutes: 3-4 Examples" and "2-5 minutes: Question & Answer Session". Guiding questions frame the examples, for example how teachers collect, analyze, and store data to understand relationships in intermediate and middle grades. (Iwatani et al. (2021))

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Key Sources

  • Computational Thinking Boosters: Algorithmic Thinking 3-8. (2021). Presentation dated Jan. 12, 2021, supported by NSF grant award #1923314. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1923314
  • Iwatani, E., Tackett, T., Ruiz, P., & Burke, Q. (2021). Delivering Virtual K-8 Computing Professional Development in Rural KY. Digital Promise / Bit Source. https://bit.ly/36szXLy
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title CT Booster
description CT Boosters is a professional-learning programme described by the Computational Thinking Boosters project that provides short algorithmic-thinking sessions for teachers of grades 3–8.
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