{"id":16647,"date":"2019-04-05T18:01:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T01:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=16647"},"modified":"2023-10-27T03:26:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:26:26","slug":"marcos-navas-makes-with-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/marcos-navas-makes-with-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcos Navas Makes with Code!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Marcos Navas Makes with Code!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>&#8220;We need to engage learners in a meaningful and authentic way.&#8221; &#8211;Marcos Navas<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<hr>\n<table style=\"height: 215px; border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"191\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Connect<\/strong><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twiter.com\/mrnavas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15620\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue.png 400w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 45px) 100vw, 45px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrnavas\">@mrnavas<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucboe.us\/apps\/pages\/technology\"><strong>Union City Public Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><strong>Union City, New Jersey<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<p>Marcos Navas is a true \u2018teacherpreneur\u2019 who helps educators and students see new learning horizons through making! He\u2019s been a technology coordinator for the Union City Board of Education in Union City, New Jersey, for over 17 years. In addition to being an inspiring educator, he\u2019s an avid creator of 3D printer inventions and company founder, most recently of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.handsoncoding.org\/\">Hands on Coding<\/a>. We\u2019re thrilled to have Marcos as part of our community as a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gCJjOpjttZg\" width=\"374\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> As a technology coordinator, Marcos has helped students have powerful learning experiences through programming and seeing their code come to life. He stresses why coding lessons must include actually programming of devices: \u201cWhen you\u2019re able to send code to a little robot and see the movement and see if it was correct, that takes things to a whole other world!\u201d In an interview with Maker Education Initiative, Marcos describes one memorable activity he\u2019s facilitated: a coding obstacle course! Students were divided into groups and had to create an obstacle course for a robot to navigate. Once finished, the opposite group had to program the robot to navigate through the course! Marcos feels that Tynker has been a valuable coding resource, explaining that \u201c[i]t\u2019s a one-stop shop for districts to satisfy their future-ready needs in coding.\u201d<br><\/p><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with Maker Education Initiative, Marcos describes one memorable activity he\u2019s facilitated: a coding obstacle course! Students were divided into groups and had to create an obstacle course for a robot to navigate. Once finished, the opposite group had to program the robot to navigate through the course! Marcos feels that Tynker has been a valuable coding resource, explaining that \u201c[i]t\u2019s a one-stop shop for districts to satisfy their future-ready needs in coding.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter alignright\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reposted from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mr<\/a>.aspinall &#8211;  10 Reasons to Teach Coding!<br>1. Coding allows students to create content, not just consume it.<br>2. Coding empowers students and give them tools to express themselves in really cool ways.<br>3. Coding teaches storytelling with gam\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UP9XpUcLvB\">https:\/\/t.co\/UP9XpUcLvB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gl9Vu7AzNM\">pic.twitter.com\/gl9Vu7AzNM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Marcos Navas (@mrnavas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrnavas\/status\/1113055939203084288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrnavas\/status\/1113055939203084288\">Via Twitter @mrnavas<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Marcos, his passion for sharing technology knowledge is firmly grounded in his \u2018why\u2019: his students. As he explains, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollcallproject.com\/teachers\/marcos-navas-union-city-new-jersey-usa\">young adults in the Union City area face significant challenges<\/a>, just as he did when he was growing up in the area: \u201cI can relate to students&#8217; peer pressures, family pressures, dealing with poverty, and dreaming of one day getting out&#8230;I try to show them that they have the opportunity of an academic education, but they also a street smarts that they learned from hard knock lessons.\u201d Since getting a good education may well be a path to greater prosperity for these students, Marcos understands how important it is that <a href=\"https:\/\/home.edweb.net\/webinar\/digitalworld20181105\/\">every learning opportunity be meaningful and carefully crafted<\/a>: \u201cThe idea of just putting technology in kids\u2019 hands is no longer an option. We need to go deeper than that, we need to engage learners in a meaningful and authentic way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programs like Tynker can help students take their coding knowledge to the next level. As Marcos says, \u201cTynker allows for teachers to let go of their fears, and allow students to take off with coding.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thank you, Marcos, for all you\u2019re doing to spread innovation and creativity to your students and beyond!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.org\/advocacy\/state-facts\/NJ.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190405175234\/NJ_Stats.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190405175234\/NJ_Stats.png 734w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190405175234\/NJ_Stats-150x45.png 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190405175234\/NJ_Stats-300x89.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Click the graphic to learn more!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Read our previous post about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/jeremy-mcgilligan-bentin-empowers-the-next-generation-of-engineers\/\">Jeremy McGilligan-Bentin<\/a>, a Wisconsin Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator who\u2019s preparing the next generation of engineers and scientists!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcos Navas Makes with Code! &#8220;We need to engage learners in a meaningful and authentic way.&#8221; &#8211;Marcos Navas Connect @mrnavas Union City Public Schools Union City, New Jersey Marcos Navas is a true \u2018teacherpreneur\u2019 who helps educators and students see new learning horizons through making! 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