Vol. 8 (2025): Building Communities, Bridging Ideas

Published: 24-06-2025

Conference Dates: Tue, 24th — Fri, 27th June 2025

Conference Location: ETH Zurich and Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH) Zürich Switzerland

Full Paper

Self-Assessment of Competencies in Project-Based Learning Competency Self-Assessment in Project-Based Learning. A Brazilian Mixed-Methods Case Study

Everton B. Bertaglia, Igor M. Pereira, Álvaro C. L. Rios, Efigênia M. P. Silva, Felipe B. Dias (Author)

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Is There an Open End in Open Badges? Experiences From a Maker Lab Educational Action Research on Implementing Constructionist Microcredentials Reveals Productive Tension Between Structure and Openness

Manon Mostert-van der Sar, Peter Troxler (Author)

13-26
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Cultivating Creativity in Teacher Education A Strategic Informal Approach to Music and Early-Childhood Pedagogy

Christina Charalambidou (Author)

27-41
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Constructionism Meets Design Thinking: Reflection-in-Action During Digital Game Design Reflective Practices During Design Thinking Projects

Christina Gkreka, Marianthi Grizioti (Author)

43-54
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Digital Little Music Makers Designing and Implementing an Innovative Educational Music Proposal Embodying the Concept of “Making”

Yannis Mygdanis (Author)

55-67
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Maker Activity in the Classroom Solving pedagogical challenges

Eliton Moura, Mirtes Silva, Bianca Borges, José Valente (Author)

69-80
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The Conceptions of Freire and Papert Inside the City of São Paulo’s Curriculum and the Re-Signification of Constructionism in Pedagogical Practices

Regina Célia Fortuna Broti Gavassa, Maria Elisabeth Bianconcini de Almeida (Author)

81-95
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From Novice Players to Creative Designers: A Constructionist Attempt with SorBET From Players to Designers with SorBET

Maria-Stella Nikolaou, Chronis Kynigos (Author)

97-108
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Empowering K-12 Students with Computational Creativity Towards A Constructionist Computational Creativity Model

Lana Issa, Ralf Romeike (Author)

109-121
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Extending Constructionist Media With Emerging Digital Technologies for Critical Computational Thinking Emerging Technologies for Critical CT

Marianthi Grizioti, Chronis Kynigos (Author)

123-136
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Twenty Constructionist Things to Do With Data Science

Justice Walker, Emmanuel Schanzer (Author)

137-150
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Shaping the Future Greece’s Innovation Centers as Hubs for Sustainable Practices in Constructionist Education

Zacharoula Smyrnaiou, Konstantina Kotsari (Author)

151-164
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Agroforestry in the School – The Perfect Classroom Constructionism, Environmental Literacy, and Biotechnology in a School in Brazil

Maria Carolina Mariano, Ligia Ribeiro, Marina Mariano (Author)

165-172
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The Influence of Constructionist Learning Environments on the Development of Global Citizenship Education Among K-12 Students Constructionist Learning and Global Citizenship in K-12

Surat Tanprasertkul, Puthyrom Tep, Watchara Thitayanuwat (Author)

173-184
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Building Learning Experiences The Transformative Power of Constructionist Makerspaces in Holistic Child Development

Maria Florencia Morado, Ayelen Eva Melo, Angela Jarman (Author)

185-197
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Extending Computational Thinking: Embodied Learning Through Socioenactive Scenarios

Emanuel Felipe Duarte, M. Cecilia C. Baranauskas, José A. Valente (Author)

199-210
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Reflections and Facilitator Best Practices from a Collaborative Educational Live Action Roleplay Camp Reflections and Best Practices from a Collaborative Edu-larp

James Fey, Raquel Breejon Robinson, Shannon Campe, Katherine Isbister (Author)

211-225
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From TikTok to Hard Fun Progressive Engagement in Computational Thinking through Game Design

Alexander Repenning (Author)

227-238
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Permeable media: A design strategy for Constructionist software Permeable media

Chris Proctor, Yeshi Paljor, Varun Bhatt (Author)

239-248
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Constructionism as a Key to Interdisciplinary Competences Combining Computational Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Green Skills

Bernadette Spieler, Melanie Kieber, Julia Lanz, Harald Burgsteiner, Sandra Tomeschek, Martin Kandlhofer, Luciana Ayciriex, Karl Kruusamae (Author)

249-260
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Building a Constructionist Community Expanding an Academic Learning Lab Beyond Institutional Boundaries

Francesca Fiore, Agnese del Zozzo, Giorgia Bissoli, Giulia Paludo, David M. Zikovitz, Marta Valentini, Alberto Montresor (Author)

261-273
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Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives on and Strategies for Assessment of Computational Empowerment-based Projects Assessing Critical, Creative, and Project-Based Approaches to Digital Literacy

Barbara Göbl (Author)

275-284
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Designing Feedback for Exploratory Mathematical Activities: A Computational Thinking Perspective Computational Thinking Scaffolding for Exploratory Mathematical Activities

Filiz Mumcu, Manolis Mavrikis, Sokratis Karkalas, Christina Gkreka, Chara Korompli, Dimitris Diamantidis, Zsolt Lavicza (Author)

285-300
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Coding Landmarks: A Programming Approach to Spatial Thinking Programming as a Scaffold for Spatial Reasoning

Christina Gkreka, Chronis Kynigos (Author)

301-312
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Spatial Reasoning Experiences in a STEM Context 8 Year-Old Disadvantaged Children Exploring Earthquakes and Related Phenomena

Yudi Andrea Ortiz Rocha, Ana Isabel Sacristán, Ivonne Sandoval (Author)

313-324
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The Design Space of Tangible Interfaces for Computational Tinkerability

Krithik Ranjan, Anika Mahajan, Rishi Vanukuru, Ellen Yi-Luen Do (Author)

325-340
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Designing AI Tools to Support Art Learning A Case Study of Four AI Tools to Support Creative Inquiry

Safinah Ali (Author)

341-350
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Short Paper

Game Character Design as a Mirror of Student Perceptions A Creative Method for Reflection and Assessment in Educational Settings

Petra Francesca Weixelbraun, Barbara Göbl, Mirjam Duvivié (Author)

351-358
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AI Enhanced Constructionism for Educational Game Design

Peter Mozelius (Author)

359-366
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Maker Education and STEM+ in the Context of Contemporary Constructionism: Iterative Resilience and Community

Andri Ioannou, Chrystalleni Loizidou, Dishita Turakhia, Sherry Lassiter, Joe Diaz, Stefanie Mueller (Author)

367-373
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Bridging Theoretical And Applied Mechanics by Integration of Augmented Reality: Automata A short introduction to understanding of mechanical systems for K-12 students

Irmak Ureten, Kaan Tabag, Mehmet Bener, Emre Dayangac, Ahmet Burhan Bas, Sedat Yalcin (Author)

375-384
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A Constructionist Approach to Note-Taking Making and Innovation in Constructionist Learning

Aravind Sai Sarathy, Peter Wardrip (Author)

385-395
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Making to Empower Teacher Problem Posing and Design Digital fabrication skills and interdisciplinary community of practice help teachers address classroom problems

Leah F. Rosenbaum, Paulo Blikstein, Engin Bumbacher (Author)

397-404
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Lab-on-a-Book A Paper-Based Chemistry Kit for Hands-on Science Learning in Under-Resourced Schools

Carolina Sotério, Paulo Blikstein (Author)

405-412
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The Constructionist Role of Programming in the AI Era. Revisiting Seymour Papert’s Teaching Children Thinking from 1970 Evolution of Constructionism: Past, Present, and Future

Ken Kahn, Sylvia Libow Martinez (Author)

413-417
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Papert’s Vision Realized: Constructionism and Generative AI

Ilya Levin, Alexei Semenov, Mikael Gorsky (Author)

419-426
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Papert, Parables, and the Future of Constructionism A Constructionist Call for Action

Gary Stager (Author)

427-436
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Making Sensor Data Dear Accessible sensing platforms as conduits to localized, personally meaningful data science

Leah F. Rosenbaum, Paulo Blikstein (Author)

437-444
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Creating a Sustainable Constructionist Society with Generative Social Field

Nusarin Nusen (Author)

445-450
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Children as Creators of Augmented Reality Stories A Constructionist Approach to Language Learning

Lawrence Farrugia Caruana, Leonard Busuttil, Jacqueline Żammit, Antigoni Parmaxi, Eirini Christou, Andri Ioannou, Stella Timotheou, Sonia Rodríguez Cano, Vanesa Delgado Benito, Cynthia Lizeth Ramos Monsivais, Laura Alonso Martínez (Author)

451-458
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Designing for Computational Collaboration Using a Storyboard Educational Design to Scaffold Collaborative Coding for Childhood Education

Robin Samuelsson, Olcay Sert, Helena Tegler (Author)

459-465
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Exploring and Developing Geometric Ideas Related to the Concept of Angle Through a Sequence of Microworlds Using Various Digital Tools Exploring Geometric Ideas Related to the Concept of Angle

Víctor Eugenio Ramírez-Mazariegos, Ana Isabel Sacristán (Author)

467-473
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Designing Manipulatives as Microworld-Making: A Reflective Approach to Enhancing a Course through Pre-Service Teachers’ Contributions Designing Manipulatives as Microworld-Making

Claudia Corriveau, Ivanhoé Moisan (Author)

475-481
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Youth Constructions of the Future Depictions of and Responses to AI on Scratch

J. K. Voorhis, Paulo Blikstein (Author)

483-490
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Poster

Inclusion in Action Fostering Empathy and Creativity with the CYBATHLON@school Contest

Tobias M. Schifferle, Nina Kollegger (Author)

491-493
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Towards MathsBeats A Constructionist Approach Combining Music, Movement, Coding and Mathematics in Primary Classrooms

Christie Haddad, Abhinand Shibu, Eirini Geraniou, Sokratis Karkalas, Manolis Mavrikis (Author)

495-497
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Teacher Training Mediated by Creative Learning A Mechanism to Promote Constructionist Education Among Teachers and Students

Veronica Gomes dos Santos, Thais Eastwood Vaine, Gabriela Breviglieri (Author)

499-502
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Parametrix: A Novel Approach to Teaching Parametric Design in K12 and Digital Fabrication Education

Emre Dayangaç, Mehmet Bener, Sedat Yalçın (Author)

503-506
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Constructing Dienes Blocks With Magnetic Cubes – A Preschool Game Named Klickinary Intriguing Improvement of Number Representation Learning

Uwe Geisler (Author)

507-509
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Where is this Ship Going? Insights from Early Stages of Infrastructuring Maker Education

Yuval Segev, Yotam Hod, Shiri Kashi (Author)

511-514
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Exploring Meanings Around Inscribability Through Collaborative Programming and Modeling Building a New Conceptual Field in a Community-Driven Context with MaLT2

Charikleia Korompli (Author)

515-518
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Creative Deviation Assessing Originality in Learner-Centered Learning through Contemporary Art Evaluation Perspectives

Haruna Nakayama, Kazutoyo Takata, Daiya Aida (Author)

519-521
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TESTUDO: A Robotics Kit Evolving into an AI-Driven Companion

Kaan Tabağ, Mehmet Bener, Emre Dayangaç, Pelin Başyurt, Irmak Üreten, Sedat Yalçın (Author)

523-526
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IXME: Informatics by Maker Education A Teacher Training Course on Maker Education in Informatics

Mirek Hančl, Bernadette Spieler (Author)

527-529
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The Laser as a STEAM Engine A Visual Guide on Cutting, Engraving and Making. Laser in Three Realms

Eva Korae (Author)

531-533
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Supporting Constructionist Maker Environments with Multimodal AI

Blake Danzig, Emmy Semprun, Nathan Holbert, J. K. Voorhis, Isabel Correa (Author)

535-537
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Nature-based Constructionism Using Digital Storytelling to Increase Computational Skills and Plant Awareness

Manuela Dahinden, Yvonne Steinbach, Caroline Weckerle, Bernadette Spieler (Author)

539-542
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Fostering Creativity and Inclusion Integrating Constructionist Learning with Artificial Intelligence for Special Education

Konstantina Kotsari, Zacharoula Smyrnaiou (Author)

543-545
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Workshop Contribution

Being Creative with Chatbots How to co-create apps, adventures, debates, and panel discussions with AI

Ken Kahn, Sylvia Libow Martinez (Author)

547-548
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Automata: AR Integration in Action for Bridging Theory and Application in Mechanical Systems with AI Generating Case Studies

Irmak Ureten, Kaan Tabag, Ahmet Burhan Bas, Arda Efe Ozcan, Maya Bilgisel, Sedat Yalcin (Author)

549-552
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Debugging Assessment Workshop A Game-Based Debugging Assessment for Accessible and Scalable K-12 Evaluation

Kunal Massé, Francesco Mondada, Alberto Piatti (Author)

553-555
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Generating Constructionist Criteria for AI Educational Technology How to Evaluate AI Tools to Help Students Build Knowledge

Lydia Guterman, Sarah Wharton, Mary Cate Gustafson-Quiett (Author)

557-558
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Draw Your Own Game Design Games with the RULER.game Collaborative Computational Thinking Tool

Alexander Repenning (Author)

559-561
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The Power of Questioning Designing Thought-Provoking Questions That Foster Constructionist Learning

Thais Eastwood Vaine, Verônica Gomes dos Santos (Author)

563-565
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Ludic Sonata A Polyphonic Participatory Experience

Victor Minces, Hortense Gerardo, Akshay Nagarajan (Author)

567-568
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ChoiCo, SorBET, MaLT2: Building Computational Thinking Experiences Building Computational Thinking Experiences With Digital Authoring Tools in Interdisciplinary Contexts

Chronis Kynigos, Marianthi Grizioti, Myrto Karavakou, Maria-Stella Nikolaou, Christina Gkreka, Charikleia Korompli (Author)

569-571
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The Well-Tempered Noise Compute Music from Everyday Sounds

Jens Moenig (Author)

573-574
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Bridging the Digital and Drama The Use of Physical Computing With the Micro:Bit and Digital Props as a Tool for Co-creating Drama Scenes

Christian Renggli, Nina Knecht (Author)

575-576
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Linting and Hints in Candli Bringing Linting and Adaptive Program Completion to Candli, a Visual Game Programming Environment for Children

Stéphane Magnenat (Author)

577-579
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Code, Create, Collaborate: Co-Construct Physical Stories

Tobias M. Schifferle (Author)

581-583
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Why and How to Teach Logo Programming to Children, at the Dawn of the AI Age Introducing Logo, Its Design, Philosophy, and Constructionist Pedagogy to a New Generation of Constructionists in an Age of AI

Gary Stager (Author)

585-586
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Introducing Beginners to Making: Spaces, Methods, and Hands-on Approaches Workshop for Building Pathways to Creativity and Innovation in Education

Fatmir Racipi, Stephanie Eugster (Author)

587-588
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Never Have I Ever… Struggled to Explain Constructionism (and What to Do About It!)

Giorgia Bissoli, Agnese del Zozzo, Francesca Fiore, Alberto Montresor, Giulia Paludo, Marta Valentini, David Zikovitz (Author)

589-591
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Microworlds and Programming, Microworlds as Vehicles for Learning Introducing Microworlds as Means of Providing Scaffolding for Learners With Specific Needs and for Teachers to Increase Their Computational Fluency

Gary Stager (Author)

593-594
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From Play to Code Preparing Young Learners for Coding with an Unplugged Board Game (Grade 4)

Larissa Meyer-Baron, Janine Truetsch, Bernadette Spieler (Author)

595-596
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