Janice Mak

REFEREED  JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 

1. Benali, M. & Mak, J. (2022). A comparative analysis of international frameworks for Teachers’ Digital Competences. International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology, 18(3), 122-138. 

2. Mak, J. (September 2021). The Struggle to be Seen and Feel Safe. The State Education Standard. 

3. Mak, J.  (March/April 2014). Coding in the Elementary Classroom. Learning and Leading through Technology.

PUBLISHED REFEREED PROCEEDINGS

1. Mak, J., Rosato, J., & Hosten, M. (2023 November). Finding a Home for Data Science Education in Preservice Teacher Programs. In Proceedings of the 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (pp. 368-375). Seville, Spain: DOI: 10.21125/iceri.2023
2. Mak, J., Yazzie, A., Watkins, J., Higgins, M., & Wilch, M.  (2023, June). Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Computer Science in Southern Arizona. In Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT). Atlanta, GA: (in-press IEEE)
3. Yazzie, A., Mak, J., Lozano, Y., & DeLaurentis, M. (2023, June). Four Corners Connecting CS to Culture and Language through Collaboration. Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT). Atlanta, GA: (in-press IEEE).
4. Xin, Y., Su, M., Mak, J., Kramarczuk, K., Nelson, B., & Ketelhut, D.J., (2023, June). Two Changing Minds: A Journey to Culturally Responsive and Computational Thinking Infused Science Teaching. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS). Montreal, CA: https://2023.isls.org/proceedings/  
5. Mak, J., Rosato, J., & Hosten, M. (2023, March). Data Science Landscape in Preservice Teacher Education. In Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1317-1317).
6. Israel, M., Huang, R., Mak, J., Bennett, A., & Bex, R.T. (2023, March). A Community of Practice for Elementary Teaching Promoting Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in CS Instruction. In Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1280-1280).
7. Xin, Y., Kramarczuk, K., Mak, J., Terrell-Shockley, E.,&  Ketelhut, D.J. (2023, March). Computational Thinking-Integrated Elementary Science with Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Vignette Study. In Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1309-1309)
8. Mak, J., Figueroa, F., Kramarczuk, K., Xin, Y., Terrell-Shockley, E., Ketelhut, D.J., & Nelson, B. (2022, May). Case Study: A Participatory Approach to Building a Consensus-Module of Computational Thinking Infused, Culturally Responsive Science Instruction. In Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT). Philadelphia, PA: DOI:10.1109/RESPECT55273.2022 
9. Figueroa, F., Mak, J., Kramarczuk, K., Xin, Y., Terrell-Shockley, E., Ketelhut, D.J., & Nelson, B. (2022, May). CT for Every Student? Implications for an Equity-Focused PD Experience for Elementary Science Teachers. In Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT). Philadelphia, PA: DOI:10.1109/RESPECT55273.2022 
10.  Bernier, J., Cabrera, L., Figueroa, F., Ha, J., Kramarczuk, K., Mak, J., Su, M., Xin, Y., Yan, L., Ketelhut, D.J., Nelson, B., & Terrell-Shockley, E. (2022, June). Accessible Computational Thinking in Elementary Science. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS). Hiroshima, Japan: https://2022.isls.org/proceedings/
11. Twarek, B., Mak, J., Glass, S., Barashango, S. C., & Chang, C. (2022, March). Developing an Ecosystem of Support for K-12 CS Educators. In Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2 (pp. 1162-1162).
12. Twarek, B.T., Seehorn, D.., Mak, J., O’Grady-Cuniff, D., Ray, M., Sedgwick, V., & Friend, M. (2021, March). Developing Effective and Equitable K-12 Computer Science Teachers. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1360-1360).
13. Mensing, K., Mak, J., Bird, M., & Billings, J. (2013, October). Computational, model thinking and computer coding for U.S. Common Core Standards with 6 to 12 year old students. In Proceedings of 2013 IEEE 11th International Conference on Emerging eLearning Technologies and Applications (ICETA) (pp.17-22). Stara Lesna, Slovakia: DOI: 10.1109/ICETA32290.2013

BOOK/REPORT  CONTRIBUTION

1. Personalized Learning and Computer Science Education. In the Handbook of Personalized Learning. [Lead author; status - chapter proposal accepted].

2. Perception of Preservice Moroccan Teachers Regarding the Adoption of ChatGPT in their Teaching Practices, in Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education, Routledge. {Co-author; status - chapter accepted for publication and currently under peer review].

3. Digital Promise. (2023). Partnerships for Change: Transforming Research on Emergent Learning Technologies https://circls.org/partnerships-for-change  [Co-editor, Report]

4. Code.org, CSTA, & ECEP Alliance. (2022). 2022 State of computer science education. Retrieved from https://advocacy.code.org/stateofcs [Co-author]

5. Code.org, CSTA, & ECEP Alliance. (2021). 2021 State of computer science education: Accelerating action through advocacy. Retrieved from https://advocacy.code.org/stateofcs [Co-author]

6. Mak, J. (2016). Global STEM Learners. In J. Lindsay (Author) The Global Educator.

REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS 

1.   Mak, J. (2024). Strategies for Broadening Teachers’ Views of Early-grade Learners’ Competencies Through Computational Thinking. Paper to be presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

2. Mak, J. (2024, April). Computer Science Education State Supervisors: Moving toward Just and Equitable Access to Computing Education? Poster to be presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3. Xin, Y., Su, M., Mak, J., Coen, A., Figueroa, F., Kramarczuk, K., Ketelhut, D., & Lin, Y. (2024, April). Two Trajectories: Elementary Teachers’ Evolving Understandings of Culturally Responsive and Computational Thinking Infused Science Teaching. Paper to be presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

4. Mak, J., Rosato, J., & Hosten, M.  (2023, April). Co-Designing an Agenda of Consequence: Advancing the Opportunity for a Data-Inclusive Approach to Preservice Teacher Education. American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2023 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. 

5. Mak, J., Lin, Y., Su, M., Kramarczuk, K., Terrell-Shockley, E., Ketelhut, D.J., (2023, April). K-5 Accessible, Computational Thinking-Integrated Science Education: A Conceptual Framework. Presentation given at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2023 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

4. Mak, J. (2023, April). Co-constructing Systemic Support for Sustaining Humanizing and Inclusive Computer Science Teacher Education. American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2023, Chicago, IL.

5. Hosten, M., Mak, J., & Rosato, J. (2023, October). Data Science Landscape Exploration in Preservice Teacher Pathways. Paper presented at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 2023 Research Conference, Washington DC.  

7.  Kramarczuk, K., Cabrera, L., Jass Ketelhut, D., Terrell-Shockley, E., Xin, Y., Mak, J., Nelson, B., Bernier, J., Ha, J., Su, M., Yan, L., & Figueroa, F. (2022 January). A Professional Development Model for Integrating Computational Thinking and Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices into Elementary Science Practice. Poster presented at the Association for Science Teaching Education (ASTE) Annual Conference 2022, Greenville, SC. 

8. Mak, J.,  Glass, S., Barashango, S.C., & Chang, C. (2021, July). Computer Science Coaching Toolkit. Workshop presented at the Computer Science Teachers Association conference. Online format.

9. Sleasman, S., Mak, J., Nelson, B., Breen, M., Castelhano, J., & Knight, M. (2019, July). Arizona  Computer Science: from Standards to Implementation. Presentation given at the Computer Science  Teachers Association conference, Phoenix, AZ.