Iwatani, EmiTackett, TraciTackett, KelseyArnett, NeilMay, Payton2022-02-032022-02-032021-05http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12265/146Since the departure of the coal industry, Kentucky Appalachia has been striving to cultivate new ways of living in the region that is consonant with their culture and values. Developing a workforce that is competitive in the digital economy is a central part of the region's plan for revitalization, with local educators and organizations beginning to invest, with intention, in CS/ CT education for K-12 students. The panel consists of local leaders (administrators, teachers, parents, and community leaders) of K-8 CS/CT initiatives in the region. They will discuss how building a K-8 computational thinking pathway both leverages and helps to strengthen their community's cultural wealth.en-USKentucky Appalachiacomputational thinkingcommunity cultural wealthculturally responsive rural educationPresentation