Iwatani, Emi2023-03-032023-03-032023-01http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12265/170In this presentation, Emi Iwatani shares how the "Tough As Nails, Nimble Fingers: Developing a K-8 Coding Pathway for Kentucky Appalachia" was conceptualized to explore the idea of "cultural fit" of computational thinking and computer science education in Eastern Kentucky. It also shares project activities and findings related to that topic, and comments on the potential relevance of Emi's personal cultural (Japanese) background to project conception and execution.en-UScomputational thinkingequityinclusive innovationEastern Kentuckyworkforce developmentcomputing pathwaysFinding kinship in a far away land: The relevance of Japanese cultural perspectives to education research in Eastern Kentucky (アメリカ・ケンタッキー州東部の教育研究:日本文化との共通性)Presentation