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Programming Education

2020.04.01
Programming Education Finally Begins

It’s the start of a new fiscal year. While we’re all wondering when the new school term will begin, programming education is finally getting underway as well.


As of November 1, Reiwa 1, a key challenge regarding programming education in elementary schools was that 114 boards of education (6.5% of the total) had not yet established the basic framework for instruction considered to be the minimum requirement.
https://www.mext.go.jp/…/sho…/zyouhou/detail/mext_00218.html


Subsequently, thanks to the efforts of the “Future Learning Consortium”—a framework for promoting programming education established by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)—it was reportedly confirmed that all boards of education would commit to implementing the initiative before the start of classes this academic year.
https://miraino-manabi.jp/content/479


Since programming education is a new challenge for schools, things won’t necessarily go smoothly from the start. That’s precisely why I hope society as a whole can support schools as they go through this process of trial and error.


I also received a detailed copy of the Sagamihara Programming Plan from Mr. Shigeichi Watanabe of the Sagamihara City Board of Education, with whom I served on the committee that drafted the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s “Guidelines for Programming Education in Elementary Schools.” Please feel free to refer to it as well.
http://www.sagamihara-kng.ed.jp/jouhou-han/programming/


　

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”