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2019.09.30
[Related Articles] News on Programming Education

・[Oct. 14] ICT Education News and Uber Co-Host “One-Day Workshop for Adults Who Want to Teach Children Programming”—Registration Now Open (Valuepress)
・Gakken Plus Selected for the Ministry of Economy
, Trade and Industry’s “Classrooms of the Future” Demonstration Project for the Second Consecutive Year(Jiji.com)

・Infinite-loop programming is now possible! Tamiya releases the “Chain Program Robot” (GameWatch)
・Minecraft
Cup Grand Prize goes to the team from Kato Gakuen Gyoshu Elementary School (Resemom)

・“Biscuit” programming classes for preschoolers to begin in April 2020(PRTIMES)
・Chinese company MakeBlock launches a new product that lets
preschoolers enjoy learning programming with adorable robots (Nikkei × TECH) ・“LOGY” launches, allowing users to learn programming

online with instructors. General registration now open (PRTIMES)
 
・“LOGY” lets students learn programming from home—as an authorized obniz distributor, the company begins providing teaching materials and programs for educational institutions (PRTIMES)
・Kanagawa
: Programming even for lower elementary students—Sagamihara City introduces classes (Asahi Shimbun Digital)

・Sony Global Education holds a programming event for private elementary school teachers(ICT Education News)  

・Tsukuba Municipal Midori Gakuen Compulsory Education School Brings Programming Education to Life in Just One Year: What Are the Initiatives Behind Its “Outstanding School for Information Technology” Certification? (TechTarget Japan)
・Nationwide
First: Call for Model Schools and Tutoring Centers for “Mamotech,” a New Educational Program Combining School Safety Education and Programming Education (PR TIMES)
 
・[Opinion] Challenges of Making Programming Education Mandatory: Mitsunori Miki, Professor at Doshisha University (SANKEI NEWS)
・Sakura
Releases Footage from an Event Held in July to Discuss Elementary School Programming Education (ASCII.jp)
・What Is the Essence of Elementary School Programming Education, Set to Begin in the 2020 School Year
? (Newswitch)

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    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.”