Teaching Python

RESOLVED - RIP Google Colab in Education

October 11th, 2021
By Sean Tibor
colab, education, google, python

Starting in September 2021, students in K-12 schools began receiving warnings that their access to Google Colab was denied. Increasingly frustrating was that the issue was inconsistent across student accounts. One student could be happily coding away, while the student sitting next to them was unable to access their notebooks. At our school, our technology admins could see that Google Colab was enabled as a marketplace app for all students.

Our Top 5 Bots for the Computer Science Classroom

September 9th, 2021
By Kelly Paredes
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Robots are important in the Computer Science Curriculum. Check out our top 5 bots to use!

Live Stream with PyCharm Edu on May 20th

May 17th, 2021
By Sean Tibor
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Teaching Python will live stream Episode 69 with PyCharm EDU on Thursday May 20 via YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook Live!

Five Steps for Building Rubrics for Authentic Assessments

March 30th, 2021
By Kelly Paredes
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In this blog post, we will look at using rubrics to judge achievement on authentic assessments.

Enhancing Python Learning with Bloom's Taxonomy: A Teacher's Perspective.

November 16th, 2020
By Kelly Paredes
blooms_taxonomy, learning, python, resources

Over time, Bloom's Taxonomy has undergone revisions, objective transformations, and creative redesigns. These adaptations have yielded various approaches, from multi-layered activities to recommended apps for achieving Bloom’s Taxonomy objectives. Some iterations even present objectives as grouped goals. However, the constant remains: Bloom's Taxonomy serves as a valuable tool, assisting both educators and students in charting an efficient and effective learning path.

The Metacognitive Process part 3 of 3

November 9th, 2020
By Kelly Paredes
learning, metacognition, python, resources

The Metacognitive Process: Part 1 of 3

October 16th, 2020
By Kelly Paredes
learning, metacognition, python, resources

Doing what you know, knowing what you learned, understanding what you want to learn more of… The Metacognitive Process of Learning. This is the intro to a three-part blog. “Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers.”
― Richard Bach,

The Metacognitive Process of Learning: An Intro to a Three Part Series

October 13th, 2020
By Kelly Paredes
learning, python, teaching

Doing what you know, knowing what you learned, understanding what you want to learn more of… The Metacognitive Process of Learning. This is the intro to a three-part blog. “Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers.”
― Richard Bach,

You might be teaching a 6th grader...

September 11th, 2020
By Kelly Paredes
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This article humorously chronicles the unique challenges and amusing situations faced when teaching 6th graders how to code, drawing parallels with everyday life scenarios. It emphasizes the rewarding experience of guiding young minds, despite the unexpected hurdles that emerge due to their limited exposure to computer operations.

Five Tips for Teaching Python When You Know Nothing About Python

November 10th, 2019
By Kelly Paredes
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Although I didn't consider myself a "real coder" when I first started learning Python a year and a half ago, it's been an amazing learning journey to teach it to hundreds of students and talk about it with other teachers. Here are 5 tips for learning how to teach Python when you know nothing about it.