From Broadening to Empowering: Reflecting on the CIRCLS’21 Convening

Overview About the Convening Overall Strategies Preparing Researchers Changing the Design Focus Improving Partnerships Rethinking Broader Impacts Call to Action Download a Printable PDF Overview The Center for Integrative Research in Computing and Learning Sciences (CIRCLS) research community focuses on emerging technologies for teaching and learning. This community includes both awards in the National Science […]

Computational Thinking with an Equity Lens

Since the launch of the CSforALL initiative in the US in January 2016, more attention has been paid to broadening participation within CS education. Computational thinking (CT) is a key strategy for understanding CS concepts and learning how to use them to solve problems. But what is CT in K-12? And is CT taught equitably? […]

CIRCLS’21: About

Theme and OutcomesKeynotes and WelcomesExpertise ConnectionsPosters and DemosAbout Organizers and Sponsors CIRCLS’21 was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and hosted by CIRCLS. CIRCLS is chartered by NSF to support the Research on Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning (RETTL) research community. Here is the full program agenda to learn more about what happened at […]

CIRCLS’21: Keynotes and Welcomes

Remake Broadening CIRCLS'21 Convening September 13 and 14, 2021

Theme and OutcomesKeynotes and WelcomesExpertise ConnectionsPosters and DemosAbout The video recordings of the CIRCLS’21 Keynotes and Welcomes showcase the convening’s purpose to “Remake Broadening” as we embarked on a narrative journey to brainstorm and define strategies to move forward, improve our work, and envision a better future together. The bold steps for the future include […]

Emerging Scholar CIRCLS

Emerging Scholar CIRCLS Mentoring Series Affinity Groups Professional Development Featured Emerging Scholars Emerging Scholar CIRCLS is a community of graduate students and recent graduates who are either already engaged in interdisciplinary computer and learning sciences research or are interested in this work. Our goal is to support the newcomers to the field as they transition […]

Rapid Community Reports: Instructions for Authors

Overview Editorial Board Call for Submissions Instructions for Authors History Review Contact View the RCR Repository To prepare a submission, use one of the Google Doc templates provided below. When you click on a template type, Google Docs will create a copy (with your permission) for you to use for your submission. Share your Google […]