Beyond Coding: How Children Learn Human Values Through Programming

by Marina Umaschi Bers

Book Overview

Why children should be taught coding not as a technical skill but as a new literacy-a way to express themselves and engage with the world. Today, schools are introducing STEM education and robotics to children in ever-lower grades. In Beyond Coding , Marina Umaschi Bers lays out a pedagogical roadmap for teaching code that encompasses the cultivation of character along with technical knowledge and skills. Presenting code as a universal language, she...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026254332X
• ISBN13: 9780262543323
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"