Deepti Tagare

Deepti Tagare is a PhD student in Learning Design and Technology at Purdue University. Her primary research interest is in teacher professional development in computational thinking skills. She investigates how professional development trainings impact K-12 teachers’ conceptual understanding,  ability to apply, and their ability to integrate computational thinking skills in their classroom. Prior to her PhD career, Deepti has worked as an instructional designer for five years in India. Her undergraduate degree is in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. She is passionate about transforming computing education into a competency-based system and works with the competency model team to help build a competency model for computing.