Programming Education “Programming for ALL” Gifu City Programming Education Instructor Training Workshop Last week, on Saturday, March 24, we held a training session for a programming workshop at the Gifu City Science Museum. Coordinated by the Gifu City Education Policy Division, the event was attended by faculty and students from the Faculty of Education at Gifu University, elementary school teachers, science museum staff, and local instructors.
On the day of the event, we held discussions on how to advance programming education in the local community and had participants try out various teaching materials.
The materials used were Hour of Code (Minecraft Designer) and micro:bit.
Following the Hour of Code challenges, even the adults became completely engrossed in coming up with their own programs.
For the micro:bit, participants experienced everything from basic animation creation to building button switches and designing a rock-paper-scissors game, and the adults also created their own original projects. Ideas for future workshops emerged, such as making flashing tanabata wish cards to celebrate the Tanabata season.
Moving forward, to promote programming education, we will collaborate with the Gifu City Education Policy Division, the Faculty of Education at Gifu University, the Gifu City Science Museum, and local volunteers to train facilitators and host workshops and events. We also plan to develop programming curricula and test teaching materials as part of courses offered by the Faculty of Education.
We will continue to support autonomous and sustainable programming education in the community.
*This training session is held as part of “Programming for ALL,” a project to promote programming education led by the NPO CANVAS and Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
【Programming for ALL】
http://canvas.ws/youthspark/
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.”
