{"id":385,"date":"2022-07-07T20:28:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T20:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=385"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:10","slug":"papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2026 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"csl-bib-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Bergman, A. J., Mikulski, C. Manseau, A. Migon, S., Wilder, J., Searle, K., &amp; Hira, A. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2026\/02\/Coding_Beyond_the_Screen_Integrating_the_Coding_as_Another_Language_Curriculum_with_Physical_Computing-1.pdf\">Coding Beyond the Screen: Integrating the Coding As Another Language Curriculum with Physical Computing.<\/a> <em>IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias Del Aprendizaje.<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/RITA.2026.3667447<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2025 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"csl-bib-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U., Alrawashdeh, G. S., Nievera, M. A., &amp; Nadler, E. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/11\/Exploring-teacher-perspectives-on-integrating-character-education-into-K-3-computer-science-curriculum-1.pdf\">Exploring teacher perspectives on integrating character education into K-3 computer science curriculum.<\/a> <i>Journal of Moral Education<\/i>, 1\u201329. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/03057240.2025.2569883<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Carocca P., F., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/11\/a14-carocca.pdf\">Implementing a Coding Curriculum in Uruguay: Teachers Navigating Power, Autonomy, and Classroom Dynamics.<\/a> <i>Cuadernos De Investigaci\u00f3n Educativa<\/i>,\u00a0<i>16<\/i>(2). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18861\/cied.2025.16.2.4145\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18861\/cied.2025.16.2.4145.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U., Blake-West, J., Bergman, A. J., Weinstock, C., Carocca P., F., &amp; Laidlaw, E. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/08\/education-15-01062-1.pdf\">ScratchJr Bots: Maker Literacies for the Hearts and Minds of Young Children<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Education Sciences<\/em>,\u00a0<em>15<\/em>(8), 1062. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/educsci15081062.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ben-Ari, A., Levinson, T.G., Blake-West, J., Bers, M. U., &amp; Rosenberg-Kima, R. B. (2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/08\/Ben-Ari_et_al-2025-Educational_technology_research_and_development.pdf\">From avoidance to ownership: preschool teachers learn to teach code\u2014a case study<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Education Tech Research Dev<\/i>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11423-025-10548-0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Alrawashdeh, G., Bergman, A. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/09\/From-Teacher-Training-To-Student-Growth.pdf\">From Teacher Training to Student Growth: Virtual Professional Development Enhances K-2 Computer Science Education<\/a>. <em>Early Childhood Education Journal, <\/em>1-17.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/05\/computer-science-education-as-a-humanistic-endeavor_MB.pdf\">Computer science education as a humanistic endeavor: a model for designing technology-rich formative experiences.<\/a> <em><i>Educ Inf Technol<\/i>. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10639-025-13623-4\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10639-025-13623-4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yang, Z, Blake-West, J., Yang, D., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/10\/blockimpact_paper_2024.pdf\">The impact of a block-based visual programming curriculum: Untangling coding skills and computational thinking.<\/a> <em>Learning and Instruction, Volume 95, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.learninstruc.2024.102041\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.learninstruc.2024.102041<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Weinstock, C, Bers, M., &amp; Laidlaw, E. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/05\/ISLS2025_PDF_1368.pdf\">ScratchJr Bots<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/05\/ISLS2025_PDF_1368.pdf\">.<\/a> <em>Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences \u2013 ICLS 2025<\/em>. Helsinki, Finland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nadler, E., Geller, J., &amp; Bers, M. (2025, March 31).\u00a0<i>Semantic ERP Correlates in Processing of the Visual Programming Language ScratchJr<\/i>\u00a0 [Poster presentation]. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting 2025. Boston, Massachussetts. <a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/8k7m6\">https:\/\/osf.io\/8k7m6<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Levinson, T., Carocca P, F., &amp; Bers, M. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/01\/Coding-as-another-language-an-early-childhood-programming-curriculum-in-Argentina.pdf\">Coding as another language: an early childhood programming curriculum in Argentina.<\/a>\u00a0<i>Computer Science Education<\/i>, 1-21.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2024 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Blake-West, J., Alrawashdeh, G., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/09\/Validating-a-Creative-Coding-Rubric-through-expressive-activities-for-elementary-grades.pdf\">Validating a Creative Coding Rubric through expressive activities for elementary grades.<\/a>\u00a0<i>Journal of Research on Technology in Education<\/i>, 1\u201320. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/15391523.2024.2398502<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Alrawashdeh, G. S., Nadler, E. C., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/07\/Virtual-Professional-Development-Enhances-Elementary-Teacher-Coding-Skills-and-Self-Efficacy_-A-Comparison-of-Three-Models.pdf\">Virtual Professional Development Enhances Elementary Teacher Coding Skills and Self-Efficacy: A Comparison of Three Models.<\/a> In <em>New Approaches in Mobile Learning for Early Childhood Education<\/em> (pp. 114-137). IGI Global.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Levinson, T., &amp; Bers, M. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/01\/s10798-024-09905-6.pdf\">Robotics in universal prekindergarten classrooms<\/a>.\u00a0<i>International Journal of Technology and Design Education<\/i>, 1-22.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Carocca, P. F., Blake-West, J., Bers, M.U. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/07\/An-International-Community-of-Practice-Through-ScratchJr-The-Coding-as-Another-Language-Curriculum-Around-the-World.pdf\">An International Community of Practice Through ScratchJr: The Coding as Another Language Curriculum Around the World.<\/a> In <em>Education, Development and Intervention. Integrated Science, vol 23<\/em>. Springer, Cham. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-60713-4_3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Blake-West, J., &amp; Bers, M. (2024).<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/06\/Tangible-ISLS-2024-Proceedings.pdf\"> Tangible ScratchJr<\/a> in Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., &amp; Su\u00e1rez, E. (Eds.). (2024). Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences &#8211; ICLS 2024. Buffalo, USA: International Society of the Learning Sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Levinson, T., Qubti, L., Bekerman, Z., &amp; Bers, M. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/09\/ICLS2024_698-705.pdf\">Yalla KIBO: A Research-Practice Partnership for Binational, Youth-Led Kindergarten Robotics in Jerusalem.<\/a> In Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., &amp; Su\u00e1rez, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences &#8211; ICLS 2024 (pp. 698-705). International Society of the Learning Sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Carocca, F., Blake-West, J., &amp; Bers, M. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/09\/ICLS2024_2139-2140.pdf\">Localizing the Coding as another Language: ScratchJr Curriculum Through the Culture Based Model Framework.<\/a> In Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., &amp; Su\u00e1rez, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences &#8211; ICLS 2024 (pp. 2139-2140). International Society of the Learning Sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Levinson, T., Carocca P., F., &amp; Bers, M. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/09\/Argentina-AERA-2024.pdf\">International Scaling of the Coding as Another Language Curriculum through a Research-Practice Partnership in Argentina.<\/a> (April 2024). American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yang, D., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/04\/AERA-CAL-efficacy-paper.pdf\">Enhancing Computer Science Education for K-2 Students: Insights from a Randomized Controlled Trial.<\/a> American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yang, D., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/04\/AERA-Standardized-Assessment-Paper-1.pdf\">Coding as Another Language: Impact on Math and Literacy Achievement in Early CS.<\/a>\u00a0American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2023 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/01\/F003-pp43-62.pdf\">El desarrollo de Scratch-Jr: el aprendizaje de programaci\u00f3n en primera infancia como nueva alfabetizaci\u00f3n.<\/a> Virtualidad, Educaci\u00f3n y Ciencia, 14(26), 43-62.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yang, D., Yang, Z., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/11\/YangYangBers2023.pdf\">The efficacy of a computer science curriculum for early childhood: evidence from a randomized controlled trial in K-2 classrooms<\/a>. <i>Computer Science Education<\/i>, 1-21.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U., Levinson, T., Yang, Z., Rosenberg-Kima, R. B., Ben-Ari, A., Jacob, S., Dubash, P., Warschauer, M., Gimenez, C., Gonzalez, P., &amp; Gonzalez, H. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/01\/ISLS-CAL-Paper-FINAL-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coding as Another Language: An International Comparative Study of Learning Computer Science and Computational Thinking in Kindergarten<i>.<\/i><\/a> In P. Blikstein, J. van Aalst, &amp; K. Brennan (Eds.), <i>17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)<\/i> (pp. 1659\u20131665). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/04\/ICLS2023-Proceedings-Oct3.pdf\">https:\/\/2023.isls.org\/proceedings\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Levinson, T. &amp; Bers, M.U. (April 2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/aera23-aera.ipostersessions.com\/Default.aspx?s=2F-00-49-37-A1-5F-5C-D0-E0-E6-59-C0-98-44-53-80\"><i>Don\u2019t Assume Deficit: Disability, Coding, and Computational Thinking in Early Elementary School.<\/i><\/a> Paper presented at American Educational Research Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Levinson, T. &amp; Bers, M.U. (April 2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/01\/AERA2023_HorizonsLang_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Coding Languages: Coding and Computational Thinking in a Language-Diverse Preschool. <\/i><\/a>Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ben Ari, A., Levinson, T., Bers, M. U., &amp; Rosenberg-Kima, R. B. (2023). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/01\/Nurturing-Computational-Thinking-in-an-Israeli-Kindergarten-with-the-CAL-KIBO-Robotics-Curriculum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nurturing Computational Thinking in an Israeli Kindergarten with the CAL-KIBO Robotics Curriculum<\/a>.<\/i> American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Blake-West, J. C., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2023).<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/07\/ScratchJr-design-in-practice-Low-fl_2023_International-Journal-of-Child-Com.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ScratchJr design in practice: Low floor, high ceiling.<\/a> <i>International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 37. <\/i><a title=\"Persistent link using digital object identifier\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijcci.2023.100601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Persistent link using digital object identifier\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijcci.2023.100601&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689339048704000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Zwa23abR7gU16S3KAN2Nh\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijcci.2023.100601<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 10\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"column\">Blake-West, J., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/06\/ScratchJrConnect_ISLS2023_FinalJBW.pdf\">ScratchJr Connect: Sharing resources for digital making around the world<\/a>. Montr\u00e9al, QC, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yang, Z. &amp; Bers, M. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/06\/Examining-Gender-Difference-in-the-Use-of-ScratchJr-in-a-Programming-Curriculum-for-First-Graders.pdf\">Examining gender difference in the use of scratchjr in a programming curriculum for first graders<\/a>. <i>Computer Science Education<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U., Blake-West , J., Kapoor, M. G., Levinson, T., Relkin, E., Unahalekhaka, A., &amp; Yang, Z. (2023).<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/05\/1-s2.0-S0885200623000571-main.pdf\"> Coding as another language: Research-based curriculum for early childhood computer science<\/a>. <i>Early Childhood Research Quarterly<\/i>, <i>64<\/i>, 394\u2013404. https:\/\/doi.org\/https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ecresq.2023.05.002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Relkin, E., Johnson, S. K., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/05\/relkin-normative-assessment.pdf\">A Normative Analysis of the TechCheck Computational Thinking Assessment.<\/a> <i>Educational Technology &amp; Society, 26<\/i>(2), 118-130. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.30191\/ETS.202304_26(2).0009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.30191\/ETS.202304_26(2).0009&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678887438477000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1t4_JHW8SQSR265crde1sd\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.30191\/ETS.202304_26(2).0009<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kapoor, M. <span style=\"color: #000000\">G<\/span>., Yang, Z., &amp; Bers. M. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/05\/kapoor-yang-bers-BC.pdf\">Supporting Early Elementary Teachers\u2019 Coding Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Through Virtual Professional Development<\/a>. <i>Journal of Technology and Teacher Education<\/i>. <em>30<\/em> (4). 1-31. 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2022 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Levinson, T. &amp; Bers, M.U. (April 2022). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/01\/aera22_proceeding_session_1882041.pdf\">Contrasting Perspectives in Computational Thinking Special Education<\/a>.<\/i> In Computational Thinking in Early Childhood: The State of Our Burgeoning Field<i> <\/i>[Working Roundtable]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Levinson, T., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/03\/AERA2022_CTandDisability.pdf\">Student Centered Computational Thinking for Children with Disabilities<\/a>. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., A. Strawhacker &amp; A. Sullivan (2022), \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/07\/TheStateofFieldandComputerationalThinkinginEarlyChildhoodEducation.pdf\">The state of the field of computational thinking in early childhood education\u201d<\/a>, OECD Education Working Papers, No. 274, OECD Publishing, Paris, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1787\/3354387a-en\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1787\/3354387a-en<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Relkin, E., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2022). Designing an Adaptive Assessment for Preschool Children\u2019s Robotics Knowledge. <i>Educational Designer,<\/i> 4(15). ISSN 1759-1325. Retrieved from: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.educationaldesigner.org\/ed\/volume4\/issue15\/article60\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.educationaldesigner.org\/ed\/volume4\/issue15\/article60\/\">http:\/\/www.educationaldesigner.org\/ed\/volume4\/issue15\/article60\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Unahalekhaka, A., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2022). Clustering Young Children\u2019s Coding Project Scores with Machine Learning. <i>2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)<\/i>, 79\u201385. <a title=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/EDUCON52537.2022.9766579\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/Clustering_Young_Childrens_Coding_Project_Scores_with_Machine_Learning.pdf\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/EDUCON52537.2022.9766579<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Govind, M., &amp; Bers, M. U., (2022, April 21-26). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/Strawhacker_Govind_BersAERA-2022-Submission-FINAL.pdf\">Understanding the Experiences of Early Childhood Professionals&#8217; Navigation of Remote Teaching and Learning With Technology<\/a> [Paper Presentation]. <em>American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. <\/em>San Diego, CA. https:\/\/www.aera.net\/Publications\/Online-Paper-Repository\/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ben-Ari, A., Levinson, T., Bers, M.U., &amp; Rosenberg-Kima, R.B., (2022, March 2-5). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/04\/V2lt0857_CodingForSelfExpression.mp4\">Coding as a Self-Expression Tool [Presentation]<\/a>. Providence, RI, United States: the Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education 54th Annual Technical Symposium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U. (2022) <em><a href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/9780262543323\/beyond-coding\/\">Beyond Coding: How Children Learn Human Values through Programming.<\/a><\/em> Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Unahalekhaka, A., Bers, M.U. (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/01\/Evaluating-Young-Childrens-Creative-Coding.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluating young children\u2019s creative coding: rubric development and testing for ScratchJr projects<\/a>. <i>Educ Inf Technol<\/i>. <a id=\"LPlnk418377\" title=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10639-021-10873-w\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10639-021-10873-w\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10639-021-10873-w<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2021 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Govind, M., &amp; Relkin, E. (2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/01\/Bers-Govind-Relkin-2022.pdf\">Coding as Another Language: Computational Thinking, Robotics, and Literacy in First and Second Grade<\/a>. in Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A., &amp; Yadav, A. (2021). Computational Thinking in PreK-5: Empirical Evidence for Integration and Future Directions. ACM and the Robin Hood Learning + Technology Fund, New York, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Govind, M. &amp; Bers, M. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/govind-et-al-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assessing Robotics Skills in Early Childhood: Development and Testing of a Tool for Evaluating Children\u2019s Projects<\/a>. <em>Journal of Research in STEM Education, 7<\/em>(1).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/90537-Texto-del-articulo-311463-1-10-20210829.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coding, robotics and socio-emotional learning: developing a palette of virtues <\/a><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\">PIXEL-BIT. Revista de Medios y Educaci\u00f3n, 62, 309-322.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (Ed.). (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/11\/Teaching_Computational_Thinking_and_Coding_to_Youn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding to Young Children<\/i><\/a>. IGI Global. http:\/\/doi:10.4018\/978-1-7998-7308-2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">de Ruiter, L. E. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/07\/CodingStages.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Coding Stages Assessment: development and validation of an instrument for assessing young children\u2019s proficiency in the ScratchJr programming language.<\/a> <em>Computer Science Education. <\/em>DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/08993408.2021.1956216?needAccess=true\"><span class=\"s2\">10.1080\/08993408.2021.1956216<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A., &amp; Strawhacker, A. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/07\/Sullivan-Strawhacker-2021-Screen-Free-STEAM-Chapter.pdf\">Screen-Free STEAM: Low-Cost and Hands-on Approaches to Teaching Coding and Engineering to Young Children<\/a>. In S. Garvis &amp; C. Cohrssen (Eds.), <em>Embedding STEAM in Early Childhood Education and Care<\/em> (pp. 87-113). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Unahalekhaka, A., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/s11423-021-10011-w.pdf\">Taking coding home: Analysis of ScratchJr usage in home and school settings<\/a>. <i>Educational Technology Research and Development<\/i>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11423-021-10011-w<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Relkin, E., de Ruiter, L.E., Bers, M.U. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/1-s2.0-S0360131521000993-main.pdf\">Learning to Code and the Acquisition of Computational Thinking by Young Children.<\/a> <i>Computers &amp; Education. <\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.compedu.2021.104222<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Relkin E. &amp;, Bers, M. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/05\/1487.pdf\">TechCheck-K: A Measure of Computational Thinking for Kindergarten Children.<\/a> In <i>2021<\/i> <i>IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON). <\/i>IEEE. pp. 1696-1702, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/EDUCON46332.2021.9453926.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Relkin, E. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2021). <\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/04\/aera21_proceeding_1687044.pdf\">Factors Influencing Learning of Computational Thinking Skills in Young \u202fChildren<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">. <\/span><i style=\"font-size: inherit\">Virtual<\/i> <i style=\"font-size: inherit\">Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2020 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Govind, M. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/06\/Family-Coding-Days.pdf\">Family Coding Days: Engaging Children and Parents in Creative Coding and Robotics.<\/a> Connected Learning Summit, Cambridge, MA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ivanova, A., Srikant, S., Sueoka Y., Kean, H., Dhamala, R., O&#8217;Reilly, U., Bers, M., Fedorenko, E., (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/elife-58906-v1.pdf\">Comprehension of computer code relies primarily on domain-general executive brain regions <\/a><span class=\"contextual-data__cite\"><em>eLife 2020<\/em>, <\/span><span class=\"doi\">DOI: 10.7554\/eLife.58906<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Bers, M. (2020).<\/span><i style=\"font-size: inherit\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Coding-as-a-Playground-Programming-and-Computational-Thinking-in-the-Early\/Bers\/p\/book\/9780367900502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coding as a Playground: Programming and Computational Thinking in the Early Childhood Classroom, Second Edition.<\/a> <\/i><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">New York, NY: Routledge Press.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/10\/constructionism-book-2020.pdf\">Playgrounds and Microworlds: Learning to Code in Early Childhood<\/a> in <em>Designing Constructionist Futures: The Art, Theory and Practice of Learning Designs<\/em> edited by Nathan Holbert, Matthew Berland and Yasmin B Kafai.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Relkin, E., Govind, M., Tsiang, J., &amp; Bers, M. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/08\/87-Article-291-3-10-20200727-1.pdf\">How Parents Support Children&#8217;s Informal Learning Experiences with Robots<\/a>. <em>Journal of Research in STEM Education<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>(1), 39-51.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Verish, C., Shaer, O., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/11\/Strawhacker_IJCCI_CRISPEE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Designing with Genes in Early Childhood: An exploratory user study of the tangible CRISPEE technology<\/a>. <i>International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.<\/i> Advance Online Publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Verish, C., Shaer, O., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/10.1007_s10956-020-09817-9.pdf\">Young Children\u2019s Learning of Bioengineering with CRISPEE: A Developmentally Appropriate Tangible User Interface.<\/a> <em>Journal of Science Education and Technology<\/em>, 1-21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., de Ruiter, L., Shaer, O., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020, May). <em>The Role of Picture Books in supporting Young Children\u2019s Learning about Bioengineering<\/em> [Poster session]. SRCD 2020 Special Topic Meeting: Learning through Play and Imagination, St. Louis, Missouri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Verish, C., Shaer, O., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020, April). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/08\/AERA-Submission-CRISPEE-Revisions_wc_CLEAN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Debugging as Inquiry in Early Childhood: A case study using the CRISPEE prototype.<\/a> In K. Mills (chair), Computational Thinking for Science Learning. Symposium conducted at the <em>Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)<\/em>, San Francisco, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Relkin, E. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/05\/RelkinBersAERA20.pdf\">Exploring the Relationship Between Coding, Computational Thinking and Problem Solving in Early Elementary School Students<\/a>. <em>Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA),<\/em> San Francisco, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Relkin, E., de Ruiter., L., Bers, M. U. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/05\/Relkin2020_Article_TechCheckDevelopmentAndValidat.pdf\">TechCheck: Development and Validation of an Unplugged Assessment of Computational Thinking in Early Childhood Education<\/a>. <em>Journal of Science Education and Technology.<\/em> DOI: 10.1007\/s10956-020-09831-x<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hassenfeld, Z. R. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/11\/Debugging-the-Writing-Process-Lessons-From-a-Comparison-of-Students-Coding-and-Writing-Practices.pdf\">Debugging the Writing Process: Lessons From a Comparison of Students\u2019 Coding and Writing Practices<\/a>. <i>The Reading Teacher, 73<\/i>(6), 735-746. doi:10.1002\/trtr.1885.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Govind, M., Relkin, E., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/09\/10645578.2020.pdf\">Engaging Children and Parents to Code Together Using the ScratchJr App<\/a>. <em>Visitor Studies.<\/em> DOI: 10.1080\/10645578.2020.1732184<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Govind, M. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020, Apr 17 &#8211; 21). <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/qo2zqg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em class=\"\">&#8220;Coding Is Not My Thing&#8221;: Fostering Early Childhood Teachers&#8217; Coding Knowledge and Attitudes<\/em><\/a> [Poster Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hassenfeld, Z. R., Govind, M., de Ruiter, L. E., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/JITE-Rv19p065-085Hassenfeld5935.pdf\">If You Can Program, You Can Write: Learning Introductory Programming Across Literacy Levels.<\/a> <em>Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 19<\/em>, 65-85. DOI: 10.28945\/4509<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2019 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Govind, M. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2019-12-11-parents-don-t-need-to-be-coding-experts-just-willing-to-learn-with-their-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parents Don&#8217;t Need to Be Coding Experts, Just Willing to Learn With Their Children.<\/a> (Blog Post).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/11\/Bers2019_Article_CodingAsAnotherLanguageAPedago.pdf\">Coding as another language: a pedagogical approach for teaching computer science in early childhood<\/a>. <i class=\"\">Journal of Computers in Education<\/i>, <i class=\"\">6<\/i>(4), 499-528.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. &amp; Sullivan, A. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/10\/COMPUTER-SCIENCE-EDUCATION-IN-EARLY-CHILDHOOD-THE-CASE-OF-SCRATCHJR.pdf\">Computer science education in early childhood: The case of ScratchJr<\/a>. <i>Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 18,<\/i> 113-138.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/01\/Bers-Coding-as-Another-Language.pdf\">Coding as another language<\/a> In C. Donohue (Ed.), <i class=\"\">Exploring key issues in early childhood and technology: Evolving perspectives and innovative approaches <\/i>(pp. 63\u201370). New York, NY: Routledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Relkin, E. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/09\/Relkin-Bers-Designing-an-Assessment-of-CT-for-Young-Children.pdf\">Designing an Assessment of Computational Thinking Abilities for Young Children<\/a>. In L.E. Cohen &amp; S. Waite-Stupiansky (Eds.), <i>STEM for Early Childhood Learners: How Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Strengthen Learning<\/i> (pp. 85-98). New York, NY: Routledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ivanova, A., Srikant, S., Sueoka, Y., Kean, H., Dhamala, R., O&#8217;Reilly, U. M., Bers, M. U., &amp; Fedorenko, E. (2019, October). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/The-Neural-Basis-of-Program-Comprehension.pdf\">The Neural Basis of Program Comprehension.<\/a><\/i> Poster session presented at the Society for Neuroscience 2019, Chicago, IL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorenko, E., Ivanova, A., Dhamala, R. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/11\/The-Language-of-Programming-A-Cognitive-Perspective.pdf\">The Language of Programming: A Cognitive Perspective.<\/a> <i>Trends in Cognitive Sciences, <\/i><i><em>23<\/em>(7), 525-528.<\/i> doi:10.1016\/j.tics.2019.04.010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hassenfeld, Z.R. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.literacyworldwide.org\/blog\/literacy-daily\/2019\/05\/16\/when-we-teach-programming-languages-as-literacy\">When We Teach Programming Languages as Literacy<\/a>. (Blog post).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/09\/Strawhacker_et_al-2019-Educational_Technology_Research_and_Development-2.pdf\">What They Learn When They Learn Coding: Investigating cognitive domains and computer programming knowledge in young children.<\/a> <i>Educational Technology Research and Development, 67<\/i>(3), 541-575. doi:10.1007\/s11423-018-9622-x<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U., Gonz\u00e1lez-Gonz\u00e1lez, C., &amp; Armas\u2013Torres, M. B. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/05\/1-s2.0-S0360131519300995-main-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coding as a playground: Promoting positive learning experiences in childhood classrooms.<\/a> <em style=\"font-size: inherit\">Computers &amp; Education<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">, <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit\">138<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">, 130-145.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Horn, M. &amp; Bers, M. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/horn-bers-csedr-2019_plHK7Tp.pdf\">Tangible Computing.<\/a> In S.A. Fincher &amp; A.V. Robins (Eds.), <i>The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research<\/i>. Cambridge University Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2015\/10\/JITEv18ResearchP097-112SullivanandBers5121.pdf\">VEX Robotics Competitions: Gender differences in student attitudes and experiences<\/a>. <i>Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 18<\/i>, 97-112. doi:<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.28945\/4193<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A. A. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781475842043\/Breaking-the-STEM-Stereotype-Reaching-Girls-in-Early-Childhood\"><i>Breaking the STEM stereotype: Reaching girls in early childhood<\/i>.<\/a> Rowman &amp; Littlefield Publishers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2018 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Hassenfeld, Z. R. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.brandeis.edu\/esploro\/outputs\/magazineArticle\/Computer-Programming-An-Unexplored-Path-to\/9924131419601921\">Computer Programming: An Unexplored Path to Jewish Literacy.<\/a> (Blog post).<i> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/epdf\/10.1007\/s10798-018-9483-y?author_access_token=6f7LA7ShCMhI0nnbOUMOQPe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6MtB3xaQPUprWMXmKc4UL5ZVMmFlnFrAoQb6bEPGH4HzCQNiwC2ExBbjFR4_zWL2yxNlzbqEcrBtzVz5goK-FExthaDij7pWfIuaIdJdICPw%3D%3D\">Investigating the use of robotics to increase girls&#8217; interest in engineering during early elementary school. <\/a> <i>International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 29,<\/i> 1033-1051. doi:<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.1007\/s10798-018-9483-y<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A. (2018). <a href=\"http:\/\/edtechreview.in\/trends-insights\/insights\/3396-lessons-learned-best-practices-teaching-with-technology-in-the-early-childhood-classroom\">Lessons Learned from ECT: Best Practices Teaching with Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom<\/a>. (Blog post).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/coding-and-computational-thinking-in-early-childhood-the-impact-of-scratchjr-in-europe-3868.pdf\">Coding and Computational Thinking in Early Childhood: The Impact of ScratchJr in Europe<\/a>. <i>European Journal of STEM Education, 3<\/i>(3), 08. doi:10.20897\/ejsteme\/3868<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A. and Bers, M. U. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/promoting-positive-technological-development-in-a-kindergarten-makerspace-a-qualitative-case-study-3869.pdf\">Promoting Positive Technological Development in a Kindergarten Makerspace: A Qualitative Case Study<\/a>. <i>European Journal of STEM Education, 3<\/i>(3) 09. doi:10.20897\/ejsteme\/3869<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/JITEv17IIPp153-162Sullivan4491.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Impact of Teacher Gender on Girls&#8217; Performance on Programming Tasks in Early Elementary School<\/a>. <i>Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 17<\/i>, 153-162.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2018). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/06\/MakerspaceResearchPlayfulReport-Chapters-1-and-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Makerspaces for Early Childhood Education (Principles of Space Redesign) &amp; Maker values of early childhood educators, organizing a grassroots space.<\/a> <\/i>In Gravel, B. E., Bers, M. U., Rogers, C., &amp; Danahy, E. (Eds.), <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/06\/MakerspaceResearchPlayfulReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making Engineering Playful in Schools<\/a><\/i> (pp. 18-29). The LEGO Foundation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Gravel, B. E., Bers, M. U., Rogers, C., &amp; Danahy, E. (2018). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/06\/MakerspaceResearchPlayfulReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making Engineering Playful in Schools<\/a><\/i>. The LEGO Foundation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elkin, M., Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/06\/Elkin-Sullivan-Bers-2018-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Books, Butterflies, and \u2018Bots: Integrating Engineering and Robotics into Early Childhood Curricula.<\/a> In L. English and T. Moore (Eds.), <i>Early Engineering Learning<\/i> (225-248). Singapore: Springer. doi:10.1007\/978-981-10-8621-2_11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2018, April 17-20). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/05\/EDUCON.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Coding, Playgrounds and Literacy in Early Childhood Education: The Development of KIBO Robotics and ScratchJr.<\/a> <\/i>Paper presented at the IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (pp. 2100 &#8211; 2108).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Albo-Canals, J., Barco, A., Relkin, E., Hannon, D., Heerink, M., Heinemann, M., Leidl, K., &amp; Bers, M. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/05\/KIBO-ASD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> A Pilot Study of the KIBO Robot in Children with Severe ASD<\/a>. <i>International Journal of Social Robotics, 10<\/i>(3), 371-383. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007\/s12369-018-0479-2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Sullivan, A., Verish, C., Bers, M.U., &amp; Shaer, O. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/JITEv17IIPp055-081Strawhacker4195.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enhancing Children&#8217;s Interest and Knowledge in Bioengineering through an Interactive Videogame<\/a>. <i>Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 17,<\/i> 55-81. doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.28945\/3976<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U. (2018). <a style=\"font-size: inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/Coding-as-a-Literacy-for-the-21st-Century-Opinion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coding as a Literacy for the 21st Century.<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit\"> (Blog post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U., Strawhacker, A. L., &amp; Vizner, M. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/makerspaces.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The design of early childhood makerspaces to support Positive Technological Development: Two case studies.<\/a> <i>Library Hi Tech<\/i>. doi: 10.1108\/LHT-06-2017-0112.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Verish, C., Strawhacker, A. Bers, M. U., &amp; Shaer, O. (2018, March 18-21). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/crispee_tei18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>CRISPEE: A Tangible Gene Editing Platform for Early Childhood<\/i><\/a>: <i>Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI)<\/i>, Stockholm, Sweden. New York, NY: ACM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hilliard, L., Buckingham M. H., Geldhof, J. G., Ganset, P., Stack C., Gelgoot, E. S., Bers M. U., Lerner, R. M. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/gameplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Perspective taking and decision-making in educational game play: A mixed-methods study.<\/a> <i>Applied Developmental Science 22<\/i>(1), 1-13. doi:<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.1080\/10888691.2016.1204918<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U. (2018).<i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Coding-as-a-Playground-Programming-and-Computational-Thinking-in-the-Early-Childhood-Classroom\/Bers\/p\/book\/9780367900502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coding as a Playground: Programming and Computational Thinking in the Early Childhood Classroom.<\/a> <\/i>New York, NY: Routledge Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;2017&#8211;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Leidl, K., Bers, M.U., Mihm, C. (2017). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Leidl_Bers_Mihm_ScratchJrAnalyticsHongKong.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Programming with ScratchJr: a review of the first year of user analytics<\/a><\/i>: <i>Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Thinking Education.<\/i> Wanchai, Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A., Bers, M.U., Mihm, C. (2017). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Sullivan_Bers_Mihm_KIBOHongKong-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagining, Playing, &amp; Coding with KIBO: Using KIBO Robotics to Foster Computational Thinking in Young Children<\/a><\/i>: <i>Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Thinking Education.<\/i> Wanchai, Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Loparev, A., Sullivan, A., Verish, C., Westendorf, L., Davis, J., Flemings, M., Bers, M.U., &amp; Shaer, O. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/BacToMars_wellesleytufts_idc2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>BacToMars: Creative Engagement with Bio-Design for Children<\/i><\/a>: <i>Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC).<\/i> Stanford, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A., Strawhacker, A., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Chapter-10-robotics-in-STEM-education-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dancing, drawing, and dramatic robots: Integrating robotics and the arts to teach foundational STEAM concepts to young children.<\/a> In Khine, M.S. (Ed.) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/gp\/book\/9783319577852#aboutBook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Robotics in STEM Education: Redesigning the Learning Experience.<\/i><\/a> (pp. 231-260). Springer Publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2017). <i>Computational Thinking and Young Children: Understanding the Potential of Tangible and Graphical Interfaces.<\/i> In Ozcinar, H., Wong, G., &amp; Ozturk, T. (Eds.) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.igi-global.com\/book\/teaching-computational-thinking-primary-education\/179845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Teaching Computational Thinking in Primary Education.<\/i><\/a> IGI Global.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Loparev, A., Sullivan, A., Verish, C., Westendorf, L., Davis, J., Flemings, M., Bers, M.U., &amp; Shaer, O. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/BacToMars_fdg.pdf\"><i>BacToMars: A Collaborative Educational Video Game for Teaching Biological Engineering<\/i><\/a>:<i> Proceedings of Foundations of Digital Interactive Games (FDG). <\/i>Hyannis, MA, August 14-17.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pugnali, A., Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/pugnali-sullivan-bers-interface.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Impact of User Interface on Young Children\u2019s Computational Thinking<\/a>. <i>Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 16,<\/i> 172-193.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A. L., Lee, M. S. C., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Strawhacker_Lee_Bers_Teaching-Tools-Teachers-Rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching tools, teachers\u2019 rules: exploring the impact of teaching styles on young children\u2019s programming knowledge in ScratchJr<\/a>. <i>International Journal of Technology and Design Education. <\/i>doi:10.1007\/s10798-017-9400-9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/seymour-test-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Seymour test: Powerful ideas in early childhood education.<\/a> <i>International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Dancing-Robots.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dancing robots: Integrating art, music, and robotics in Singapore&#8217;s early childhood centers.<\/a> <i>International Journal of Technology and Design Education.<\/i> Advance online publication. doi:10.1007\/s10798-017-9397-0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;2016&#8211;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Vizner, M., &amp; Strawhacker, A. (2016).<i> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Vizner_Strawhacker_Curious-Construction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curious Construction Kit: A programmable building kit for early childhood<\/a><\/i>: <i>Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference on Creativity and Fabrication in Education (FabLearn)<\/i>, Stanford, CA, October 14-16. New York, NY: ACM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elkin, M., Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Elkin_Sullivan_Programming-with-KIBO-in-Preschool.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Programming with the KIBO Robotics Kit in Preschool Classrooms.<\/a> <i>Computers in the Schools, 33<\/i>(3), 169-186. doi:<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.1080\/07380569.2016.1216251<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Sullivan_Gender-Differences-Robotics_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Girls, boys, and bots: Gender differences in young children&#8217;s performance on robotics and programming tasks.<\/a> <i>Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 15,<\/i> 145-165<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Sullivan, A., &amp; Portsmore, M. (2016). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Strawhacker_Sullivan_BBM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Billund Builds Music: An Engineering Education Initiative in Danish Kindergartens.<\/a><\/i> Paper presented at the IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC). (pp. 257-261).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2015 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Apone, K., Bers, M., Brennan, K., Franklin, D., Israel, M., &amp; Yongpradit, P. (2015)<em>. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/04\/Bringing-grades-K-5-to-the-mainstream-of-CS-Ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bringing Grade K-5 to the Mainstream of Computer Science Education<\/a> <em><span class=\"epub-section__title\">SIGCSE &#8217;15: Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, <\/span><\/em><span class=\"epub-section__title\">671-672. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U. &amp; Resnick, M. (2015). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nostarch.com\/scratchjr\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Official ScratchJr Book.<\/a><\/i> San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Portelance, D.J., Strawhacker, A., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2015). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Portelance-2015-Constructing-ScratchJr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Constructing the ScratchJr programming language in the early childhood classroom.<\/a> <i>International Journal of Technology and Design Education,<\/i> 1-16. doi:<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.1007\/s10798-015-9325-0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A. L., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2015). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/TGH-robot-look-for-food-Strawhacker-Bers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;I want my robot to look for food&#8221;: Comparing children&#8217;s programming comprehension using tangible, graphical, and hybrid user interfaces<\/a>. <i>International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 25<\/i>(3), 293-319. doi:<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.1007\/s10798-014-9287-7<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A., Elkin, M., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2015). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/IDC-KIBO-Demo-Complete.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KIBO Robot Demo: Engaging young children in programming and engineering<\/a><\/i>: <i>Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC &#8217;15), <\/i>Medford, MA, June 21-25. New York, NY: ACM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Portelance, D.J., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2015).<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/portelance-code-and-tell.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <i>Code and Tell: Assessing young children&#8217;s learning of computational thinking using peer video interviews with ScratchJr<\/i><\/a>: <i>Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC &#8217;15)<\/i>. Medford, MA, June 21-25. New York, NY: ACM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Lee, M., Caine, C., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2015). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/sjr-demo-idc2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ScratchJr Demo: A coding language for Kindergarten<\/a>: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC &#8217;15)<\/i>. Medford, MA, June 21-25. New York, NY: ACM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Portelance, D., Lee, M., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2015). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/devtech-position-idc2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Designing Tools for Developing Minds: The role of child development in educational technology<\/a>: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC &#8217;15)<\/i>. Medford, MA, June 21-25. New York, NY: ACM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2015). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/robotics-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robotics in the early childhood classroom: Learning outcomes from an 8-week robotics curriculum in pre-kindergarten through second grade<\/a>. <i>International Journal of Technology and Design Education. <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hilliard, L., Buckingham, M., Geldhof, G. J., Bers, M.U., &amp; Lerner, R. (2015, December 1). <i>Educational Game Play and Ethical Decision-Making: A Mixed-Method Experimental Study.<\/i> Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2014 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Elkin, M., Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2014). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/JITEv13IIPvp153-169Elkin882.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Implementing a robotics curriculum in an early childhood Montessori classroom<\/a>. <i>Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 13<\/i>, 153-169.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2014). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jOQ-9S3lOnM%26list=PLXzFU_7W4n0t5suyfWPX6R-zUpd1MQ876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young programmers: Think playgrounds, not playpens.<\/a> <\/i>(Video File).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E.R. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2014). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Kazakoff-Put-Your-Robot-In.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Put your robot in, Put your robot out: Sequencing through programming robots in early childhood<\/a>. <i>Journal of Educational Computing Research, 50<\/i>(4), 553-573.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2014). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Bers_ch8_tk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tangible kindergarten: Learning how to program robots in early childhood<\/a>. In Sneider, C. I. (Ed.), <i>The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula PreK-5: Choosing and using the best instructional materials for your students<\/i> (pp. 133-145). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A. L., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2014, August). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/NSF-SJr-Poster-2014.pdf\">ScratchJr: Computer Programming in Early Childhood Education as a Pathway to Academic Readiness and Success.<\/a><\/i> Poster session presented at the DR K-12 PI Meeting, Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Flannery, L. P., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2014). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Flannery-Tortoise-and-Hare.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The methodological tortoise and the technological hare: A discussion of methods for conducting research on new technologies and young children<\/a>. In O. Saracho (Ed.), <i>Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education, Volume 2<\/i> (pp. 193-222). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U., Flannery, L.P., Kazakoff, E.R, &amp; Sullivan, A. (2014) <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/computersandeducation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Computational thinking and tinkering: Exploration of an early childhood robotics curriculum<\/a>, <i>Computers &amp; Education, 72<\/i>, 145-157.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E.R., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2014, April). <i>Does learning to code correlate with self-regulation skills in kindergarten classrooms?<\/i> Poster session presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2013 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U., Seddighin, S., &amp; Sullivan, A. (2013). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/BringingTogetherT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ready for robotics: Bringing together the T and E of STEM in early childhood teacher education.<\/a> <i>Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 21<\/i>(3), 355-377.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A., Kazakoff, E.R., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2013). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Sullivan-Wheels-Bot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wheels on the Bot Go Round and Round: Robotics Curriculum in Pre-Kindergarten<\/a>. <i>Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 12,<\/i> 203-219.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Flannery, L.P. and Bers, M.U. (2013). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/JRTE-robot-hokey-pokey.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let&#8217;s Dance the &#8220;Robot Hokey-Pokey!&#8221;: Children&#8217;s programming approaches and achievement throughout early cognitive development<\/a>. <i>Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 46<\/i>(1), 81-101.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Flannery, L.P., Kazakoff, E.R., Bont\u00e1, P., Silverman, B., Bers, M.U., and Resnick, M. (2013). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/scratchjr_idc_2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Designing ScratchJr: Support for early childhood learning through computer programming<\/a>:<\/i> <i>Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC &#8217;13)<\/i> (pp. 1-10). New York, NY: ACM. doi:10.1145\/2485760.2485785<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawhacker, A., Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2013). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/p309-strawhacker.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TUI, GUI, HUI: Is a bimodal interface truly worth the sum of its parts?<\/a><\/i>: <i>Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC &#8217;13)<\/i> (pp. 309-312). New York, NY: ACM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U., Matas, J. &amp; Libman, N. (2013). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/MiAni.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Livnot U&#8217;Lehibanot, To Build and To Be Built: Making Robots in Kindergarten to Explore Jewish Identity.<\/a> <i>Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: Studies of Migration, Integration, Equity, and Cultural Survival, 7<\/i>(3), 164-179.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U., Seddighin, S., &amp; Sullivan, A. (2013). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/BringingTogetherT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ready for robotics: Bringing together the T and E of STEM in early childhood teacher education.<\/a> <i>Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 21<\/i>(3), 355-377.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M. U. (2013). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/s10798-012-9210-z.pdf\">Gender differences in kindergarteners&#8217; robotics and programming achievement<\/a>. <i>International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 23<\/i>(3), 691-702.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E., Sullivan, A., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2013). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/kazsullbers2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The effect of a classroom-based intensive robotics and programming workshop on sequencing ability in early childhood<\/a>. <i>Early Childhood Education Journal, 41<\/i>(4), 245-255. doi:10.1007\/s10643-012-0554-5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E.R., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2013, April). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/EKazakoff-SRCD-.pdf\">Designing New Technologies for Early Childhood: Results From the Initial Pilot Studies of ScratchJr<\/a>. <\/i>Poster session presented at SRCD Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee, K., Sullivan, A.<strong>,<\/strong> Bers, M.U. (2013). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/Collaboration-by-Design-Using-Robotics-to-Foster-Social-Interaction-in-Kindergarten.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collaboration by design: Using robotics to foster social interaction in Kindergarten<\/a>. <i>Computers in the Schools<\/i><i>, 30<\/i>(3), 271-281.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Puerto, A., &amp; Rabin, L. (n.d.). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/06\/Comparing-Curricula-for-ScratchJr-Poster-scaled-1.jpg\">Comparing Curricula for ScratchJr, and Early Childhood Programming Tool<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2012 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Osterweil, S., Bers, M., &amp; Stidwill, P. (2012, October). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/Meaningful-Play-2012-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quandary: Building Capacity in Ethical Decision Making<\/a>.<\/i> Poster session presented at Meaningful Play, East Lansing, MI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Doyle-Lynch, A., &amp; Chau, C. (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Bers_Doyle-Lynch_Chau_PTD_2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Positive technological development: The multifaceted nature of youth technology use toward improving self and society<\/a>. In Ching, C. C. &amp; Foley, B. J. (Eds.) <i>Constructing the Self in a Digital World<\/i> (pp. 110-136). New York: Cambridge University Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E., &amp; Bers, M. (2012).<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/JEMH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Programming in a robotics context in the kindergarten classroom: The impact on sequencing skills<\/a>. <i>Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 21<\/i>(4), 371-391.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Kazakoff, E. (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/BersKazaoff2012HandbookofPsychology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Developmental technologies: Technology and human development<\/a>. In Lerner, R.M., Easterbrooks, M.A., Mistry, J., &amp; Weiner, I.B. (Eds.) <i>Handbook of Psychology, Developmental Psychology <\/i>(pp. 639-657).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Kazakoff, E. R. (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Bers_Kazakoff_Techno-Tykes_2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Techno-Tykes: Digital technologies and young children.<\/a> In O.N. Saracho &amp; B. Spodek (Eds.) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taylorandfrancis.com\/books\/details\/9780415884341\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children<\/i><\/a> (pp. 197-205).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Flannery, L. &amp; Bers, M. U. (2012, March). <i>Piaget and Programming Robots: Cognitive Developmental Level as a Predictor of Programming Achievement.<\/i> Talk presented at EETC, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E.R. (2012, March). <i>Defining digital literacy in early childhood.<\/i> Paper presented at EETC, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U., &amp; Ettinger, A. B. (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Bers_and_Ettinger-robots-express-identity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Programming Robots in Kindergarten to Express Identity: An Ethnographic Analysis<\/a>. In B. Barker, G. Nugent, N. Grandgenett, &amp; V. Adamchuk (Eds.), <i>Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning<\/i> (pp. 168-184). doi:10.4018\/978-1-4666-0182-6.ch008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2012). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Designing-Digital-Experiences-Positive-Development\/dp\/019975702X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1541782731&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=designing+digital+experience+for+youth\">Designing Digital Experiences for Positive Youth Development: From Playpen to Playground.<\/a> <\/i>Cary, NC: Oxford.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. &amp; Cantrell, K (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/bers-cantrell-virtual-worlds-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual worlds for children with medical conditions: Experiences for promoting positive youth development<\/a>. In \u00c5. Smedberg (Ed.), <i>E-health communities and online self-help groups: Applications and usage<\/i> (pp. 1-23). Hershey, PA: Medical Information Science Reference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Horn, M.S., Crouser, R.J., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/TangibleInteraction_bers2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tangible interaction and learning: The case for a hybrid approach.<\/a> <i>Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 16<\/i>(4), 379-389. doi: 10.1007\/s00779-011-0404-2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2011 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Satoh, K., &amp; Bers, M. (2011, December). <i>Zora: <\/i><i>A Virtual Community of Pediatric Transplant Patients. <\/i>Poster session presented at the Noonan Research Fund Symposium, Cambridge, MA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Shaer, O., Bers, M., &amp; Chang, M. (2011, May) <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/CHI2011GardenGnomeWorkshop-11-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making the Invisible Tangible: Learning Biological Engineering in Kindergarten.<\/a><\/i> Workshop on User Interface Technology and Educational Pedagogy at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Vancouver, BC, CA: ACM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E.R., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2011, April). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/aera-handout-sequencing.pdf\"><i>The Impact of Computer Programming on Sequencing Ability in Early Childhood.<\/i><\/a> Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Conference (AERA), New Orlean, Louisiana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E.R., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2011, March). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/SRCD-2011.pdf\">Kindergarten Robotics: Understanding and Programming Robots in Early Childhood<\/a><\/i>, Poster session presented at Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Annual Conference, Montreal, QC, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E.R., &amp; Flannery, L. (2011, March). <i>Kindergarten Robotics, <\/i>Workshop conducted at the Digital Media and Learning Conference, Los Angeles, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cantrell, K., &amp; Bers, M. (2011, February). <i>Psycho-educational technologies for children with cancer:<\/i> <i>Proceedings at the National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research<\/i>, Los Angeles, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2010 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/bers-ed-notes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Media and Technology: Youth as Content Creators<\/a>, <i>New Directions for Youth Development, 128,<\/i> 1-4. (Issue Editor&#8217;s Notes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/bers-beyond-computer-literacy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beyond computer literacy: Supporting youth&#8217;s positive development through technology.<\/a> <i>New Directions for Youth Developmen<\/i><i>t, 128<\/i>, 13-23.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M.U. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/TangibleK_Robotics_Bers2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The TangibleK Robotics Program: Applied Computational Thinking for Young Children.<\/a> <i>Early Childhood Research and Practice, 12<\/i>(2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Beals, L.M. (2010). <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/yd.374\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Content creation in virtual worlds to support adolescent identity development.<\/a> <i>New Directions for Youth Development<\/i>, 128, 45-54.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Chau, C. (2010). <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/yd.376\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube as a participatory culture.<\/a> <i>New Directions for Youth Development<\/i>, 128, 65-74.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hauser, S.H.I ., Golberg, G., Wilde, P.E., Bers, M.U., Ioannone, L., &amp; Economos, C.D. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/hauser-et-al.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comparison of Online and Face-to-Face Dissemination of a Theory-Based After School Nutrition and Physical Activity Training and Curriculum<\/a>. <i>Journal of Health and Communication, 15<\/i>(8), 859 &#8211; 879.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cantrell, K., Fischer, A., Bouzaher, A., &amp; Bers, M. (2010).<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/journal-of-oncology-nursing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> E-mentorship in virtual communities for youth transplant recipients<\/a>.<i> Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 27<\/i>(6), 344-355.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kazakoff, E.R., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2010, November). <a href=\"https:\/\/library.iated.org\/publications\/ICERI2010\"><i>Computer programming in kindergarten: The role of sequencing<\/i><\/a>: <i>Proceedings of the ICERI 2010 International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation<\/i>, Madrid, Spain. (Large .pptx File).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cantrell, K. &amp; Bers, M. (2010, November) <i>Virtual communities to augment psychosocial care:<\/i> <i>Proceedings of the Association of Virtual Worlds Conference<\/i>, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cantrell, K. &amp; Bers, M. (2010, October) <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/SIOPPoster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zora Camp4All: Virtual community for youth with cancer<\/a>:<\/i> <i>Proceedings from the International Society of Pediatric Oncology- Pediatric Psycho-Oncology Pre-meeting,<\/i> Boston, MA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cantrell, K., &amp; Bers, M. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Summer_2010_Bulletin_-_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zora Camp4All: A virtual community to augment the hopefulness of pediatric camping.<\/a> <i>Child Life Focus, 28<\/i>(3), 1-7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Bers-June-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let the Games Begin: Civic Playing on High-Tech Consoles<\/a>. <i>Review of General Psychology, 14<\/i>(2), 147\u2013153.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Beals, L., &amp; Bers, M.U. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/metaverse.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluating participation in an international bilingual virtual world educational intervention for youth<\/a>. <i>Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 2<\/i>(5).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (in press). Parents and children: Engaging in positive technological development through robotics. <i>Early Childhood Development and Care<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Beals, L., Chau, C., Satoh, K., &amp; Khan, N. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/virtual-worlds-case-studies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual worlds for young people in a program context: Lessons from four case studies.<\/a> In M. Khine &amp; I. Saleh (Eds.), New<i> Science of Learning: Cognition, Computers, and Collaboration in Education<\/i> (pp. 357-383). Springer Publishing Company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Beals, L., Chau, C., Satoh, K., Blume, B., DeMaso, D., &amp; Gonzalez-Heydrich, J. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/pedtrans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use of a virtual community as a psychosocial support system in pediatric transplantation.<\/a> <i>Pediatric Transplantation, 14<\/i>, 261-267. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/pedtrans-editorial.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Editorial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M &amp; Chau, C. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/s12528-009-9026-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The virtual campus of the future: stimulating and simulating civic actions in a virtual world.<\/a> <i>Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 22<\/i>(1), 1-23.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers., M. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Bers_2010_When_Robots_Tell_a_Story.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When robots tell a story about culture&#8230;and children tell a story about learning<\/a>. In N. Yelland (Ed.), <i>Contemporary Perspective on Early Childhood Education <\/i>(pp. 227-247)<i>.<\/i> Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Horn, M. (2010). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Bers-Horn_May1809.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tangible programming in early childhood: Revisiting developmental assumptions through new technologies.<\/a> In I. R. Berson &amp; M. J. Berson (Eds.), <i>High-tech tots: Childhood in a digital world<\/i> (pp. 49-70). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2009 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Lynch, A. D., &amp; Chau, C. (2009). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/BersLynchChau.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Positive technological development: The multifaceted nature of youth technology use towards improving self and society<\/a>. In Ching, C.C. &amp; Foley, B. J. (Eds.) <i>Technology, Learning, and Identity: Research on the Development and Exploration of Selves in a Digital World. <\/i>Cambridge University Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Horn, M., Bers, M., &amp; Jacob, R. (2009, April). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/horn-bers-jacob-chi09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tangible programming in education: A research approach.<\/a><\/i> Paper presented at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Beals, L. &amp; Bers, M.U. (2009). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Beals-Developmental_Lens_for_Virtual_Communities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A developmental lens for designing virtual worlds for children and youth.<\/a> <i>The International Journal of Learning and Media, 1<\/i>(1), 51-65.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2009). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/convergence2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Media for New Organs: A Virtual Community for Pediatric Post-Transplant Patients<\/a>. <i>Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 15<\/i>(4), 462-469.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&#8212; 2008 &#8212;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2008). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/10\/Virtual_Worlds_Digital_Playground_Bers2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Worlds as Digital Playgrounds<\/a>. <i>EDUCAUSE Review<\/i><i>, 43<\/i>(5), 80-81.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2008). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/PalaceInTime.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Palace in Time: Supporting Children&#8217;s Spiritual Development through New Technologies<\/a>. In Richard Lerner, Robert Roeser, &amp; Erin Phelps (Eds.), <i>Youth, Development &amp; Spirituality: From Theory to Research <\/i>(pp. 339-358), West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Templeton Foundation Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2008). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/CivicIdentityBers08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Civic identities, online technologies: from designing civic curriculum to supporting civic experiences<\/a>. In Bennett, W. L. (Ed.), <i>Civic Life Online: Learning how digital media can engage youth. <\/i>(pp. 139-160). The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundations Series on Digital Media and Learning. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2008). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/Bers-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Engineers and storytellers: Using robotic manipulatives to develop technological fluency in early childhood<\/a>. In O. Saracho &amp; B. Spodek (Eds.), <i>Contemporary Perspectives on Science and Technology in Early Childhood Education <\/i>(pp. 105-125), Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. U. (2008). <i class=\"\">Blocks to robots learning with technology in the early childhood classroom<\/i>. New York, NY: Teachers College Press. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blocks-Robots-Technology-Childhood-Classroom\/dp\/0807748471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Order from Amazon.com<\/a>)<br \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2007 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Chau, C., Satoh, K., &amp; Beals, L. (2007). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/CSCL_Submission.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Communities of Care: Online Peer Networks with Post-Organ Transplant Youth:<\/a> <\/i><i>Proceedings of the 2007 Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference<\/i>, New Brunswick, NJ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2007). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/ProjectInteractions07.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project InterActions: A multigenerational robotic learning environment<\/a>. <i>Journal of Science and Technology Education. 16<\/i>(6), 537-552.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2007). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/masspsych.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Positive Technological Development: Working with computers, children, and the Internet.<\/a> <i>MassPsych, 51<\/i>(1), 5-7, 18-19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2006 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., &amp; Chau, C. (2006). Fostering civic engagement by building a virtual city. <i>Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 11<\/i>(3). article 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2006). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/ads.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The role of new technologies to foster positive youth development.<\/a><i> Applied Developmental Science, <\/i><i>10<\/i>(4), 200-219.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Beals, L. &amp; Bers, M. (2006). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/beals-bers-jilr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robotic Technologies: When Parents Put Their Learning Ahead of their Child\u2019s.<\/a> <i>Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 17<\/i>(4), 341-366.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2005 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kahn, J. &amp; Bers, M. (2005). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/kahn-bers-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Examination of Early Elementary Student\u2019s Approach to Engineering:<\/a> Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, <\/i>American Society for Engineering Education<i>.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Staszowski, K. J. &amp; Bers, M. (2005). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/ASEE2005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Effects of Peer Interactions on the Development of Technological Fluency in an Early-Childhood, Robotic Learning Environment:<\/a> Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition<\/i>, American Society for Engineering Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Portsmore, M. (2005). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/bers_portsmore.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching Partnerships: Early childhood and engineering students teaching math and science through robotics.<\/a> <i>Journal of Science Education and Technology, 14<\/i>, 59-74.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2004 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., New, B. &amp; Boudreau, L. (2004). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/teaching-learning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching and learning when no one is expert: Children and parents explore technology<\/a>. <i>Journal of Early Childhood Research and Practice.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2003 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2003). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/kaleidostories-world.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kaleidostories: Teachers and Students Creating a Cross Cultural Virtual Community through Narrative.<\/a> <i>Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 9<\/i>(2), 54-83. Bedforshire: UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2003). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/we-are-tell.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Are What We Tell: Designing Narrative Environments for Children.<\/a> In Mateas, M. &amp; Sengers, P. (Eds.) <i>Narrative Intelligence<\/i>. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Gonzalez-Heydrich, G., DeMaso, D. (2003). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/use-computer-pediatric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use of a Computer-Based Application in a Pediatric Hemodialysis Unit: A Pilot Study<\/a>. <i>Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 42<\/i>(4), 493-496.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Gonzalez-Heydrich, G., DeMaso, D. (2002). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/future-technology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future of Technology to Augment Patient Support in Hospitals<\/a>. <i>Studies in health, technology and informatics, 80<\/i>, 231-244.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2002 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Ponte, I., Juelich, K., Viera, A., Schenker, J. (2002). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/TAD-robotics-education.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teachers as Designers: Integrating Robotics in Early Childhood Education.<\/a> <i>Information Technology in Childhood Education<\/i> (pp. 123-145) AACE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2001 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (2001). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/ICE-values-design.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Identity Construction Environments: developing personal and moral values through the design of a virtual city<\/a>. <i>The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 10<\/i>(4), 365-415. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Gonzalez-Heydrich, J., DeMaso, D. (2001). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/ICE-therapeutic-pediatric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Identity Construction Environments: Supporting a Virtual Therapeutic Community of Pediatric Patients undergoing Dialysis:<\/a> Proceedings of Computer-Human Interaction<\/i> (pp. 380-387) ACM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Gonzalez-Heydrich, J., Raches, D., DeMaso, D. (2001). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/zora-pilot-community-2001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zora: A Pilot Virtual Community in the Pediatric Dialysis Unit<\/a>. (pp. 800-804). Amsterdam: IOS Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 2000 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Urrea, C. (2000). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/TP-robotics-values.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technological Prayers: Parents and Children Exploring Robotics and Values<\/a>. In A. Druin &amp; J. Hendler (Eds.) <i>Robots for Kids: Exploring New Technologies for Learning Experiences<\/i> (pp. 194-217). NY: Morgan Kaufman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Cassell, J. (2000). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/human-cognition-tech.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children as Designers of Interactive Storytellers: Let Me Tell You a Story about Myself.<\/a> In Dautenhahn, K. (Ed.) <i>Human Cognition and Social Agent Technology <\/i>(pp. 61-83). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M., Gonzalez-Heydrich, G., DeMaso, D., Corsini, E. &amp; Harmon, W. (2000, May).<i> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/zora-pediatric-unit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zora: A Pilot Virtual Community in the Pediatric Dialysis Unit<\/a>.<\/i> Abstract accepted for American Society for Pediatrics meeting in Boston, MA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 1999 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (1999). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/graphical-multiuser.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zora: a Graphical Multi-user Environment to Share Stories about the Self:<\/a> Proceedings of Computer Support for Collaborative Learning<\/i>, (pp. 33-40).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Best, M. (1999). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/rural-communities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rural Connected Communities: A Project in Online Collaborative Journalism<\/a>: Proceedings of Computer Support for Collaborative Learning<\/i>, (pp. 41-46).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (1999). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/narrative-kits.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Narrative Construction Kits: Who am I? Who are you? What are we?<\/a>: Proceedings of Narrative Intelligence Fall Symposium,<\/i> (pp. 44-51).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Urrea C. (1999). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/conscience-parents-children.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Con-science: Parents and Children Exploring Robotics and Values<\/a><b>: <\/b>Proceedings of EUROLOGO<\/i>, (pp. 356-366). Sofia: Bulgaria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. &amp; Cassell, J. (1999). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/interactive-children.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interactive Storytelling Systems for children: using technology to explore language and identity.<\/a> <i>Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 9<\/i>(2), 603-609.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212; 1998 &#8212;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M. (1998). <i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/consructionist-values-tools.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A constructionist approach to values through on-line narrative tools<\/a>: Proceedings of International Conference for the Learning Sciences,<\/i> (pp. 49-55).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bers, M &amp; Bergman, S. (1998, April). <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/02\/constuctionist-perspective-response.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A constructionist perspective on values: a response to postmodern fragmented identity<\/a>. Paper presented at the Identity, formation, dignity: The impacts of Artificial Intelligence upon Jewish and Christian Understandings of Personhood Conference. 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