Kayla Burkel

Kayla is an enthusiastic explorer of technology and computer science. She currently teaches Computer Science at Thornton Middle School in Adams 12. She has her Bachelor’s degree in History and a minor in Psychology from UNC and recently got her Master’s in Instructional Technology from GCU. She is a Code.org and Robotics Facilitator for MindSpark Learning. She loves to explore new types of technology and creative ways it can be used to solve problems. Kayla is a maker at heart who crafts, enjoys STEAM projects with her students, and creating learning environments that allow all learners (children and adults) to become creators with technology. Social emotional learning has become a passionate learning endeavor over the last few years. Bridging the digital divide has inspired her to bring all her passions together to help others learn computer science and problem solve with empathy.