This presentation will introduce various lesson plans developed during the Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum faculty development boot camp. The faculty professional development is designed to train interdisciplinary undergraduate faculty in creating discipline-specific CT-infused activities and lesson plans. During the workshop, we develop an activity suitable for students in introductory-level gateway courses from computer science, sociology, psychology, critical thinking, and accounting.

The activity uses Computational Thinking (CT) to improve students’ ability to recognize misinformation and disinformation and to evaluate the credibility of sources within social science courses. Given the increasing concern about the spread of misinformation and the need for media literacy in various academic areas, this learning activity equips students with essential skills for assessing online sources.

By engaging in Computational Thinking tasks, students will gain and apply critical CT skills including:
1) Decomposition,
2) Abstraction,
3) Pattern Recognition, and
4) Algorithmic Thinking.

The activity involves both individual and group tasks, culminating in a reflective "wrap-up" session. This approach encourages students to construct knowledge as they develop their own "best practices" for source evaluation. Additionally, students will be able to apply the conceptual and analytical skills of CT to problem-solving in various academic and real-world scenarios.

During the presentation, an overview of the CT activity will be provided, along with sample lesson plans on topics such as Misinformation and Disinformation. Sample student responses, qualitative analysis of survey data, and guidance on how instructors can adapt this model for using CT in other subjects and learning activities will also be shared.

Keywords: Computational Thinking, Professional Development, Education.