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2019.10.14
[Related Articles] News on Programming Education

・TechAcademy Junior Launches Scholarship Program — Supporting Students Who Want to Achieve Self-Actualization Through Programming (Valuepress)
・South Korea’s
Growing Number of Unicorn Companies: The Startup Scene Around Seoul (fabcross)

・KidsNet Successfully Relaunches! Results of the Flagship “Independent Research Contest” Announced! (Gakken Plus Official Blog)
 
・JAXA | Call for Participants Now Open for the “Kibo” Robot Programming Challenge (JAXA)
・I Went to Cover
Bandai’s “Moving Zaku,” Met Someone Who Really Knew Their Stuff, and We Ended Up Clicking Over Our Shared Passion (Netorabo)
 
・Let’s Make a Pumpkin-Shaped “Glowing Magic Wand” Through Programming & Crafts! Hands-On Event Held at Little Planet (SANKEI NEWS)
・Tablets Donated to Junior High Schools in
3 Cities and Towns by the Tanabe Rotary Club (Kii Minpo AGARA)

・What Is Programming? Open Class Held at Ainan Kashiwa Elementary School(Ehime Shimbun ONLINE)

・Udacity Boosts Technology Vocational Education for the Most Disadvantaged, Offering Free Programming Classes to 100,000 People (TechCrunch Japan)

・Fukui National College of Technology and KDDI Partner to Develop ICT Talent (Nikkei)

・“Let’s Learn Through Robot Sumo” JMC Programming School (Town News)

• 4th National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Contest: Children’s Masterpieces—10 Works That Passed the Second Round Announced (Jiji.com)

• A Guide to Making Programming Mandatory: Nomi City Board of Education Member Minami Compiles Textbook (CHUNICHI Web)
 
・Mandatory in Elementary Schools Starting in FY2020: What’s Missing from Japan’s Programming Education (Rakuten WOMAN)

・“Programming for Ocean SDGs! ~Sea and Japan PROJECT~” Held in Kyoto (SANKEI NEWS)
・Programming Becomes Mandatory
in Elementary Schools: 80% of Parents “Aware” (Japan Education News)
 
・Contract Awarded for Programming Classes at Koto Ward No. 2 Tatsumi Elementary School (Jiji.com)

・Elementary School Programming Education: Sales Begin for “Papii Town Part 1,” Digital Teaching Materials for Simultaneous Classes (Excite News)

・TimeSoft Releases Digital Teaching Materials for Simultaneous Programming Classes in Elementary Schools (ICT Education News)
 
・Primo Toys Publishes Several Case Studies on Elementary School Programming Classes (Resemom)

・PERSOL P&T Supports Programming Classes at Toyosu North Elementary School (Jiji.com)
・I Even Considered
Early Retirement… What Do Principals Need to Do Now That Programming Education Is Mandatory? (AERA dot.)
 
・[Part 3] What’s Missing from Programming Education in Japan (Nikkan Gendai DIGITAL)

・With Programming Education Becoming Mandatory in 2020 Just Around the Corner! Information Sessions and Seminars for Cram School Operators on Introducing Robot Programming—Customized by Objective—to Be Held in Tokyo and Osaka in November (Jiji.com)
 
・Afrel to Hold Robot Programming Introduction Briefings for Cram School Operators in Tokyo and Osaka in November (ICT Education News)

・Google Releases Desktop Version of Programming Learning Tool “Grasshopper”! A Quick and Easy Way for Beginners to Start Programming (Techable)  

・2019 Edition: List of “Programming Languages Not Suitable for Beginners” (ZDNet Japan)
・Programming Materials
You Can’t Help But Adore!? Makeblock’s “mTiny” Robot, Suitable for Ages 4 and Up (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.”