Yalla KIBO: A Research-Practice Partnership for Binational, Youth-Led Kindergarten Robotics in Jerusalem

Tess Levinson, Loai Qubti, Zvi Bekerman, Marina Bers

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Abstract

Educational programs working for a shared society are one peacemaking approach for intractable conflicts, such as that between Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Arabs, including Palestinian citizens and residents of Israel. This paper discusses a pilot program where Israeli and Palestinian teenagers, alumni of a binational computer science (CS) and entrepreneurship program, designed, taught, and researched a robotics program at an integrated Arab-Jewish kindergarten, using an iterative design process to construct the program based on their experiences. We found features in both the learning environment and student outcomes relating to the shared society model. Our findings suggest that by incorporating features of education for a shared society into the design of the educational environment, a CS educational leadership program can become not only a coding playground but a coding bridge, leading to outcomes of a shared society as well.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISLS Annual Meeting 2024
Subtitle of host publicationLearning as a Cornerstone of Healing, Resilience, and Community - 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Proceedings
EditorsRobb Lindgren, Tutaleni Asino, Eleni A. Kyza, Chee-Kit Looi, D. Teo Keifert, Enrique Suarez
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages698-705
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9798990698000
StatePublished - 2024
Event18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Buffalo, United States
Duration: 10 Jun 202414 Jun 2024

Publication series

NameComputer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
ISSN (Print)1573-4552

Conference

Conference18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBuffalo
Period10/06/2414/06/24

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