Teaching teachers: Future educators learn to introduce computational thinkings

Future educators gathered at Hood College on Tuesday to learn about introducing computing concepts as early as pre-K. In a series of sessions funded through a grant from the Maryland Center for Computing Education, participants worked to understand the concepts themselves and practiced applying them in simple lessons for young students. The conference was the first of its kind at Hood. Called “Destination Innovation,” it was tailored to current or future teachers with little to no knowledge of computing, said Jennifer Cuddapah, an education professor at Hood.