[Edu-sig] Getting more involved with education and the PSF...

[Chalmer Lowe]

Jeff:

Thanks for spinning up this conversation. Great stuff.

My intent is to volunteer to chair the Python Education Summit (PES) next
year (based on Naomi's comments regarding stepping down). I don't know what
the formal process is to make that official... Naomi... can you shed light
on that?

As everyone prolly already knows, that is not a task that can be done
alone, so there should be plenty of opportunities for others to get their
hands dirty. My guess/hope is that Jessica will want to help again this
year.

I captured a ton of notes and thoughts that I am putting to paper to
outline 'the process' for next year's PES. Planned on putting that up on
github as soon as I can. (I'm relocating right now, so free time is a
luxury I don't have).

Along with supporting the PES, I would love to support the types of efforts
you are outlining here.

Thanks again for firing up this conversation.

chalmer

Chalmer Lowe, MS

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On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Andre Roberge <andre.roberge at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Jeff Elkner <jeff at elkner.net> wrote:
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>> Two questions:
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>> 1. Andre, what do I need to do to begin maintaining that page?
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> I have not maintained the page for quite a few years now.  I changed
> computer twice in the meantime.
>
> Here's what I remember that I had to do.
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> 1. contact someone on the web support team  (pointing out, I think, to the
> relevant edu-sig discussion)
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> I know you just asked about how to begin, but just in case you'd want to
> know, here were the next steps.
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> 2. generate some ssh key (if I recall correctly) so that I would be
> allowed to commit changes
> 3. download the whole site (first time) or update it thereafter
> 4. (re)build it locally.
> 5. edit the relevant rst file
> 6. rebuild it    (repeat 5 and 6 as needed)
> 7. commit changes
> 8. repeat steps 3 to 6 as needed (based on suggestions/requests received)
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> Now, it could well be that, with the redesign, the process is much easier
> and can be done online using a CMS.
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>> 2. Is there anyone in this thread not on edu-sig?  My next reply will
>> go only to the list.
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>> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Jessica Nickel <jessanickel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Sounds like a plan. I would be happy to talk with Selena about the work
>> to
>> > bridge the gap between k-12 educators and Python programmers. I was a
>> k-12
>> > teacher for 10 years (music) and I have been working in schools with my
>> > program to teach python coding to kids for the past year and a half, so
>> I do
>> > have some experience in that area.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Jeff Elkner <jeff at elkner.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Great!  So it seems we have two short term goals:
>> >>
>> >> 1. Get someone to agree to maintain the website (I'm volunteering if
>> >> there isn't anyone else chomping at the bit to do it).
>> >> 2. Reach out to Selena Deckelman to help her with her efforts to
>> >> bridge the gap between developers and K-12 teachers (a noble goal
>> >> indeed!).
>> >>
>> >> Do we agree that edu-sig is the sensible place to hold this
>> conversation?
>> >>
>> >> If we do, can we ask Selena to join the list if she is not already
>> >> there?  I'll also encourage folks like Lee Harr (cc'd here), the
>> >> creator of the wonderful Pynguin environment
>> >> (https://code.google.com/p/pynguin/) to join the list and the
>> >> discussion.
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Naomi Ceder <naomi.ceder at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > One point of info I can add - the person you're thinking of running
>> for
>> >> > PSF
>> >> > board is Selena Deckelman, who was on Nate's panel at the edu summit.
>> >> > She's
>> >> > been very into bridging the gap between developers and K-12 teachers.
>> >> >
>> >> > Naomi
>> >
>> >
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