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How Learning to Code Can Improve Math Scores By adding coding across the curriculum with Tynker, Jenny Anderson, a STEM specialist at a magnet elementary school in Southern California, increased her students’ math scores and targeted girls in 3rd and 4th grades to increase their interest in STEM. Now her school is being used as the model for other schools across the district […]

How to Use Google Classroom with Tynker Tynker’s Google Classroom integration streamlines the process of importing students to Tynker, assigning Tynker lessons, and seeing grades. This integration is available for free to all teachers and students who use Tynker and Google Classroom. With the Google Classroom integration, teachers can: Log in using Google authentication Import all their Google Classroom students with […]

Drones 101 School Course Launched We’ve just launched our first drone programming course for schools, Drones 101! This fun introductory course will teach kids the basics of coding and computational thinking as they control and program a drone. This is a perfect addition to your elementary or middle school technology class or makerspace. As a teacher, you don’t need to […]

Back-to-School Guide for Tynker Teachers As you gear up for the school year, here are some helpful tips to get you up and running with Tynker and to get your students coding! Migrate Students to New Classes If you’ve used Tynker before and your students need to join a new Tynker classroom (potentially with a different teacher), there are a few […]

Free Teacher Resources and Training Webinar From teacher training videos to our Community Forum, we have tons of free educator resources to make sure you get the most out of teaching coding with Tynker! Whether you’re a Tynker Teacher or your school or district’s Tynker Administrator, it’s easy to get the hang of our platform in just a few minutes. Get […]

Google Play for Education is making a splash in the educational marketplace today as a hub for innovative teacher tools, and Tynker is proud to be one of them. Because prep time is precious, Google has launched a series of App Kickstart Guides to help teachers get up and running in as little as 15 minutes. The guides, which can be […]

“I’m constantly blown away by how much the kids have embraced coding.” I am: Jenny Anderson, STEM Coordinator at Casita Center for Technology, Science and Math in San Diego. Using Tynker Since: August, 2014   How did Tynker address the challenges your program faced? As the STEM coordinator responsible for developing curriculum across the entire school (200+ kids), I wanted […]

“It’s not just about the coding, it’s about using coding to foster deeper learning that allows students to learn, apply what they learned, and demonstrate mastery of the core content.” Kathy Bottaro Digital Learning Program Coordinator Sioux City Community School District Using Tynker Since: Fall 2014 How did Tynker address the challenges you faced in your district?   We were opening […]

Did you know that your students can use coding to show the lifecycle of a butterfly? Create a history timeline or interactive story? Demonstrate fractions or probability? With our new STEM Project Library — featuring ready-to-use project templates that support many academic areas — you can easily enhance STEM learning by making coding a part of what you already teach, while […]