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title: "Learning Inspired by Marina Umaschi Bers: Learning by Coding"
description: Could coding be the first written language we learn? How can coding be playful and empowering? And can we turn coding into a vehicle for key learning experiences for children?In our new Learning Inspired conversation, Rosan Bosch meets with the coding expert Marina Umaschi Bers to talk about coding as a playground for children. Based on her work developing play-based coding tools for children, she shares how working with coding can develop core skills for young children.
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# [Learning Inspired by Marina Umaschi Bers: Learning by Coding](https://www.rosanbosch.com/journal/learning-inspired-marina-umaschi-bers-learning-coding)

 Written by [Journal](https://www.rosanbosch.com/journal/author/journal) | May 28, 2020 7:45:00 AM

Could coding be the first written language we learn? How can coding be playful and empowering? And can we turn coding into a vehicle for key learning experiences for children?

In our new Learning Inspired conversation, Rosan Bosch meets with the coding expert Marina Umaschi Bers to talk about coding as a playground for children. Based on her work developing play-based coding tools for children, she shares how working with coding can develop core skills for young children.

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