Coding for Kids
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How We Fine-Tuned Llama 2 for Our Block Coding Copilot
This is the behind-the-scenes journey of creating Tynker Copilot, our groundbreaking innovation designed to help kids learn to code...
Featured Maker: Alexander Wants to be a Math Teacher!
Meet our newest Featured Maker, 9-year-old Alexander from California! Alexander likes to play video games. Super! Alexander recently spoke...
The Clever Ways to Use Tynker
Our friends at Clever recently launched new API’s which necessitates changes in how Tynker and Clever interact. These changes...
Create Tynker Classrooms with Apple Logins
At Tynker, we want to make it incredibly easy to get your classroom started! That’s why we support Apple...
Tynker Now Lets You Roster with Canvas!
Tynker now lets you create and roster students in a Tynker class with your Canvas roster! Teachers and students...
Create Tynker Classrooms with Microsoft Accounts
At Tynker, we want to make it incredibly easy to start your classroom, and we know many schools have...
Summer PD: Tynker Blocks & AP Computer Science
FREE Summer PD: Tynker Blocks & AP Computer Science Go deeper with Tynker in our summer professional development bootcamps!...
Webinars for Tynker’s New High School Courses
Tynker is the only coding platform that offers students a comprehensive scaffolded pathway from Pre-K all the way through...
Possible Possibles
Dr. Bryan Sanders is the Director of Technology and a Computer Science Instructor at St. James Episcopal School in...
New Remote Collaboration Features for Educators!
New Remote Collaboration Features for Educators! At Tynker, we’re constantly updating our programming platform to motivate and educate all...
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Lily Turula
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Lily Turula Connect P.S. 133Q @MsTurula Queens, New York City, NY She’s a Sphero Lead...
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Jasmine Thomas
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Jasmine Thomas Before Jasmine Thomas began teaching, she studied engineering and had a career in...
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Linda Nelson
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Linda Nelson Connect @StMarysRCDOW St. Mary’s Catholic School Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England If the COVID-19...
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Robert Velamisa
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Robert Velamisa Connect @ps268brooklyn P.S. 268 The Emma Lazarus School Brooklyn, NY At The Emma...
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Avi Gvili
Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Avi Gvili Avi Gvili teaches Python and JavaScript to his middle school students at the...
Evonne Hackett Teaches Coding Twelve Months a Year!
Evonne Hackett Teaches Coding Twelve Months a Year! CodeMaker Camps empower teachers to keep doing what they love during...
Paul Rayner Uses Authentic Problems for Authentic Learning!
Paul Rayner Uses Authentic Problems for Authentic Learning “Suddenly the most simple math problems can be really deep learning...
Coding for Kids in Zimbabwe
Coding for Kids in Zimbabwe “They can build games that are specific to the African culture, to the African...
Denise Wright Encourages Student Innovation
Denise Wright Encourages Student Innovation “Tynker comes with its own curriculum, the dashboard, the tutorials – It’s a great...
Pathfinders Summer Institute Educator Highlight: Brittani Gordon
Pathfinders Summer Institute Educator Highlight: Brittani Gordon “Tynker has opened it up to where anyone can learn to code....
Sarah Van Loo Fuses Arts and Technology
Sarah Van Loo Fuses Arts and Technology One of my favorite things to hear in the classroom is, ‘I...
Anna Blake Makes Coding Accessible to Students
Anna Blake Makes Coding Accessible to Students “Tynker gives you the ability to differentiate for each kid’s needs.” Connect...
Paige Besthoff: The ‘How’ of Teaching Coding Early
Paige Besthoff: The ‘How’ of Teaching Coding Early “I don’t teach my students to be computer programmers. I teach...
Sue Hartman Brings Learning to Life with Code!
Sue Hartman Brings Learning to Life with Code! “The kids love to see how their coding translates to the...
NASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Expert Sessions
NASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Expert Sessions Read our previous blog post to learn more about...
Laurie Guyon: Coding for Transformational Learning
Laurie Guyon: Coding for Transformational Learning “I choose Tynker because it’s engaging to students, visually appealing, and challenges them...
Teo Yuang Teck Brings NASA and Coding to Malaysia!
Teo Yuang Teck Brings NASA and Coding to Malaysia! Connect @RealfunM Realfun Learning Centre Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia...
NASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Winners
NASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Winners Tynker and NASA STEM Engagement teamed up to bring the...
Justin Mattson Teaches Students to Code Before They Can Write!
Justin Mattson Teaches Students to Code Before They Can Write! “It’s nice that there are tools out there like...
Ross Hartley Teaches Collaboration Through Robotics!
Ross Hartley Teaches Collaboration Through Robotics! “Tynker allows students to take control of their education through FUN activities!” -Ross...
Laura Smith’s Mission to Ignite Learning
Laura Smith’s Mission to Ignite Learning “ meets where they are and gives them something they can be...
The Forward to the Moon Mission Patch Design Challenge
The Forward to the Moon 🚀 Mission Patch Design Challenge Calling all innovators! Parents, educators and students: The Tynker...
Sean Arnold Supports Special Needs Students
Sean Arnold Supports Special Needs Students “Knowing your students, that’s everything.” – Sean Arnold via Site Leaders Connect Interview Connect @SeanMArnold Brave in...
Tynker Junior: Now Available for Schools!
Tynker Junior: Now Available for Schools! FREE for schools till August 1, 2019!* Last December we launched Tynker Junior,...
Janeen Cohen Shapes Students’ Views of Technology
Janeen Cohen Shapes Students’ Views of Technology “Remember, the base of the learning pyramid is ownership.” –Janeen Cohen via...
District Dashboard
NEW Tynker District Dashboard! If you’re an educator who uses Tynker, you already know that Tynker provides grade-specific coding...
Marcos Navas Makes with Code!
Marcos Navas Makes with Code! “We need to engage learners in a meaningful and authentic way.” –Marcos Navas Connect...
Jeremy McGilligan-Bentin Empowers the Next Generation of Engineers!
Jeremy McGilligan-Bentin Empowers the Next Generation of Engineers! The biggest thing I hear when I tell them it’s a...
Mark Schwanz Strategically Implements Technology
Mark Schwanz Strategically Implements Technology “Drones? Yes, I can’t wait to fly drones with Tynker. If school is this fun I...
K-12 Success Stories
