publications

2023

1. Contribution of Computational Thinking to STEM Education: High School Teachers’ Perceptions after a Professional Development Program

   Arnon Hershkovitz, Connor Bain, Jacob Kelter, and 4 more authors

   Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2023

2021

1. Constructionist co-design: A dual approach to curriculum and professional development

   Jacob Kelter, Amanda Peel, Connor Bain, and 4 more authors

   British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
2. From “authentic tools” to authenticity: Using CT to enable discovery in statistics classrooms

   Connor Bain, Gabriella Anton, Michael Horn, and 1 more author

   In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2021., 2021
3. Empowering Teachers to CT-ify the Science Classroom: Moving from Educational Technology to Computational Thinking

   Connor Bain

   Northwestern University, 2021
4. Different paths, same direction: How teachers learn computational Thinking in STEM Practices through professional development

   Sally Wu, Amanda Nicole Peel, Connor Patrick Bain, and 2 more authors

   In Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education, 2021

2020

1. Modeling and measuring high school students’ computational thinking practices in science

   Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, Sugat Dabholkar, Connor Bain, and 5 more authors

   Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2020
2. Vectors of CT-ification: Integrating computational activities in STEM classrooms

   Connor Bain and Uri Wilensky

   In Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2020
3. Building blocks: kids designing scientific, domain-specific, block-based, agent-based microworlds

   Kit Martin, Connor Bain, Hillary Swanson, and 2 more authors

   In International Conference of the Learning Sciences (2020), 2020
4. Back to computational transparency: Co-designing with teachers to integrate computational thinking in science classrooms

   Connor Bain, Gabriella Anton, Michael Horn, and 1 more author

   In International conference of the learning sciences, 2020
5. Confronting frame alignment in CT infused STEM classrooms

   Connor Bain, Sugat Dabholkar, and Uri Wilensky

   In International Conference on Computational Thinking Education 2020, 2020
6. Workshops and co-design can help teachers integrate computational thinking into their k-12 stem classes

   S Wu, Amanda Peel, Connor Bain, and 3 more authors

   In Proceedings of international conference on computational thinking education 2020, 2020
7. Seeds of (r) Evolution: Constructionism Co-Design with High School Science Teachers

   J Kelter, A Peel, C Bain, and 5 more authors

   Constructionism 2020, 2020

2019

1. Integrating Agent-based Modeling in STEM Classes: From Blocks to Text and Back?

   Connor Bain and Gabriella Anton

   In Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2019
2. Sorting Out Algorithms: What Makes One Better than Another?

   Connor Bain and Uri Wilensky

   In Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2019
3. Introducing and assessing computational thinking in the secondary science classroom

   Hillary Swanson, Gabriella Anton, Connor Bain, and 2 more authors

   Computational thinking education, 2019
4. Computationally augmented ethnography: Emotion tracking and learning in museum games

   Kit Martin, Emily Q Wang, Connor Bain, and 1 more author

   In Advances in Quantitative Ethnography: First International Conference, ICQE 2019, Madison, WI, USA, October 20–22, 2019, Proceedings 1, 2019
5. Modeling and measuring students’ computational thinking practices in science

   Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, Sugat Dabolkar, Connor Bain, and 5 more authors

   Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2019
6. Position: Building Blocks for Agent-based Modeling Can Scaffold Computational Thinking Engagement in STEM Classrooms

   Connor Bain, Gabriella Anton, Michael Horn, and 1 more author

   In 2019 IEEE Blocks and Beyond Workshop (B&B), 2019

2018

1. Characterizing computational thinking in high school science

   Hillary Swanson, Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, Connor Bain, and 5 more authors

   In , 2018

2017

1. Blocking Progress? Transitioning from Block-based to Text-based Programming

   David Weintrop, Connor Bain, Uri Wilensky, and 1 more author

   American Educators Research Association (AERA), 2017
2. Blocking progress

   David Weintrop, Connor Bain, Uri Wilensky, and 1 more author

   Transitioning from Block-based to Text-based Programming, 2017

2013

1. ACM HotMobile 2013 poster: mitigating distractions from smartphones

   Connor Bain, Sanorita Dey, Srihari Nelakuditi, and 1 more author

   ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review, 2013
2. How you can change the world

   Connor Bain

   XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, 2013