Current Projects
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AI Literacies for Young Children
This NSF funded project (Award: 2334829) will develop an interdisciplinary framework for ECE AI learning by using the Delphi methodology, an iterative process of converging expert opinions on emerging topics.
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National AI Institute for Exceptional Education
This NSF funded project (Award: 2229873) aims to develop AI screening and intervention tools to support young children with speech and language concerns.
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This GSE funded project is piloting a 8-week playful learning activity to introduce rudimental AI concepts to preschoolers.
Related Projects
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Computational Thinking (CT) for Young Children and their Caregivers
In collaboration with the King Urban Life Center, we launched an innovative after-school Computational Thinking (CT) program, specially designed for children and their parents from disadvantaged communities.
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Embodied Computational Thinking
The study explored fostering computational thinking in young children through play and storytelling with a Code-a-pillar toy at the Early Childhood Research Center