Educational Policy Framework to promote computational thinking towards STEAM in public schools in Boyacá - Colombia

Authors

Avendano Fernandez, Eduardo

Roa Martín, Nancy Carolina

Abstract

This paper proposes a framework of Education Policy fostering to develop computational thinking in the path of STEAM approach for public elementary school. This exploratory analysis concludes that it is required to perform a deep diagnosis about the about teachers’ knowledge degree in new pedagogic models and methodologies such as problem-based learning, project-based learning (PBL), game-based learning, etc., and the infrastructure and technology available at the schools (including connectivity), and also, eventual inversion in the public schools of Boyacá to support an adequate teaching and learning process. Besides, it is necessary to train the teachers of elementary schools in digital skills, didactics and new learning models to develop an integral and transversal curricular design as a path to strength the skills from both professors and students in the context of programming, data science, robotics, IoT, arts, and soft skills, that will deliver a higher level of skills developing learning competences centered on the student during your studies towards university.