STEM

5 Ways Learning to Code Helps Kids Succeed in School It’s August, which means that many kids are going back to school! Time for them to learn subjects that will help them succeed in life, like writing, math, science, and more. Did you know that learning to code can help your child develop skills that are valuable across all subjects, […]

Celebrate Women in STEM for International Women’s Day March 8 is International Women’s Day–a day to celebrate the women in our lives and society who are making a difference! Women have helped land humankind on the moon, develop programming languages, found startups, lead the fight for diversity in tech fields, and so much more! This International Women’s Day, learn more […]

How Learning to Code Promotes College and Career Readiness Students who are college and career ready know more than just content – they can apply what they’ve learned to whatever problems they encounter. College and career readiness includes mastery of textbook academic knowledge, as well as technical and cognitive skills. The good news? All of these can be developed by […]

Made With Tynker: Code in Any Class with Tynker STEM Coding Courses  If you’re a technology teacher, coach, integrator, or facilitator, you know that the measure of success with any technology integration is when it starts being used in any and every class. Are students and teachers using these tools and devices outside of the tech/STEM lab? If they are, then […]

11 Free STEM Activities for Kids It’s easier than you think to take a STEM education out of the classroom and into your home! Exploring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is all about asking questions – and we know that kids are great at doing that. By mixing and matching a few (or all) of these free activities, your […]

5 Ways to Celebrate National STEAM Day November 8 is National STEM/STEAM Day, and we’re excited to celebrate! The day is an opportunity to focus on helping kids advance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math – and at Tynker, that’s our mission throughout the year! There are currently 50 million kids coding with Tynker, and our […]

The Eclipse Was a Computer Science Moment David Lockett is a STEM teacher at Bok Academy in Lake Wales, Florida. He is responsible for implementing a project based curriculum for all students as they rotate through the STEM Lab. Mr. Lockett has a distinguished and diverse background in the fields of Astronomy, Biotechnology, and Engineering, and he is an advocate and […]

The Buzz on Coding and Outer Space Did you catch the solar eclipse? We’re really excited to see how the eclipse got so many people learning more about space – and how coding plays such a vital role in space travel! We even created a STEM tutorial (you can see part of it above) explaining the eclipse. Here are the […]

Thoughts on STEM From NASA Ambassador David Lockett David Lockett, STEM teacher and Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator, gets to play in the world of STEM in ways that some of us only dream of: as a NASA Solar System Ambassador. David will be moderating next week’s #Tynkerchat. Here’s a little more about David: David Lockett is a middle school STEM teacher, whose interest […]