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

[Conrad Ho]

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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