Next Generation Problem Solvers

This exploratory early learning project, funded by the National Science Foundation from 2017 to 2021, involved investigating which computational thinking (CT) skills and practices resonate with young children's interests and abilities, and could be promoted to support learning broadly. By bringing together public preschool teachers, families from historically excluded communities, media and curricula designers, and researchers, this project involved generating an early childhood CT concept map or blueprint and exploring the co-design of hands-on and digital learning activities that integrate CT into common early learning experiences across home and school.