Blue Ribbon

Evonne Hackett Teaches Coding Twelve Months a Year! CodeMaker Camps empower teachers to keep doing what they love during the summer. Connect @ehlmstech    Lakeview Middle School    Rossville, GA This week, we’re excited to feature Evonne Hackett, a stellar Blue Ribbon educator at Lakeview Middle School in Rossville, Georgia! She’s taught pre-K through college-age students, and over the past 8 […]

Paul Rayner Uses Authentic Problems for Authentic Learning “Suddenly the most simple math problems can be really deep learning experiences within Tynker when you have to embed them in code.” Connect @PaulRayner60  E-Learning Blog   Diocese of Rockhampton    Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Paul Rayner is a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator and an e-learning consultant for the Diocese of Rockhampton in Queensland, […]

Denise Wright Encourages Student Innovation “Tynker comes with its own curriculum, the dashboard, the tutorials – It’s a great package that makes teaching more efficient.” -Denise Wright Connect @DenisecWright  Horry County Schools  Myrtle Beach, SC Many teachers tend to go above and beyond to give their students the best education possible. But there are some teachers who, within this culture […]

Sarah Van Loo Fuses Arts and Technology One of my favorite things to hear in the classroom is, ‘I did it!’ With Tynker, I hear this regularly. Many teachers have hidden talents, and Sarah Van Loo is no exception: she once illuminated a tutu with a LilyPad Arduino! To Sarah, a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator and PLTW (Project Lead the […]

Anna Blake Makes Coding Accessible to Students    “Tynker gives you the ability to differentiate for each kid’s needs.” Connect @AnnaVBlake   Anna V. Blake Website   Elizabeth Forward School District   Elizabeth, PA This week, we’re excited to feature Anna Blake, a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator who is also presenting with Tynker at ISTE 2019.  Anna is an Instructional Technology Specialist […]

Paige Besthoff: The ‘How’ of Teaching Coding Early “I don’t teach my students to be computer programmers. I teach my students the 4Cs: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. Tynker helps me achieve my goal.”  – Paige Besthoff Connect @PCTeacherSHS   CS With @PCTeacherSHS   Spotswood Schools   Spotswood, NJ Paige Besthoff, Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator and teacher at E.R. Appleby School in […]

Sue Hartman Brings Learning to Life with Code! “The kids love to see how their coding translates to the action of an actual object, not just an avatar on the screen.” Connect @Hartmantech58         Danbury Schools   Marblehead, OH At Danbury Middle School in Marblehead, Ohio, one teacher is using coding to make a difference in students’ […]

Laurie Guyon: Coding for Transformational Learning “I choose Tynker because it’s engaging to students, visually appealing, and challenges them to persevere. ” – Laurie Guyon Connect @smilelearning Laurie Guyon Blog WSWHE BOCES Saratoga Springs, NY As the Assistant Coordinator for Model Schools at the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), an organization that provides services to schools in several New York counties, Laurie […]

Teo Yuang Teck Brings NASA and Coding to Malaysia! Connect @RealfunM   Realfun Learning Centre   Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia Teo Yuang Teck, a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator and director of Realfun Learning Center, has made it his personal mission to teach as many students as possible how to code. Since opening Realfun Learning Center last year in Miri, Malaysia, that […]