Coding for Kids

How Coding Helps Kids Develop 4 Key 21st Century Skills It’s no secret that coding helps kids develop skills they need to be successful in school, careers, and beyond. Four of those key skills are critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication—the 4 C’s of the 21st century. Here’s why each of these skills is so important, and how your child […]

How Coding Builds Collaboration Skills What do you think of when you hear the word “collaboration”? Collaboration has been defined as “the action of working with someone to produce or create something,” and “two or more people working together toward shared goals.” In today’s networked society, we all need to learn how to work together effectively to accomplish shared goals. […]

The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Communication  To succeed in the 21st century, kids need to learn how to communicate using a variety of media. That’s because important conversations happen both in the digital space and in face-to-face environments like classrooms. Kids need to know how to effectively articulate their ideas and questions textually, visually, and verbally. While […]

Thanks to You, We had an Amazing 2018! Dear Tynker Community, We’re so excited about everything that happened this year and we wanted to share with you our favorite highlights! Exciting Growth In 2018, kids completed over 30 million coding challenges and created 10 million projects! Inspiring Makers & Projects We were super impressed by our community of makers! Take for example Natalie, […]

The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Critical Thinking This holiday season, give the young people in your life opportunities to develop key 21st century skills like critical thinking and problem solving! In this second installment of our 4 C’s series (missed our post about creativity?), you’ll learn how Tynker helps kids develop critical thinking skills as they solve […]

The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Creativity This month we’re launching a new blog series all about 4 skills kids need to succeed in the 21st century. In this article we’re talking about creativity, the foundation of the 4 C’s (creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration). What is creativity? Is it something people are “born” with, or a skill […]

Sope Creek Elementary Empowers Students with STEM! Sope Creek Elementary is a 30-year old public school in the Cobb County School district located in Marietta, Georgia. Sope Creek is known for innovative learning, high expectations, and a dedication to teacher and student voice and has received AdvancED national STEM Certification. This guest post was written by Linda W. Kurtz, STEM […]

Buffalo Trail Public Schools Commits to Student-Centered Learning! Located in Wainwright, Alberta Canada, Buffalo Trail Public Schools is committed to maximizing student learning in a safe and caring environment supported by a highly effective team. This school authority serves approximately 4,000 students in grades K-12 in East-Central Alberta. This guest post was written by Heather Rentz and Xay Saysana, Innovation […]

              How Coding Prepares Your Child for the Future Fifteen years ago, few people could predict that in the near future industries would be disrupted by technology. Take for example how Uber and Waymo are advancing the transportation industry through self-driving cars, and how virtual assistants like Alexa inject companionship into mundane tasks such […]