{"id":13677,"date":"2018-11-20T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=13677"},"modified":"2023-08-06T13:18:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T20:18:39","slug":"atascadero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/atascadero\/","title":{"rendered":"Atascadero Middle School Succeeds with STEM Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fd12aa7bbb5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fd12aa7bbb5\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/atascadero\/#Atascadero_Middle_School_Succeeds_with_STEM_Instruction\" >Atascadero Middle School Succeeds with STEM Instruction!<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/atascadero\/#Why_Coding\" >Why Coding?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/atascadero\/#The_Atascadero_Difference\" >The Atascadero Difference<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/atascadero\/#%E2%80%9CTynker_directly_targets_skills_that_we_wish_to_inspire_in_our_students%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cTynker directly targets skills that we wish to inspire in our students.\u201d<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/atascadero\/#How_Does_Tynker_Fit_In\" >How Does Tynker Fit In?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/atascadero\/#Want_to_learn_more\" >Want to learn more?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Atascadero_Middle_School_Succeeds_with_STEM_Instruction\"><\/span>Atascadero Middle School Succeeds with STEM Instruction!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><em>Located in Atascadero, California, Atascadero Middle School recently adopted a model that allows for the creation of many new electives, including engineering and computer science. This guest post was written by&nbsp;Christina DiSanti and Ryan Allison, engineering and computer science teachers at Atascadero Middle School. You can follow AMS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amssaints\">@amssaints.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Coding\"><\/span><strong>Why Coding?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13679 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018170823\/b1k_iNok_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018170823\/b1k_iNok_400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018170823\/b1k_iNok_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018170823\/b1k_iNok_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018170823\/b1k_iNok_400x400-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our district has college and career readiness as a part of our graduate profile. Coding is a large piece of future employment for many career pathways. Our district made it a priority to expose students to as many career options as possible and encourage them to build a varied skill set that they can take with them throughout life. Additionally, the logic found in coding is applicable to a plethora of other subjects, such as variable use in mathematics, problem solving skills in engineering, and structures in science.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Atascadero_Difference\"><\/span><strong>The Atascadero Difference<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our district values our STEM elective model so much that they empower teachers with the tools they need to teach coding at a high level. Our site\u2019s STEM elective wheel builds itself over three years, with courses such as engineering, coding, wood-shop design, and digital arts. The district has also been growing a district-wide robotics program. Using Tynker, coding has been a supplemental tool to increase the robotics club effectiveness and participation, due to exposing all students to basic coding concepts.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTynker_directly_targets_skills_that_we_wish_to_inspire_in_our_students%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><em><strong>\u201cTynker directly targets skills that we wish to inspire in our students.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13678\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13678\" class=\" wp-image-13678\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018165327\/R2D2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018165327\/R2D2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018165327\/R2D2-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181018165327\/R2D2-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em> Atascadero Middle School students <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>No matter where students\u2019 career paths take them, the fundamentals of coding will be beneficial to their success. The logic found within coding is applicable to any college or career path. If students choose to follow career paths in engineering, computer science, statistics, etc., they have a huge advantage over other students that have not had this exposure to begin to work on these concepts. Our district not only realizes the importance of learning these skills, but also recognizes the importance of utilizing and applying these skills through programs such as our district-wide robotics program.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_Tynker_Fit_In\"><\/span><strong>How Does Tynker Fit In?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our district has embraced the 8 Science and Engineering Practices and 8 Mathematical Practices throughout the STEM curriculum, and has even made mathematics a district-wide goal to target. Tynker helps students build understanding of each of these 8 practices and helps teachers toward this goal of building the readiness for College and Careers. Our district Graduate Profile specifically includes a component of being a critical thinker. Our graduates are original thinkers. They observe, they wonder, they create, and they have the ability to solve real world problems. Tynker directly targets these skills that we wish to inspire in our students.&nbsp; Students using Tynker get to demonstrate their learning with true creations that they can be proud of. They can have tangible results such as utilizing a working drone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13348 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20180914080826\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-10.08.09-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20180914080826\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-10.08.09-AM.png 737w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20180914080826\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-10.08.09-AM-150x42.png 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20180914080826\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-10.08.09-AM-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Want_to_learn_more\"><\/span>Want to learn more?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp; <a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/school\/courses\/request?src=DPR_blog_\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Request Info About Tynker!<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atascadero Middle School Succeeds with STEM Instruction! 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