Christine Liebe

Christine Liebe, holds a Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment) and is a Professor of Practice with a joint appointment in the Computer Science (CS) department and with Teach@Mines in the Honors College at Colorado School of Mines. She teaches introductory programming and pre-service CS teacher education courses. Her research interests include K-12 computer science teacher education, abstraction, computational thinking, critical thinking, and learning through research. She provides CS curriculum and evaluation support to K-12 educators and school districts. Christine has founded two vocational schools offering professional massage therapy certification and vocational teaching certification. An online educator since 2010, she has developed and delivered online courses and curriculum (e.g., education, literacy, computer science, biological sciences) for undergraduate and vocational students, as well as faculty and K-12 teachers. Applying herself to pursuits that promote healing, creativity, self-expression, and financial self-sufficiency, Christine has made it her mission to support teacher educators and promote computer science education access, creativity, connectedness, and sustainable communities.

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