{"id":17426,"date":"2019-05-24T14:31:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T21:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=17426"},"modified":"2023-10-27T03:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:45:55","slug":"teo-yuang-teck-brings-nasa-and-coding-to-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/teo-yuang-teck-brings-nasa-and-coding-to-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Teo Yuang Teck Brings NASA and Coding to Malaysia!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Teo Yuang Teck Brings NASA and Coding to Malaysia!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<hr>\n<table style=\"height: 215px; border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"300\" 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:\/\/twitter.com\/realfunm\"><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=\"34\" height=\"34\" 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: 34px) 100vw, 34px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realfunm\">@RealfunM<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realfun.my\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16894\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190419140217\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190419140217\/web.png 200w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190419140217\/web-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 28px) 100vw, 28px\" \/>&nbsp; Realfun Learning Centre<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><strong>&nbsp; Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<p>Teo Yuang Teck, a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator and director of Realfun Learning Center, has made it his personal mission to teach as many students as possible how to code. Since opening Realfun Learning Center last year in Miri, Malaysia, that number of students is close to 600! In addition to providing specialized computer science and programming education to schools, he also tutors students individually and coaches them through coding competitions. One of his students, Teng Wei Rui, recently won the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/kids-can-join-nasa-s-journey-forward-to-the-moon-with-tynker-coding-challenge\/\"> Design a Mission Patch challenge<\/a>, earning his classroom a video chat with NASA scientist Dr. Jitendra Joshi! We\u2019re so excited for Yuang Teck and Wei Rui. We had the opportunity to interview Yuang Teck and learn more about why he thinks coding is important for his students and for the economic future of Miri and Malaysia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"float:left; margin-right: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QlItyYFA1Yc?start=97\" width=\"374\" height= \"210\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Yuang Teck shared with us how computer science education is generally perceived in Malaysia: \u201cComputer science for us is there, but still as an elective. The general thinking is, \u2018Does it get you a good grade or into a good university? If not, let\u2019s focus on the core subjects first.\u2019\u201d Parents also struggle to understand why their children need these skills. But economic facts in Miri may soon help to change this perspective: \u201cMiri is an oil town. As the oil price drops, the economy here becomes not very good.\u201d Learning skills like programming will help students thrive as the success of Miri\u2019s traditional industries fluctuates: \u201cLearning to code is very important for individuals. That\u2019s why I moved back to Miri: to help prepare the next generation for a better future. What can I teach them, how can I help them? I can teach them to code. That\u2019s why I started Realfun Learning Center, to help kids and to help schools implement computer science subjects, particularly in the coding area.\u201d For his students, Yuang Teck explains, the economic future is bright: \u201cThe demand for software developers in Malaysia far exceeds the current supply.\u201d Other careers that require programming, like data analysts, are also in high demand in Malaysia. <\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u201cLearning to code is very important for individuals. That\u2019s why I moved back to Miri: to help prepare the next generation for a better future.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe style= \"float:right; margin-left: 20px;\" src= \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rlxlYlVG6QQ\" width=\"374\" height= \"210\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<p>While it\u2019s vital that kids learn to code so they can have the necessary technical skills to succeed, Yuang Teck also wants them to develop character skills like resilience and problem-solving. He shared with us how students are building these abilities through coding: \u201cThey may face bugs and unknown causes of why something happened. They will pick up that way of thinking, how to break down problems and find the root cause.\u201d <\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the mission patch challenge was announced, Yuang Teck was very excited to learn about NASA and space exploration and share this knowledge with his students. In this way, the coding challenge has helped spread not only excitement about coding but also enthusiasm for human spaceflight. Once students understood the concepts they needed to include in their mission patches, such as the Moon, Mars, and rockets, they started designing their patches. Some students found the process tedious and wanted to give up, while others, like Wei Rui, were resilient. In fact, Wei Rui had to complete his mission patch 3 times due to technical issues before finally submitting it. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Yuang Teck and Wei Rui found out Wei Rui had won the challenge, they were both so excited that they couldn\u2019t sleep! \u201cHe\u2019s very famous now,\u201d said Yuang Teck. \u201cIt\u2019s all over the newspapers in Malaysia.\u201d Certainly being one of 5 winners (out of nearly 10,000 submissions) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/play\/nasa\/\">Design a Mission Patch contest<\/a> is a great personal accomplishment for Wei Rui and his family. But it\u2019s also an opportunity to generate excitement about coding and NASA in Miri and throughout Malaysia, as Yuang Teck explains: \u201cPeople ask \u2018What can you do with coding?\u2019 Well, that\u2019s what you can do. Even a simple animation, not necessarily a complex app or game, can get you somewhere.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you so much for interviewing with Tynker, Teo Yuang Teck! Congratulations to both you and Teng Wei Rui for winning the mission patch challenge. We hope you continue to help students in Malaysia achieve their dreams through programming! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>&nbsp;                       Interview responses have been lightly edited for style and brevity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more about Wei Rui\u2019s accomplishment: <\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theborneopost.com\/2019\/05\/23\/miri-boy-among-winners-of-prestigious-nasa-mission-patch-design-competition\/\">Borneo Post Online<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesundaily.my\/local\/sarawakian-13-among-winners-of-nasa-contest-YX891717\">The Sun Daily<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/tvsarawak.com\/nasa-selects-miri-kid-for-moon-mission-patch-design-challenge\/\">TVSarawak.com<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsarawaktribune.com.my\/nasa-selects-miri-kid-for-moon-mission-patch-design-challenge\/\">New Sarawak Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Check out our previous Tynker Blue Ribbon post<\/em> <em>about <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/justin-mattson-teaches-students-to-code-before-they-can-write\/\"><em>Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator Justin Mattson<\/em><\/a><em>, who uses Tynker Junior to help his pre-readers acquire academic skills, grow self-confidence, and build a positive relationship with technology!<\/em><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teo Yuang Teck Brings NASA and Coding to Malaysia! 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