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

[xtian]

I'm keen too! I can only really do London though, sorry.

On Wed, 17 Feb 2016, 11:25 Harry Percival <harry.percival at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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