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

Nicholas H.Tollervey ntoll at ntoll.org
Wed Feb 17 08:29:08 EST 2016


Hi Helen, Conrad, Ytian and Harry!

:-P

I'll be in touch!

N.

On 17/02/16 12:50, Helen Sherwood-Taylor wrote:
> 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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>>>>
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