Ruimin Xia

This is unique Ruimin Xia! I am major in Educational Foundation at the University of Oregon. I come from China. Being a member of the educational community not only enables me to apply the theories and ideas into a broad context but also encourages me to challenge myself as stepping out my comfort zone. In fact, this project is a bold attempt for my co-workers and me because we have zero technology background. However, it is a new starting point for us to accumulate experiences of working with “digital natives.” I do lots of research in terms of narrative writing that aligns with K-12 computer science framework. As a future educator, I value the computational thinking skills that can strengthen my future students. Thus, the project takes variables considerations into account. Hope it can help you and your students; Most fun wins!

Litian Wan

Hello everyone! Thank you for visiting our blog, and we all hope you enjoy the site. I am Litian Wan, and I am currently a junior student in the University of Oregon. I’m from Southeast area of China, and my major in U of O is Education Foundation. My goal for future is to be an elementary teacher back in my home country. My passion of to be a teacher is to inspire & help students to see & explore the world; moreover, I will always be there to support & encourage my student to be the person they wish to be. Each individual is unique, and people all have different identity & cultural background; as a future educator, I promise to respect & value other people. Action speaks louder than words, I will try the best I can to apply my teaching pedagogy to real-life teaching.

Fiona Zhai

When I was a child in the elementary school, I enjoyed being in Miss. F’s Math class because she was always patient, thoughtful, and helpful. Everytime I encountered a math problem, she will teach me the procedure for solving the problem step by step in a speed that I could easily follow. Retrospect to these memories, Miss. F was actually infusing a precious concept of computational thinking, modularity, into her lessons. As an international student who experienced both the elementary education in China and the secondary higher education in the U.S., I recognized the importance of technology both in education and our life of the information age, and I want to be a teacher who cultivate students’ computational mindset. That’s why me and my partners are so passionate about creating the project of infusing modularity through practicing with the 5 elements of narratives. Not so confident in technology? No worries! Play with our activities! Hopefully, you will gain a better understanding of computational thinking, which facilitates a new perspective for problem-solving in every angle of your life!

Ying Zhou

Hi there! My name is Ying, and I am from the South of China. I am bilingual in Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin) and English. I am a junior at the University of Oregon, and my major is Educational Foundation. According to my experiences and knowledge I learned from classes, I know many schools do not have the skills and information to support students to discover computer science. I am honored that I can perform this project with my friends, and we provide some knowledge that is useful for students. I believe computer science is becoming more and more significant for educators and students, and it is also becoming popular and prevalent in people’s lives. In our project, we do not only teach students how to code, and we also educate them to use Modularity and computational thinking to solve everyday problems. I hope people can learn something new from our site. Learn to code! Learn to use modularity in live! Learn to have fun!