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2019.11.25
[Related Articles] News on Programming Education

・“Life is Tech,” a programming education program for middle and high school students, raises 1.5 billion yen

・“Is this a good fit for our school?” Experience next year’s programming education materials through mock classes! Eight educational material providers will host “hands-on” mock classes at the event “Experience It Through Mock Classes! Science × Programming Education”! (PRTIMES)
 
・Programming Education Using Cardboard Robots to Begin Next Spring at All Elementary Schools in Katsushika Ward (Mainichi Shimbun)

・What Is Programming Education? A Report on a Programming Course Where Moms Learn Alongside Their Kids (eduNavi)

・Minna no Code Begins Supporting Programming Education for Junior High Schools (EdTechZine)
 
・Apple Expands “Everyone Can Code” Programming Education Initiative, Including Free Courses (iPhone Mania)

・Katsushika Ward, Takara Tomy, and NTT Docomo Partner on Programming Education; Cardboard Robot Kit “embot” to Be Adopted in Elementary Schools and Other Institutions (Robosta)
 
• “Programming Education Should Not Be Mandatory,” Says Yukihiro Matsumoto (ASCII Kids)
• “Programming Education Seminars” for
Elementary School Teachers and Nutrition Instructors to Be Held in Hachinohe and Morioka in January (ICT Education News)  

・Program the “mBot” assembly robot kit using the children’s programming app “mBlock” – Which One to Use? Programming Education Tools (Mado no Mori)
・“VALED PRESS,” a programming education media platform
for parents and children, surpasses 250,000 monthly readers (ICT Education News)  

・Science Club Hosts “Winter Break Limited Events” for Preschoolers Through High School Students (ICT Education News)

・Google Announces Initiatives to Support Entrepreneurs and Provide Programming Education for Middle School Teachers (EdTechZine)  

・Feels Like a Puzzle—Surprisingly Easy: A Reporter Joins Programming Teacher Training Session in Utsunomiya | Local News, Major Prefectural News (Shimotsuke Shimbun SOON)

・Disney’s “Technologia Magic School” Programming Learning Kit Adds “Getting Started” Entry Package to Its Lineup (PRTIMES)
 
・micro:bit, MESH, Artec Robo… How to Use STEAM Educational Tools in the Right Context? [Maker Faire Tokyo 2019] (EdTechZine)

・Apple Expands “Everyone Can Code” Curriculum; Programming-Related Sessions Also Held at Retail Stores (EdTechZine)

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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.”