Programming Education Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: “Promoting the Spread of Programming Education Among Young People” Leaflet Now Available! [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications “Promotion of Programming Education for Young People” Project]
We’ve created a brochure summarizing the programming education pilot program for students with disabilities that we’ve been conducting since last September!
In collaboration with teachers from Tokyo Metropolitan Komyo Gakuen and local volunteers—including Kids Programming Supporters (*)—we conducted four lessons that emphasized connections with the wider community.
Through programming and hands-on creation,
Through the use of input assistance devices and adapted teaching materials, and
Through interactions with adults working in the business world,
we engaged in programming learning designed to deepen students’ understanding of academic subjects. We used teaching materials—including “Hour of Code” for learning programming basics, the educational microcontroller board “micro:bit,” and “Kinect,” which uses body movements as a controller—tailored to the students’ learning needs.
We will be distributing these leaflets at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications project briefing sessions and other instructor training workshops!
We will also report on this pilot project at the results presentation in Hiroshima (March 2). The event will feature speeches on the pilot project results from the five regions participating in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications initiative, as well as a panel discussion with local education professionals from Hiroshima.
If you are interested in programming education achieved through regional collaboration, we would be delighted if you would register and join us.
■ Results Presentation (Hiroshima Venue) – Details & Registration
https://eipo.jp/programming/seminars/view/11082
We look forward to seeing you there!
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*What is a Kids Programming Supporter?
One of the initiatives under “Programming for ALL.” It is a training and matching program for programming education instructors, targeting local talent, conducted by Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. and CANVAS.
[Microsoft × CANVAS Programming for ALL]
http://canvas.ws/youthspark/
*What is “Programming for ALL”?
A project by Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. and CANVAS to promote programming education for underserved groups, such as children living in remote areas or those with disabilities. The project involves planning and developing curricula, as well as building communities through the training of “Kids Programming Supporters”—instructors recruited from corporations and the local community.
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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.”
