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COMPUTING IN SCHOOLS
Training teachers for K-6 computing education

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ACM Inroads, Volume 9, Issue 3

Pages 19 - 21

https://doi.org/10.1145/3230691

Published: 15 August 2018 Publication History

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ACM Inroads Volume 9, Issue 3

September 2018

70 pages

ISSN:2153-2184

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DOI:10.1145/3267460

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