Augustus Long Professor of Education,
Lynch School of Education and Human Development
Secondary appointment, Department of Computer Science
Affiliated faculty, Schiller Institute for Science and Society
Director, DevTech Research Group
Boston College
Press
Professor Bers has a presence in news and media outlets in both the US and abroad. To access them, click here.
2025
Marina Bers: “Cuando un niño sabe contar ya puede aprender a programar”. By Helena López. El Periódico. January 2025.
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Robòtica a les escoles: claus i reptes en ple debat sobre l’ús de les pantalles. By Mireia Rom Salvador. 3Cat. January 2025.
2024
Learning Through Play: Bers Develops Smart Playgrounds to Enhance Computational Learning. By Molly Funk. BC News. November 2024.
This Inventor Is Molding Tomorrow’s Inventors: The cocreator of ScratchJr and the KIBO robotics kits makes “coding playgrounds”. By Rina Diane Caballar. IEEE Spectrum. October 2024.
Marina Umaschi Bers: “La programación es la alfabetización del siglo XXI”. By Alfredo Dillon. Infobae. September 2024.
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BC researchers receive NSF support to cultivate STEM interest among rural Navajo youth. By Phil Gloudemans. BC News. August 2024.
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Studying student brain function in the classroom. By Corinne Steinbrenner. BC News. September 2024.
ScratchJr marks 10th anniversary. By Phil Gloudemans. BC News. September 2024.
Marina Umaschi Bers: “La programación es la alfabetización del siglo XXI”. By Alfredo Dillon. Infobae. September 2024.
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BC researchers receive NSF support to cultivate STEM interest among rural Navajo youth. By Phil Gloudemans. BC News. August 2024.
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ANEP y Ceibal avanzan hacia “universalizar” el Pensamiento Computacional en Primaria. By Juan Pablo Mosteiro. Búsqueda. February 2024.
Marina Bers: “Pensamos en tecnologías que sean como plazas o parques de juegos, donde los chicos puedan crear con otros”. By Facundo Franco. La Diaria, Education. February 2024.
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¿Qué es el pensamiento computacional? Desayunos Informales. February, 2024.
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“Los niños pueden aprender a programar a partir de los cuatro años”, dice experta en educación que piensa una escuela sin materias. By Tomer Urwicz. El Observador, January, 2024.
2023
The Benefits of Teaching Kids to Code. By Simone Migliori. Boston College Magazine, Fall, 2023.
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Building, Coding, Creating and Exploring with KIBO. By Molly Halpin. Horizons for Homeless Children News & Blog, Happenings at Horizons, August 31st, 2023.
What happens on college campuses over summer vacation? A lot, it turns out. By Ellie Wolfe. Boston Globe, Metro, July 28th, 2023.
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Dr Marina Bers on Personal Theologies. By Andres Mosquera. International Jewish Center, News & Blog, July 16th, 2023.
Computational Thinking and Character Development for Kids. By Eric Bushnell. Lynch School of Education and Human Development, News & Videos, March 13th, 2023.
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La Repregunta. Marina Umaschi Bers: “En los niños, el pensamiento computacional se puede desarrollar sin gastar en computadoras”. By Luciana Vázquez. La Nación, Opinión, March 19th, 2023.​
2022
Computer Science Education as Coding Playgrounds. By Siegel Family Endowment. Siegel Family Endowment, December 7th, 2022. ​
Teaching Human Values through Coding. By Elena Britos. Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development, October 11th, 2022. ​
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Kids, coding, and computational thinking. By Phil Gloudemans. Boston College University Communications. September 27th, 2022. ​
Can Computer Coding Be Used to Teach Values? This Scholar Thinks So By Rick Hess. EducationWeek, April 13th, 2022. ​
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How Coding Teaches Virtuous Skills Like Patience By Marina Bers. EdSurge, March 4th, 2022.
2021
Limudei Code-Esh Enriches Jewish Learning at Pardes School By Michael Mino. David Lear Sulman Fund, January 7th, 2022.
‘Coding is the new literacy’: How STEM tools teach children programming skills TechForGood CNN, October 18th, 2021.
Bers: To Welcome Students Back to In-Person Learning, Build a Coding ‘Playground’ to Boost Their Academic & Social-Emotional Skills By Marina Umaschi Bers. The 74, June 7th, 2021.
The New Literacy: The Code generation By Matthew Cook. Wellthatsinteresting.tech, May 4th, 2021.
Training Teachers on Educational Technology, Now and for the Future. By Angela Nelson. TuftsNow, May 3rd, 2021.
For press dating 2020 and before, please visit the DevTech website.