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

Wed Feb 17 07:50:41 EST 2016

I could do Southampton.

On 17 February 2016 at 12:07, Conrad Ho <conrad at pythonanywhere.com> wrote:
> I can do London + if Harry goes somewhere I could also tag along.
>
> Conrad
>
>
> On 02/17-11:33, xtian wrote:
>>
>> 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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