Nella scuola d'infanzia di oggi i bambini passano molto più tempo con esercizi didattici e schede fonetiche che a costruire cose o dipingere con le mani: l'asilo somiglia sempre di più ai gradi scolastici successivi. Con questo libro, frutto della sua esperienza trentennale al Media Lab del MIT, Mitchel Resnick ci dice che dovrebbe essere esattamente il contrario: è il resto della scuola (e il resto della vita) che deve diventare più simile alla scuola dell'infanzia. Nella società in cui v...

In kindergartens these days, children spend more time with math worksheets and phonics flashcards than building blocks and finger paint. Kindergarten is becoming more like the rest of school. In Lifelong Kindergarten, learning expert Mitchel Resnick argues for exactly the opposite: the rest of school (even the rest of life) should be more like kindergarten. To thrive in today's fast-changing world, people of all ages must learn to think and act creatively—and the best way to do th...

Le livre officiel de ScratchJrDérivé de Scratch, le fameux langage de programmation utilisé par des millions d'enfants dans le monde, ScratchJr est une application gratuite pour iPad et tablettes Android qui permet d'initier les tout-petits à l'informatique, en les invitant à créer des animations, des histoires interactives et des jeux. Écrit par les créateurs de ScratchJr, ce guide officiel les aidera dans leur apprentissage, en leur apprenant à coder différentes actions sur des...

ScratchJr is a free, introductory computer programming language that runs on iPads, Android tablets, Amazon tablets, and Chromebooks. Inspired by Scratch, the wildly popular programming language used by millions of children worldwide, ScratchJr helps even younger kids create their own playful animations, interactive stories, and dynamic games.The Official ScratchJr Book is the perfect companion to this free app and makes coding easy and fun for all. Kids learn to program b...

Innovation disrupts things. Can it disrupt unemployment? Internet co-inventor Vint Cerf and David Nordfors, co-founders of i4j Innovation for Jobs, say IT and artificial intelligence should be seen as tools for tailoring meaningful new jobs for workers. In this groundbreaking book they present ideas, scenarios and policy recommendations in a vision of a new golden era for the middle-class society.Cerf and Nordfors suggest a "people-centered economy", focusing on the value of people...

An exploration of how K–12 teachers support students’ self-directed learning.What if classrooms were places where all learners have opportunities to work on projects and explore ideas that feel important to them? To have their voice and curiosity honored, and to have access to peers and teachers who support them on their learning journeys? In Start with Questions, Karen Brennan and Sarah Blum-Smith explore how K–12 teachers are making this possible by supp...

The digital revolution necessitates, but also makes possible, radical changes in how and what we learn. This book describes a set of innovative educational research projects at the MIT Media Laboratory, illustrating how new computational technologies can transform our conceptions of learning, education, and knowledge. The book draws on real-world education experiments conducted in formal and informal contexts: from inner-city schools and university labs to neighborhoods and after-school cl...

How lessons from kindergarten can help everyone develop the creative thinking skills needed to thrive in today's society.In kindergartens these days, children spend more time with math worksheets and phonics flashcards than building blocks and finger paint. Kindergarten is becoming more like the rest of school. In Lifelong Kindergarten, learning expert Mitchel Resnick argues for exactly the opposite: the rest of school (even the rest of life) should be mor...

Why every child needs to learn to code: the shift from “computational thinking” to computational participation.Coding, once considered an arcane craft practiced by solitary techies, is now recognized by educators and theorists as a crucial skill, even a new literacy, for all children. Programming is often promoted in K-12 schools as a way to encourage “computational thinking”—which has now become the umbrella term for understanding what computer science has to cont...