Coding After School

Coding After School

Many kids find learning to code fun and engaging, while parents are increasingly realizing how vital it is. Despite this, schools are struggling to fit robust programming courses into the regular school day. That’s where after school enrichment programs can come in,...
We’re Off to See the Wizard!

We’re Off to See the Wizard!

This fall we helped Riordan High School launch its Engineering Program, a 4-year high school honors program that includes programming, computer science, robotics, and fabrication (CAD, 3D Printing, industrial design). In many ways, this is the ultimate example of what...
LEGO Robotics

LEGO Robotics

The Super Bowl of Technology Education Though many students love making things with technology, tech ed has long taken a backseat to more established after school activities like sports. In 1992, Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, addressed this situation by holding...
TechLX Minecraft Server and Redstone Tutorials

TechLX Minecraft Server and Redstone Tutorials

TechLX social media guru Dave and student leader Baker have been hard at work crafting on our server and recording YouTube tutorials there. The server features build areas, play areas, and a learning area dedicated to Redstone and Command Blocks. To access the server...
What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

TechLX stands for Technology Focused Learning Experiences, which is what we create at TechLX. The LX is borrowed from UX, which in the engineering process means User Experience Design. This was an evolution of UI Design, which means User Interface Design. The...