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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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Collaboration and Teamwork: How coding...

Arie Elbelman R. May 11, 2021

Coding helps children develop numerous skills. Many of these are related to mathematical and algorithmic thinking; others have to do with[...]

Education

9 exceptional facts about Stephen Hawking

Arie Elbelman R. May 5, 2021

We’ve all heard stories, theories, and talks given by the prolific cosmologist and physicist, Stephen Hawking. This great thinker changed the[...]

Coding

How to guarantee inclusiveness in education?

Arie Elbelman R. April 30, 2021

According to UNESCO, the concept of inclusiveness within the educational context is seen as “a process of addressing and responding to the[...]

Coding

Coding and self-expression through H.O.L...

Arie Elbelman R. April 22, 2021

As parents, there are many things we want for our children. To begin with, we want them to be happy and healthy. Some parents might add success[...]

Coding

How coding robots will boost your...

Arie Elbelman R. April 14, 2021

If there’s one thing we know for sure, is that tomorrow’s world will require from us more teamwork abilities than before. There will be an[...]

Coding

Coding from age 7:
Scratch is here to...

Arie Elbelman R. April 7, 2021

Coding doesn’t have to be something complex or difficult to understand. Some very intelligent people have been developing innovative ways to[...]

Education

How can coding truly help:
An interview...

Arie Elbelman R. April 5, 2021

You might have asked yourself on multiple occasions why coding is such an important skill to learn. We don’t blame you! We grew up in a[...]

Women in tech

Sister Mary Kenneth Keller: First female...

Arie Elbelman R. April 5, 2021

When we tell you that we are about to share the story of an extraordinary computer scientist who was born in 1913, what comes to mind? Do you[...]

Coding

Top 6 courses you and your kids can do...

Arie Elbelman R. March 31, 2021

One of the multiple benefits of technological advances is that information is easily accessible. With devices that fit in the palm of our hands,[...]