Computational thinking and creative problem-solving represent important 21st century skills due to their economic, societal, and personal value. This session explores how to develop computational thinking and creative problem-solving in gifted and talented education, specifically discussing conceptualizations of both skill areas, their overlapping properties and thought processes, their potential to combat inequity, and approaches to teaching creative computational thinking.
Learning Objectives:
Comparing and connecting conceptions of creative problem-solving and computational thinking.
Developing instructional strategies that nurture creative computational thinking skills.
Creating learning activities and evaluation templates for future use.
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