Publications & Features
Book contributions, magazine features, computing research, and educational publications.
The Pocket-Sized Storyteller
How Storytelling Helps Children Think, Create and Communicate (Without Staring at a Screen)
Glowing tablets leave young children passive, while blank paper exhausts tired fingers before stories can take shape. In The Pocket-Sized Storyteller, Sethi De Clercq reveals a practical third way: using simple, screen-free audio tools to turn spoken play into rich vocabulary, deeper thinking, and effortless creative confidence.
Democratization of Custom-Built Tools
Featured chapter exploring how educators can craft lightweight, local-first, custom-built AI and software tools tailored specifically to classroom pedagogy without commercial vendor lock-in.
Evaluating EdTech: A Framework for Educators
Evidence-informed criteria for primary computing coordinators to systematically evaluate classroom technology, pedagogical value, and pupil impact.
Teaching with PRIMM: Tips and Activities for Young Digital Explorers
Practical classroom strategies and structured activities to introduce the Predict-Run-Investigate-Modify-Make (PRIMM) programming scaffold to young learners.
Early Coding: A Foundation for Future Success
Why building computational thinking, tactile algorithms, and unplugged problem-solving early sets young children up for lifelong digital confidence.
The New Electricity: Leading Schools and Families Through the AI Shift
Guiding school leadership teams, teachers, and parent communities through artificial intelligence with ethical guardrails, human agency, and purposeful learning.
Transforming Primary Learning for Tomorrow’s World
Reimagining primary education for future-ready learners—fostering curiosity, digital fluency, collaborative problem-solving, and creative expression.
Digital Babysitting: A Concern for Educators
Addressing passive screen consumption in classrooms and homes, advocating for active, intentional, and creative digital engagement for young minds.
ReadySetCompute.com
Regular Contributor and Co-Founder. Primary computing pedagogy, tactile unplugged algorithms, and computational thinking lesson resources.