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A descriptive analysis of academic engagement and collaboration of students with autism during elementary computer science.\u202fComputer Science Education, 30(4), 444-468. "},{"publication":"Israel, M., *Jeong, G., Ray, M., and *Lash, T. (2020). Teaching elementary computer science through Universal Design for Learning. Proceedings of the 51st Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1220-1226). "},{"publication":"*Luo, F., Israel, M., *Liu, R., *Yan, W., Gane, B., and *Hampton, J. (2020). Understanding students\u2019 computational thinking through cognitive interviews: A learning trajectory-based analysis. Proceedings of the 51st Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 919-925). "},{"publication":"Israel, M., & *Lash, T. A. (2020). From classroom lessons to learning trajectories: Mathematics + computational thinking. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-21. 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ACM. "},{"publication":"Israel, M., & Ray, M. (2017). Practical strategies for including students with learning and cognitive disabilities in K-8 computer science, CSTA Voice, 13(3), 6-7. "},{"publication":"Israel, M. *Wherfel, Q., *Shehab, S., *Ramos, E., *Metzger, A., & Reese, G. (2016). Assessing collaborative computing: Development of the Collaborative-Computing Observation Instrument (C-COI). Computer Science Education, 26(2-3), 208-233. "},{"publication":"Ladner, R., & Israel, M. (2016). \u201cFor all\u201d in \u201ccomputer science for all\u201d. Communications of the ACM, 59(9), 26-28. "},{"publication":"*Snodgrass, M. R., Israel, M. & Reese, G. (2016). Instructional supports for students with disabilities in K-5 computing: Findings from a cross-case analysis. Computers & Education. 100, 1-17. "},{"publication":"Israel, M., *Wang, S., & Marino, M. T. (2015). A multilevel analysis of diverse learners playing life science video games: Interactions between gaming content, learning disability status, reading proficiency, and gender. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 53(2), 324-345. "},{"publication":"Israel, M., *Wherfel, Q., *Pearson, J., *Shehab, S., & *Tapia, T. (2015). Empowering K-12 students with disabilities to learn computational thinking and computer programming. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 48(1), 45-53. "}],"categorized":[{"subheading":"book","publications":[{"publication":"McCray, E. D., Kamman, M. L., Israel, M., Crews, E., & Harvey, A. N. (in press). Beyond \u201chand in there\u201d: A qualitative examination of how inclusive principals support beginning special education teachers. In S. Moss & R. R Justice-Emenuga (eds.) Inclusive Leadership: From Theory to Practice (v. 2). Contemporary Perspectives on Supervision and Instructional Leadership. 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