[python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

[Harry Percival]

v much up for this.  London easiest for me but I'm sure I can wrangle some
time off if you need someone to trek up the country somewhere...

On 17 February 2016 at 10:49, Zeth <theology at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Nick,
>
> Put me down for Birmingham of course, probably can do Nottingham and
> some of the Northern ones if needed.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Zeth
>
> On 17 February 2016 at 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org>
> wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing -
> > please accept my sincere apologies.
> >
> > TL;DR: I need volunteers from around the country to support a twilight
> > meetup of teachers happening in various parts of the UK. It's not
> > difficult and likely to be a lot of fun and will only take a few hours
> > of your time in the early evening of a single day. I may be able to
> > cover travel expenses. Please get in touch. More detail below...
> >
> > Computing at School (see: http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/), a grass
> > roots movement of computing teachers in the UK would like to run a
> > series of training courses for "Master Teachers" in MicroPython on the
> > BBC micro:bit during March. These teachers would go on to act as the
> > seed / catalyst for other teachers who require Python training during a
> > series of training events over the summer. Put simply, this is an
> > exercise in Python evangelism for teachers.
> >
> > Master teachers are those who have demonstrated a combination of deep
> > subject knowledge and teaching skill. Put simply, they're the most
> > senior teachers you can get. They're also the leaders in the field and
> > what they say or do influences many hundreds of their colleagues.
> >
> > The idea is for the master teachers to get together with Python
> > developers (that'd be *you*) for a few hours to work through MicroPython
> > related educational resources. These events would happen at university
> > based hubs around the country. As a Python developer you'll *get a BBC
> > micro:bit* and be expected to offer advice, answer questions and
> > demonstrate Python as needed. Honestly, it's not an onerous task and
> > will only last a few hours in a "twilight" session (i.e. after work).
> >
> > The locations and proposed dates are as follows:
> >
> > London: 25th February
> > Birmingham: 9th March
> > Nottingham: 15th March
> > Lancaster: 16th March
> > Newcastle: 17th March
> > Hertfordshire: 21st March
> > Manchester: 23rd March
> > Southampton: 23rd March
> >
> > It's easy for UK Python to be very London-centric. This is an
> > opportunity for Pythonistas throughout the UK to step up and get
> involved.
> >
> > Why should you volunteer a few hours of your time to help teachers? Need
> > you ask? Your help and influence will ultimately contribute to the
> > education of the next generation of programmers - your future
> > colleagues. It's a way to give back to the community by fostering the
> > next generation of Pythonistas with the help of the CAS Master Teachers.
> > It's also, from a moral point of view, simply a selfless and
> > unambiguously good thing to do.
> >
> > If you're thinking "oh, they won't want me", then YOU ARE EXACTLY THE
> > PERSON WE NEED! Your experience, perspective and knowledge is invaluable
> > and teachers need to hear from you. Rest assured, this will not be a
> > difficult or high-pressure activity. In fact, it's likely to be a lot of
> > fun.
> >
> > Remember that awesome person who mentored you and/or gave you a step up?
> > Now's your chance to be that person for a group of master teachers.
> >
> > If this is of interest to you, please get in touch ASAP and I can start
> > to coordinate things with CAS.
> >
> > I'm going to put in a grant request to the PSF to see if we can cover
> > travel costs for developers. But there's no guarantee this will come
> about.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > N.
> >
> >
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