TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bers,Marina Umaschi
TI  - Beyond coding: how children learn human values through programming 
SN  - 9780262543323
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - The MIT Press
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Computer-assisted instruction
KW  - Computer programming
KW  - Study and teaching (Early childhood)
KW  - Computers and children
KW  - Child development
KW  - Values
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204); Coding, robotics, and values -- The coding wars -- The rise of STEM -- Coding as another language -- From theory to practice -- Coding character -- The palette of virtues -- Coding bridges
N2  - "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 shows how children discover new ways of thinking, relating, and behaving through creative coding activities. Today's children will undoubtedly have the technical knowledge to change the world. But cultivating strength of character, socioeconomic maturity, and a moral compass alongside that knowledge, says Bers, is crucial"--Provided by publisher
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