CREATIVE KIDS TOP Programming Education Scratch Day in Tokyo: Saturday, May 17

Programming Education

2014.05.16
Scratch Day in Tokyo: Saturday, May 17

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 17, is Scratch Day in Tokyo.
It will be held at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus. Scratch Day is a programming event held all over the world.
With programming as the theme, the event is packed with panel discussions, workshops, programming battles, teacher training sessions,
and hands-on experience areas featuring a variety of tools!

There will be three panel discussions: “Schools and Programming,” “Extracurricular Activities and Programming,” and “Us and Programming,” which will feature junior high and high school students as panelists.

There will also be eight different workshops, including one for “ScratchJr”—a programming environment for young children set to be released this summer by MIT!

A new feature this year is the Programming Battle—a competition where participants must complete a programming challenge based on a topic given on the spot within a set time limit!
Scratchers who are confident in their skills will compete against each other.

This event offers a great opportunity to see the current state of programming education. Please come and join us!
http://scratch.67.org/2014/


　

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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.”