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Beyond Coding : : how Children Learn Human Values Through Programming

Bers, Marina Umaschi. Book - 2022 372.21 Be 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Coding, robotics, and values -- Foundations : a coding playground -- Languages for children -- Starting early -- A window into their world : mouths cannot read bar codes -- The coding wars -- The two sides : a simplified story -- The role of the teacher -- The role of the student -- The role of education -- The role of coding -- A window into their world : robotics guarding nature -- The rise of STEM -- The work pipelines -- Global experience -- Computer science and computational thinking -- The problem with STEM -- A window into their world : programming a map ; building a language -- Coding as another language -- Transitioning languages -- Meaningful sequences -- Doing things with language -- Window into their world : Georgia, Elena,and the old lady -- From theory to practice -- Powerful ideas -- A teacher's perspective -- Coding stages -- A window into their world : the missing audience -- Coding character -- The narrative approach : moral identities -- The reasoning approach : moral thought -- The experiential approach : a moral life -- The values in coding as another language -- A window into Their world : the best use of her time -- The palette of virtues -- The coding playground -- The ten virtues -- Curiosity -- Open-mindedness -- perseverance -- Patience -- Optimism -- Honesty -- Fairness -- Generosity -- Gratitude -- Forgiveness -- Coding a Mensch -- A window into their world : the learning family -- Coding bridges -- The hidden curriculum -- My four powerful ideas : a summary -- A window into their world : A diversity of approaches.
"Bers argues that coding should be taught in early childhood and beyond STEM fields, where it is currently isolated from ethical, cultural, and language skills"-- Provided by publisher.

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PUBLISHED
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: xix, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780262543323
026254332X

SUBJECTS
Early childhood education -- Computer-assisted instruction.
Computer programming -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Computers and children.
Child development.
Values.