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Mitchel Resnick is the LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab. He develops new technologies and activities to engage people (especially children) in creative learning experiences. His Lifelong Kindergarten research group develops the Scratch programming software and online community, the world’s leading coding platform for kids.
In this TED talk, Resnick talks about the need to teach kids to code.
Resnick co-founded the Computer Clubhouse project, an international network of 100 after-school learning centers, where youth from low-income communities learn to express themselves creatively with new technologies. His group also collaborates with the LEGO Company on the development of new educational ideas and products, including LEGO Mindstorms and LEGO WeDo robotics kits.
Find out more about Mitch Resnick, here.