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Why Every Child Should Learn to Code, Even if They Don’t Plan to Be a Software Engineer

A.J. O’Connell September 19, 2019

An interview with Dr. Oren Zuckerman, chief academic advisor for Tekkie Uni A young girl uses a sensor and a simple app she’s coded to make sure her little brother stays out of her room when she’s not home. A[...]

Education

What Does School Look Like Without Tests? Tekkie Uni.

A.J. O’Connell October 2, 2019

Homework and tests — no one really enjoys either. Kids avoid studying in their own time, parents dread having to nag their kids about it and teachers aren’t thrilled about grading. But homework and tests are a[...]

Insights

‘Girls Can’t Code’

A.J. O’Connell September 19, 2019

How Tekkie Uni is Working to Close the STEM Gender Gap Girls can’t code. Programming is for boys. Girls just aren’t interested in technology. The above statements are obviously false. Girls can do anything boys[...]

Scratch Programming for Kids

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Amazing apps for kids
to learn music

Arie Elbelman R. September 13, 2020

There’s one thing we have to learn as fast as we can, in order to become the best version of ourselves as parents. Our parenting skills will[...]

Coding

4 video games with an educational value for...

Arie Elbelman R. September 6, 2020

Anything can be turned into educational material. Nowadays, in an era in which educational paradigms are drastically changing, parents and[...]

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Challenges parents face when kids learn...

Arie Elbelman R. September 1, 2020

It has been a difficult couple of months for the entire world. We have not only been dealing with an unknown virus that is threatening humanity,[...]

Coding

3 things your kids can create during summer...

Arie Elbelman R. August 29, 2020

Vacation is just around the corner, and the time for our kids to experiment with new activities is here. For a few weeks, children will be able[...]

Community

How Tekkie Uni Helped an 11-year-old Girl in...

A.J. O’Connell August 22, 2020

Fatima Alsalman, 11, lives with her parents and little sister in Al-Ahsa, the largest governorate in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Her[...]

Coding

Develop problem solving skills by thinking...

Arie Elbelman R. August 17, 2020

We’ve said on multiple occasions that coding is so much more than just the development of an app, software, or a video game. If you are an[...]

Community

How Tekkie Uni Helps a Syrian Teen in Saudi...

A.J. O’Connell August 11, 2020

Roaa Mohammad AlMulki is a 16-year-old living with her family in Abha, the capital of Saudi Arabia’s ‘Asir Region. Because Roaa’s[...]

Coding

5 easy games to code for beginners: Improve...

Arie Elbelman R. August 7, 2020

Coding is easy, let’s start from there. Many people think that programming is only for certain kinds of people, and that not everyone can code[...]

Education

Team Lead: Meet Tekkie Uni Teacher Anamaria...

A.J. O’Connell August 5, 2020

Growing up as a child in her native Romania, Anamaria Paun knew she wanted to be a teacher, early in life. It started with a beloved teacher of[...]

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