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Double Peak K-8 Sees Big Tynker Progress in San Marcos Unified SD Christine Dixon is the Innovation Coordinator TOSA at Double Peak K8 School in San Marcos Unified. She leads the Innovation Program and co-teaches with TK-8 classroom teachers in the areas of technology, computer science, robotics, engineering, design thinking, and making in the Makerspace. She shares her thoughts on […]

Deer Valley USD Teacher Shines as Phoenix Moves Forward with STEM  Sujata Kumar is currently a middle school science and STEM teacher at Anthem School in Deer Valley Unified School District in Phoenix, AZ. She was very excited when Anthem was informed that they were chosen as one of the pilot schools for coding. Sujata doesn’t have a ton of […]

This Oregon Tynker Teacher Knows the Value of Computer Science  Jaime Speed is currently a Teacher and Coach at Juniper Elementary School at Bend-Lapine Schools in Bend, OR. She has been a teacher for 17 years and is passionate about learning—and sparking the excitement in others. She teaches kids and teachers how technology can break down the walls of the […]

This Texas Teacher’s Students Created 15,004 Tynker Projects! Tynker is popular in Texas – a handful of our Tynker teachers there are even what we call “power users”! In San Antonio, Brooks Academy students have been prolific Tynker users over the years and have created some amazing projects. Richard Howard is their Gateway to Technology teacher, and his excitement for […]

Laura Hanna Learns and Solves Problems Alongside Her Students We’re excited to introduce Laura Hanna, a computer lab teacher and robotics coach at Cordova Elementary Optional School in Cordova, Tennessee. She’s been teaching for 18 years in both middle school and elementary settings, and is a certified library media specialist and a National Board Certified Teacher in Early/Middle Childhood Literacy. […]

Lisa Sato Encourages Her Students to See the Importance of Coding We’re excited to introduce Lisa Sato, a phenomenal educator and the recipient of a grant for teachers in low-income or Title I schools, offered in partnership with Infosys Foundation USA. She’s been teaching for 18 years and has experience with every grade K-8 at both public and private schools. […]

For Educator Jennie Magiera, Teaching is a Creative Art Of 550,000 open STEM computing jobs in the United States, Illinois holds about 20,000 – nearly 4X the state average! One of Illinois’s most prominent STEM proponents and veteran educators, Jennie Magiera is the new Chief Program Officer for EdTechTeam (ETT is a leading worldwide professional development organization) and the author […]

Texas Educator Amy Storer Takes PBL to a Whole New Level Texas has a long history in the pantheon of computing, so it’s no mystery that Texas still creates thousands of computing jobs and will eventually need code-minded students to fill those. Montgomery, TX, educator Amy Storer – also a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator – makes creativity in the classroom […]

Keith George is Leading the Coding Charge in Alabama Schools The Tynker Blue Ribbon Educators are represented in almost every state in the U.S. and 10 different countries. Keith George, passionate EdTech evangelist, is determined to make Alabama a stronghold for coding in schools.  Keith will be moderating Monday’s #Tynkerchat, with our dedicated code-minded educators. Here’s a little more about Keith: […]