[Chicago] Help

Tue Jul 7 21:55:13 CEST 2015

Hector,

No, mentors can be either gender! Thank you for adding the clarifying
point, I should have mentioned that.

Best,

Lorena

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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 09:48:05 -0400
> From: Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com>
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> Keep the restriction and we will discuss. I think it might have had
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> From: sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com>
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> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Brett Kellgren <bkellgren at gmail.com>
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> > coderdojochi.org
> >
> > P.s.  We are 100% donation and volunteer based so please forgive the
> plug.
>
>
> Consider applying to the PSF for your python workshops. Apply for a grant
> under Outreach & Education. I did that to cover food for the workshops I
> did.
>
> If you are interested in non-robotics python classes, there is curriculum
> already available for Young Coders. Katie Cunningham has done those at
> various pycons. She suggests starting with >= 12 and up due to keyboard
> speed being a problem with younger children.
>
> http://therealkatie.net/blog/2015/feb/17/young-coders-why-twelve-and/
>
> http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/08/so-you-want-to-run-a-young-coders-class.html
> http://therealkatie.net/blog/2013/mar/19/pycon-2013-young-coders/
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> I don't have time to do more workshops, but back when I was, I thought it
> would be neat to apply for  PSF O&E grant to do a Young Coders (and maybe
> ask for funds to cover the cost of Katie Cunningham or someone with
> experience already doing Young Coders to come out to Chicago to help run
> one. When doing a workshop for the first time, it's nice to have mentors
> helping in person. Jessica McKeller was going to fly out for the first
> Chicago Python Workshop I did, but something came up and she couldn't make
> it. Fortunately there are a lot of great people in Chicago who can help,
> and Naomi Ceder helped out. She has experience teaching a lot of age ranges
> (in my case, adults).
>
> also, Carl just helped out with Hak4kids, and they have a worksheet for
> lessons that are less than an hour. I think they'd be good for any of the
> mini-maker fairs we have around the city. This is one:
> http://makerfairechicagonorthside.com/
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 08:53:50 -0500
> From: sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com>
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> I am +1 for removing the restrictions.
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> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 10:15:47 -0400
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 09:27:07 -0500
> From: sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com>
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> I'm pretty happy to see Tanya as an organizer! I've met her at ChiPy and
> ChicagoPythonistas and she is great.
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> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Please note this is a thread to congrat Tanya. Please move any
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> Sorry about that, I was replying to you and Joel, et al.
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 10:25:22 -0700
> From: kirby urner <kirby.urner at gmail.com>
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> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > A friend's asking if there are any kids classes in Chicago. He lives in
> > Northern burbs. Kids are 9-16yrs.
> >
> > Ideas, Brian
> >
> >
>
> The "in Chicago" part is where I fall off the map, but I'm offering
> curriculum ideas, field tested, so like encouragement to those more local
> to "Second City" (there was this fire...).
>
> Recycle these ideas, including some source code, is what I'm suggesting.
>
> Here's the website from which I actually presented course material, the
> theme being "Martian Math" (what's that?) using Python, Visual Python
> especially.
>
> http://www.4dsolutions.net/satacad/martianmath/toc.html
>
> ( VPython.org is s tremendous asset in my book).
>
> (geometry buffs will see I'm using a lot of the Bucky Fuller stuff)
>
> I'd say my students were in the 15-17.  We met every day for a few hours,
> like a summer camp experience for them (they'd be doing more than one
> class).
>
> But the exact circumstances of my field testing are not that important.
> Given the college campus setting, my equipment was very high end, one kid
> to one computer.
>
> I've done similar courses, changing the mix.  I collect a lot of my
> materials here:
>
> http://www.4dsolutions.net/ocn/cp4e.html
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> Kirby
> @thekirbster
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> > Brian Ray
> > @brianray
> > (773) 669-7717
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 12:55:25 -0500
> From: Lorena Mesa <me at lorenamesa.com>
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> Hi ChiPy,
>
> We have an upcoming mentoring opportunity for the Chicago PyLadies +
> Write/Speak/Code Open Source Python workshop on Sat July 25th. If this
> sounds like something you may be interested in helping out with you can
> fill out an interest form here: http://goo.gl/forms/8na9pIJzvo. We also
> have an event page with some more information available -
> chicagopyladies.github.io.
>
> As a clarifying note, we are asking for mentors to be available from 12:00
> - 4:00pm. The event is being hosted at Enova's office at - 175 W Jackson,
> 5th Floor, Chicago, IL.
>
> Thanks again for all you do!
>
> Lorena
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:21:46 -0500
> From: Hector Rios <labeledloser at gmail.com>
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> Does the mentor have to be a lady?
> On Jul 7, 2015 12:56 PM, "Lorena Mesa" <me at lorenamesa.com> wrote:
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> > Hi ChiPy,
> >
> > We have an upcoming mentoring opportunity for the Chicago PyLadies +
> > Write/Speak/Code Open Source Python workshop on Sat July 25th. If this
> > sounds like something you may be interested in helping out with you can
> > fill out an interest form here: http://goo.gl/forms/8na9pIJzvo. We also
> > have an event page with some more information available -
> > chicagopyladies.github.io.
> >
> > As a clarifying note, we are asking for mentors to be available from
> 12:00
> > - 4:00pm. The event is being hosted at Enova's office at - 175 W Jackson,
> > 5th Floor, Chicago, IL.
> >
> > Thanks again for all you do!
> >
> > Lorena
> > --
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> >
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 14:40:58 -0500
> From: Chris Foresman <foresmac at gmail.com>
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> > On Jul 7, 2015, at 9:27 AM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com> wrote:
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> > I'm pretty happy to see Tanya as an organizer! I've met her at ChiPy and
> ChicagoPythonistas and she is great.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com <mailto:
> brianhray at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Please note this is a thread to congrat Tanya. Please move any
> appropriate new conversation if you think necessary.
> >
> > Sorry about that, I was replying to you and Joel, et al.
> >
> >
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