We embedded a one-week Computational Thinking Module within the introductory course EDPS 235: Learning and Motivation. This course introduces pre-service K-12 teachers to basic concepts of classroom management, learning, motivation, and assessment. The course builds understanding of concepts and novice-level skills in applying those concepts to teaching and learning situations in K-12 schools.

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Some ideas presented in these lectures were based on:

• J.M. Wing, “Computational Thinking,” CACM viewpoint, vol. 49 no. 3, March 2006, pp. 33-35.
• J.M. Wing, “Computational Thinking and Thinking About Computing,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 366, July 2008, pp. 3717-3725.
• P. Phillips, “Computational Thinking: A Problem-Solving Tool for Every Classroom,” in NECC 2007.
• Ormrod J. (2011). Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (7th Edition). New York, NY: Pearson.