How to emphasize, teach and use computational thinking

Computational thinking, which ISTE calls a “problem-solving process,” is an approach that breaks challenges into manageable steps to come up with a solution that can ideally be used again, overlaid across future objectives. Educators can think of the approach as the way a computer would solve a problem, taking one simple action and then another. How or where to get started teaching children about the use of computation thinking, however, can often stymie educators. But Sykora believes classes in many subject areas — even a dance class — can make good use of these tools, where children as young as elementary students can benefit from being taught the basics of this approach
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