@inproceedings{329647ce299a428e8fec6813c137b4c8,
title = "Towards an innovative computer science & technology curriculum in UAE public schools system",
abstract = "The new global economy has a great potential to shift economic power on a massive level resulting in a new and growing digital divide in the world. Over the past few decades, computers have transformed both the world and the workforce in many profound ways. As a result, computer science and associated technologies now lie at the heart of smart economies worldwide. Many reports around the world state that failure to teach Computer Science and associated technologies in the Digital Age will be disastrous. This paper summarizes the recently developed comprehensive standards and performance criteria for K-12 computer science and technology education designed to strengthen computer science fluency and competency throughout primary and secondary Schools in UAE. The paper presents a comprehensive overview of the up-to-date trends in computer science education worldwide and then demonstrates the adaptation of such practices to the design of a fully customized standards document that fit UAE culture and vision regarding transformation to knowledge based economy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.",
keywords = "Computer Science, Curriculum, K-12, knowledge based economy, style",
author = "Jamal Al-Karaki and Saad Harous and Hassan Al-Muhairi and Yousuf Alhammadi and Shadi Ayyoub and Ammar Alshabi and Hessa Alzaabi and Moza Alsalhi and Sendyya Salem and Amel Alamiri",
note = "Funding Information: The work presented in this paper was fully supported by senior management at the UAE Ministry of Education and educational institutes of the authors. We would like to thank all of higher management at UAEU, KU, ADPoly, ATHS, and MoE for their help and support during the development of such important document Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2016 ; Conference date: 10-04-2016 Through 13-04-2016",
year = "2016",
month = may,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474656",
language = "British English",
series = "IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
pages = "883--891",
booktitle = "Proceedings of 2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2016",
address = "United States",
}