Constructionism 2025

The first two days will take place at ETH Zurich, while the last two days are on the campus of the Zurich University of Teacher Education. Checking in is possible on all four days at 8:00 (8:00am) and additionally on Monday evening at 18:00 (6:00pm).

Slots for full papers are 30 minutes long, with talks taking around 20 minutes, and then time for a few questions. Slots for short papers are 20 minutes in length with around 10 minutes reserved for the talks.

The program is subject to changes.

Details and Sessions

The following detailed schedule is tentative and subject to changes.

Monday, 23. June
- 18:00 [ETH HG Foyer] Pre-Checkin, Welcome Drinks
Tuesday, 24. June
- 8:00–9:00 [ETH HG Foyer] Checkin
- 9:00–9:30 [ETH HG E 7] Bernadette Spieler, Dennis Komm: Welcome to Constructionism 2025
- 9:30–10:30 [ETH HG E 7] Leah Buechley, Keynote: “Material Matters”
- - 11:00–12:30 [ETH HG E 7] Full Paper Session 1.1
    - 11:00–11:30 Surat Tanprasertkul, Puthyrom Tep, and Watchara Thitayanuwat: “The Influence of Constructionist Learning Environments on the Development of Global Citizenship Education Among K-12 Students”
    - 11:30–12:00 James Fey, Raquel Breejon Robinson, Shannon Campe, and Katherine Isbister: “Reflections and Facilitator Best Practices From a Collaborative Educational Live Action Roleplay Camp”
    - 12:00–12:30 Emanuel Felipe Duarte, M. Cecilia C. Baranauskas, and José A. Valente: “Extending Computational Thinking: Embodied Learning Through Socioenactive Scenarios”
  - 11:00–12:30 [ETH HG G 3] Full Paper Session 1.2 “Innovative Assessment and Evaluation Methods”
    - 11:00–11:30 Everton B. Bertaglia, Igor M. Pereira, Álvaro C. L. Rios, Efigênia M. P. Silva, and Felipe B. Dias: “Competency-Based Self-Assessment in Project-Based Learning: An Application of NPDL Framework in São Paulo”
    - 11:30–12:00 Manon Mostert-van der Sar, and Peter Troxler: “Is There an Open End in Open Badges? Experiences From a Maker Lab”
    - 12:00–12:30 Marianthi Grizioti and Chronis Kynigos: “Extending Constructionist Media With Emerging Digital Technologies For Critical Computational Thinking”
- - 14:00–15:30 [ETH LFW C 4] Workshop 1.1, Ken Kahn and Sylvia Libow Martinez: “Being Creative with Chatbots: How to Co-create Apps, Adventures, Debates, and Panel Discussions With AI”
  - 14:00–15:30 [ETH LFW E 13] Workshop 1.2,Irmak Ureten, Kaan Tabag, Ahmet Burhan Bas, Arda Efe Ozcan, Maya Bilgisel, and Sedat Yalcin: “Bridging Theoretical and Applied Mechanics by Integration of Augmented Reality: Automata”
  - 14:00–15:30 [ETH HG D 5.1] Workshop 1.3, Lydia Guterman, Sarah Wharton, and Mary Cate Gustafson-Quiett: “Generating Constructionist Criteria for AI Educational Technology: How to Evaluate AI Tools That Help Students Build Knowledge”
  - 14:00–15:30 [ETH HG D 5.3] Workshop 1.4, Alexander Repenning: “Design Games With the RULER.game Collaborative Computational Thinking Tool”
- - 16:00–17:30 [ETH HG E 7] Full Paper Session 2.1
    - 16:00–16:30 Krithik Ranjan, Anika Mahajan, Rishi Vanukuru, and Ellen Yi-Luen Do: “The Design Space of Tangible Interfaces for Computational Tinkerability”
    - 16:30–17:00 Chris Proctor, Yeshi Paljor, and Varun Bhatt: “Permeable media: A Design Strategy for Constructionist Software”
    - 17:00–17:30 Maria Florencia Morado, Ayelen Eva Melo, and Angela Jarman: “Building Learning Experiences: The Transformative Power of Constructionist Makerspaces in Holistic Child Development”
  - 16:00–17:30 [ETH HG G 3] Full Paper Session 2.2 “Making and Innovation in Constructionist Learning”
    - 16:00–16:30 Christina Charalambidou: “Cultivating Creativity in Teacher Education: A Strategic Informal Approach to Music and Early-Childhood Pedagogy”
    - 16:30–17:00 Christina Gkreka and Marianthi Grizioti: “Constructionism Meets Design Thinking: Reflection-in-action During Digital Game Design”
    - 17:00–17:30 Yannis Mygdanis: “Digital Little Music Makers: Designing and Implementing an Innovative Educational Music Proposal Embodying the Concept of 'Making'”
Wednesday, 25. June
- 8:00–9:00 [ETH HG Foyer] Checkin
- - 9:00–10:30 [ETH HG E 7] Full Paper Session 3.1
    - 9:00–9:30 Safinah Ali: “Designing AI Tools to Support Art Learning”
    - 9:30–10:00 Francesca Fiore, Agnese del Zozzo, Giorgia Bissoli, Giulia Paludo, David M. Zikovitz, Marta Valentini, and Alberto Montresor: “Building a Constructionist Community - Expanding an Academic Learning Lab Beyond Institutional Boundaries”
    - 10:00–10:30 Barbara Göbl: “Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives On and Strategies For Assessment of Computational Empowerment-based Projects”
  - 9:00–10:30 [ETH HG G 3] Full Paper Session 3.2 “Making and Innovation in Constructionist Learning”
    - 9:00–9:30 Eliton Moura, Mirtes Guimarães, Bianca Borges, and José Valente: “Maker Activity in the Classroom: Solving Pedagogical Challenges”
    - 9:30–10:00 Regina Célia Fortuna Broti Gavassa and Maria Elisabeth Bianconcini de Almeida: “The Conceptions of Freire and Papert Within the City of São Paulo Curriculum and the Repurpose of Constructionism in Pedagogical Practices”
    - 10:00–10:30 Maria-Stella Nikolaou and Chronis Kynigos: “From Novice Players to Creative Designers: A Constructionist Attempt with SorBET”
- - Emre Dayangaç, Mehmet Bener, and Sedat Yalçın: “Parametrix: A Novel Approach to Teaching Parametric Design in K12 and Digital Fabrication Education”
  - Uwe Geisler: “Constructing Dienes Blocks With Magnetic Cubes – A Preschool Game”
  - Yuval Segev, Yotam Hod, and Shiri Kashi: “Where is This Ship Going? Insights From Early Stages of Infrastructuring Maker Education”
  - Charikleia Korompli: “Exploring Meanings Around Inscribability Through Collaborative Programming and Modeling”
  - Haruna Nakayama, Kazutoyo Takata, and Daiya Aida: “Creative Deviation: Assessing Originality in Learner-Centered Learning Through Contemporary Art Evaluation Perspectives”
  - Kaan Tabağ, Mehmet Bener, Emre Dayangaç, Pelin Başyurt, Irmak Üreten, and Sedat Yalçın: “TESTUDO: A Robotics Kit Evolving into an AI-Driven Companion”
  - Tobias M. Schifferle and Nina Kollegger: “Inclusion in Action: Fostering Empathy and Creativity With the Project A Contest”
  - Mirek Hančl and Bernadette Spieler: “IXME: Informatics By Maker Education”
  - Eva Korae: “The Laser As a STEAM Engine”
  - Konstantina Kotsari and Zacharoula Smyrnaiou: “Fostering Creativity and Inclusion: Integrating Constructionist Learning with Artificial Intelligence For Special Education”
  - Manuela Dahinden, Yvonne Steinbach, Caroline Weckerle, and Bernadette Spieler: “Nature-based Constructionism”
  - Christie Haddad, Abhinand Shibu, Eirini Geraniou, Sokratis Karkalas, and Manolis Mavrikis: “Towards MathsBeats: A Constructionist Approach Combining Music, Movement, Coding and Mathematics in Primary Classrooms”
  - Veronica Gomes, Thais Eastwood Vaine, and Gabriela Breviglieri: “Teacher Training Mediated by Creative Learning - A Mechanism to Promote Constructionist Education Among Teachers and Students”
  - Blake Danzig, Emmy Semprun, Nathan Holbert, J.K. Voorhis, and Isabel Correa: “Supporting Constructionist Maker Environments with Multimodal AI”
- - 13:00–14:30 [ETH HG D 5.1] Workshop 2.1, Thais Eastwood Vaine and Verônica Gomes dos Santos: “The Power of Questioning: Designing Thought-Provoking Questions That Foster Constructionist Learning”
  - 13:00–14:30 [ETH HG D 5.3] Workshop 2.2, Victor Minces, Hortense Gerardo, and Akshay Nagarajan: “Ludic Sonata. A Polyphonic Participatory Experience”
  - 13:00–14:30 [ETH HG D 7.1] Workshop 2.3, Chronis Kynigos, Marianthi Grizioti, Myrto Karavakou, Maria-Stella Nikolaou, Christina Gkreka, and Charikleia Korompli: “ChoiCo, SorBET, MaLT2: Building Computational Thinking Experiences”
- - 15:00–16:30 [ETH HG D 5.1] Workshop 3.1, Christian Renggli and Nina Knecht: “Bridging the Digital and Drama: Creating Interactive Theater With Micro:bit and Digital Props As a Tool For Co-creating Drama Scenes”
  - 15:00–16:30 [ETH HG D 7.1] Workshop 3.2, Fatmir Racipi and Stephanie Eugster: “Introducing Beginners to Making: Spaces, Methods, and Hands-on Approaches”
  - 15:00–16:30 [ETH HG D 7.3] Workshop 3.3, Gary Stager: “Microworlds and Programming Microworlds as Vehicles For Learning”
Thursday, 26. June
- 8:00–9:00 [PHZH LAA / Reception] Checkin
- 9:00–9:30 [PHZH LAA-J002C] PH Administration: Welcome to Constructionism 2025
- 9:30–10:30 [PHZH LAA-J002C] Engin Bumbacher, Keynote: “Paving the Way For Constructionist Learning in Schools: Reflections From Ongoing Efforts in Switzerland”
- 11:00–13:30 [PHZH LAA-J002C] Tobias Schifferle: Barcamp
- - 15:00–16:30 [PHZH LAA J010] Workshop 4.1, Gary Stager: “Why and How to Teach Logo Programming to Children, At the Dawn Of the AI Age”
  - 15:00–16:30 [PHZH LAA J014] Workshop 4.2, Giorgia Bissoli, Agnese Del Zozzo, Francesca Fiore, Alberto Montresor, Giulia Paludo, Marta Valentini, and David Zikovitz: “Never Have I Ever... Struggled to Explain Constructionism (and What to do About It!)”
  - 15:00–16:30 [PHZH LAA K020] Workshop 4.3, Stéphane Magnenat: “Bringing Linting and Adaptive Program Completion to Candli, a Visual Game Programming Environment for Children”
  - 15:00–16:30 [PHZH LAA K041] Workshop 4.4, Jens Moenig: “The Well-Tempered Noise”
Friday, 27. June
- 8:00–9:00 [PHZH LAA / Reception] Checkin
- - 9:00–10:50 [PHZH LAA-J002C] Short Paper Session 1.1 “Sustainable Practices in Constructionist Education”
    - 9:00–9:20 Nusarin Nusen: “Creating a Sustainable Constructionist Society With Generative Social Field”
    - 9:20–9:40 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, and Laura Alonso Martínez: “Children As Creators Of Augmented Reality Stories: A Constructionist Approach to Language Learning”
    - 9:40–10:00 Robin Samuelsson, Olcay Sert, and Helena Tegler: “Designing For Computational Collaboration: Using a Storyboard Educational Design to Scaffold Collaborative Coding For Childhood Education”
    - 10:00–10:20 J.K. Voorhis and Paulo Blikstein: “Youth Constructions Of the Future: Depictions Of and Responses to AI On Scratch”
    - 10:20–10:50 Zacharoula Smyrnaiou and Konstantina Kotsari: “Shaping the Future: Greece’s Innovation Centers As Hubs For Sustainable Practices in Constructionist Education” (full paper)
  - 9:00–11:00 [PHZH LAA-K020] Short Paper Session 1.2, “Innovative Assessment and Evaluation Methods” and “Evolution of Constructionism: Past, Present, and Future”
    - 9:00–9:20 Petra Francesca Weixelbraun, Barbara Göbl, and Mirjam Duvivié: “Game Character Design As a Mirror Of Student Perceptions: A Creative Method For Reflection and Assessment In Educational Settings”
    - 9:20–9:40 Ilya Levin, Alexei Semenov, and Mikael Gorsky: “Papert’s Vision Realized: Constructionism and Generative AI”
    - 9:40–10:00 Gary Stager: “Papert, Parables, and the Future of Constructionism — A Constructionist Call for Action”
    - 10:00–10:20 Ken Kahn and Sylvia Libow Martinez: “The Constructionist Role of Programming in the AI Era”
    - 10:20–10:40 Claudia Corriveau and Ivanhoé Moisan: “Designing Manipulatives As Microworld-Making: A Reflective Approach to Enhancing a Course Through Pre-Service Teachers' Contributions”
    - 10:40–11:00 Víctor Eugenio Ramírez-Mazariegos and Ana Isabel Sacristán: “Exploring and Developing Geometric Ideas Related to the Concept of Angle Through a Sequence of Microworlds Using Various Digital Tools”
  - 9:00–11:00 [PHZH LAA-L021] Short Paper Session 1.3 “Making and Innovation in Constructionist Learning”
    - 9:00–9:20 Peter Mozelius: “AI Enhanced Constructionism for Educational Game Design”
    - 9:20–9:40 Andri Ioannou, Chrystalleni Loizidou, Dishita Turakhia, Sherry Lassiter, and Stefanie Mueller: “Maker Education and STEM+ In the Context of Contemporary Constructionism: Iterative Resilience and Community”
    - 9:40–10:00 Irmak Ureten, Kaan Tabag, Ahmet Burhan Bas, and Sedat Yalcin: “Bridging Theoretical and Applied Mechanics By Integration of Augmented Reality: Automata”
    - 10:00–10:20 Aravind Sai Sarathy and Peter Wardrip: “A Constructionist Approach to Note-taking”
    - 10:20–10:40 Leah Rosenbaum, Paulo Blikstein, and Engin Bumbacher: “Making to Empower Teacher Problem Posing and Design: Digital Fabrication Skills and Interdisciplinary Community of Practice Help Teachers Address Classroom Problems”
    - 10:40–11:00 Carolina Sotério and Paulo Blikstein: “Lab-on-a-Book: A Paper-Based Chemistry Kit for Hands-on Science Learning in Under-Resourced Schools”
- - 11:30–12:30 [PHZH LAA-J002C] Full Paper Session 4.1
    - 11:30–12:00 Filiz Mumcu, Manolis Mavrikis, Sokratis Karkalas, Christina Gkreka, Charikleia Korompli, Dimitris Diamantidis, and Zsolt Lavicza: “Designing Feedback for Exploratory Mathematical Activities: A Computational Thinking Perspective”
    - 12:00–12:30 Christina Gkreka and Chronis Kynigos: “Coding Landmarks: A Programming Approach to Spatial Thinking”
  - 11:30–12:30 [PHZH LAA-K020] Full Paper Session 4.2
    - 11:30–12:00 Maria Carolina Mariano, Ligia Ribeiro, and Marina Mariano: “Agroforestry in the School – The Perfect Classroom: Constructionism, Environmental Literacy, and Biotechnology In a School in Brazil”
    - 12:00–12:20 Leah Rosenbaum and Paulo Blikstein: “Making Sensor Data Dear: Accessible Sensing Platforms as Conduits to Localized, Personally Meaningful Data Science” (short paper)
  - 11:30–12:30 [PHZH LAA-L021] Full Paper Session 4.3 “Making and Innovation in Constructionist Learning”
    - 11:30–12:00 Lana Issa and Ralf Romeike: “Empowering K-12 Students with Computational Creativity: A Constructionist Computational Creativity Model”
    - 12:00–12:30 Justice Walker and Emmanuel Schanzer: “Twenty Constructionist Things to Do With Data Science”
- - 14:00–15:00 [PHZH LAA-J002C] Full Paper Session 5.1
    - 14:00–14:30 Yudi Andrea Ortiz Rocha, Ana Isabel Sacristán, and Ivonne Sandoval: “Spatial Reasoning Experiences In a STEM context: 8 Year-old Disadvantaged Children Exploring Earthquakes and Related Phenomena”
    - 14:30–15:00 Bernadette Spieler, Melanie Kieber, Julia Lanz, Harald Burgsteiner, Sandra Tomeschek, Martin Kandlhofer, Luciana Ayciriex, and Karl Kruusamae: “Constructionism As a Key to Interdisciplinary Competences: Combining Computational Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Green Skills”
  - 14:00–15:00 [PHZH LAA-K020] Full Paper Session 5.2 “Making and Innovation in Constructionist Learning”
    - 14:00–14:30 Alexander Repenning: “From TikTok to Hard Fun: Progressive Engagement in Computational Thinking Through Game Design”
    - 14:30–15:00 Connor Bain: “Frame Alignment and Feedback in CT-ified Science Classrooms”
- 15:00–16:00 [PHZH LAA-J002C] Panayiotis Zaphiris, Keynote: “Constructionism and Higher Education Leadership”

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