Call for Abstracts

CTiS, Computational Thinking in Schools, is an annual forum organized by ACM-India (Association of Computing Machinery), principally for schools and teachers implementing computational thinking (CT) to share their experiences. CSpathshala is an Association for Computing Machinery India (ACM India) initiative to bring a modern computing curriculum to Indian schools. Computational Thinking advances the notion that the mathematics and science behind computer science, go way beyond the simple ability to use computers, and can be taught and discussed in schools without even the use of computers. The first conference was held in Pune in April 2019.

CSpathshala (https://cspathshala.org) proudly announces the second conference on Computational Thinking in Schools (CTiS2020) to be held at Pune on April 18th, 2020.

CTiS2020 provides a platform for teachers implementing Computational Thinking to share their experiences, student learnings/stories, outcomes and interesting new experiments. The aim is to learn important lessons and improve the methodology through these sharing.

The conference will feature keynote speakers and presentations of selected abstracts.

Submissions

The submitted abstracts are expected to be 2-3 pages long. The topic of discussion can be any theme related to CT in schools, but principally based on experience. The authors may discuss:

  • Any critique of CT curriculum

  • Variations in CT curriculum (success / failures)

  • Student response to CT content (what they liked / did not like, why)

  • Impact of CT content (on students' knowledge, skills, understanding, interest)

  • Assessment of CT

  • Relationship of CT to other content taught in school

  • Challenges in implementing CT or in any specific material

  • How CT helps in teacher development in your experience

  • Any comments on CT lesson planning and resources

  • CT and physical computing

Discussion of other relevant topics, not listed above, are also welcome.

Please refer to the sample abstract links here

  1. Sample Abstract 1

  2. Sample Abstract 2

Please send the abstract to ctis2020@cspathshala.org (in DOC or PDF format) by February 10th, 2020. The abstract can be in English, Hindi or Marathi.

The names of all authors, the details of school affiliation and contact details are ESSENTIAL. If a teacher feels that s/he needs help and guidance in writing the abstract, s/he can approach us.

Review

The submissions will be reviewed by the program committee consisting of the following members for their novelty and clarity. Authors of selected abstracts will be notified by 15th March, 2020.

Our team of experts will work with the selected authors to work on the presentation to be made in the conference.

Contact

For any questions related to the conference, please contact us at: ctis2020@cspathshala.org