Teaching Python

Episode 70: Teaching with Visual Studio Code

June 8th, 2021  |  42 mins 20 secs

Continuing our Education IDE series, Kelly and Sean meet with Brigit Murtaugh and Sana Ajani from the VS Code team for education. We'll talk about everything from remote teaching to accelerating the setup of a learning environment with VS Code and development containers.

Episode 69: Teaching with PyCharm Edu

May 26th, 2021  |  59 mins 16 secs

ide, pycharm, python

Continuing our Education IDE series, Kelly and Sean talk with Valentina Kiryushkina, a developer on the PyCharm Edu team to learn all about how JetBrains supports teaching and learning Python. With everything from online courses to creating classroom assignments, we're sure you'll find something to like about PyCharm Edu.

Episode 68: Learning How To Learn with Barbara Oakley

May 18th, 2021  |  1 hr 4 mins

coding, cognitive psychology, learning, pedagogy

This week, Kelly & Sean chat with Barbara Oakley, author of the upcoming books Uncommon Sense Teaching and Learn Like a Pro. Together, we talk about everything from learning Russian to the ways that the brain processes information and how teachers can best help students learn.

Episode 67: Mu Editor: Part 1 of the Education IDE Series

May 11th, 2021  |  56 mins 59 secs

editors, mu, programming, python

Kelly and Sean kick off part 1 of their Education IDE series with Nick Tollervey and the Mu Editor, a Python editor for beginners with modes for "pure Python," MicroPython, CircuitPython, PyGame, Flask web apps, and more.

Episode 66: Designing Projects with Python Libraries

May 4th, 2021  |  46 mins 55 secs

computer science, images, pillow, projects, teaching

In this episode, Sean and Kelly, share a brainstorming activity on designing projects with Python libraries. We have a special guest Mike Driscoll, author of several books and the blog "The Mouse vs The Python". In this episode we will use the Python Library Pillow to brainstorm some creative ways that Pillow can and has been used to teach students about Python Libraries.

Episode 65: Our Favorite Python Libraries

April 14th, 2021  |  30 mins 4 secs

libraries, python, teaching

In this episode, Sean and Kelly discuss their top 5 favorite Python libraries, and how they use these libraries in the classroom to reinforce student learning. From the standard library to teaching how to use pip, learn more about our favorite libraries to share with our students.

Episode 64: Rubrics & Assessments

March 31st, 2021  |  52 mins 37 secs

assessments, grading, pedagogy, python, rubrics

That's right: we're digging deep into assessments using rubrics. We know what you're thinking, rubrics are BORING and teacher-y. But rubrics are POWERFUL for learning and you can use them outside of the classroom too!

Episode 63: Community Teaching With Discord

March 12th, 2021  |  53 mins 34 secs

asynchronous, discord, python, teaching

In this episode, Sean and Kelly speak with Leon Sandøy, one of the owners of Python Discord about making connections and community teaching. With the dynamics of teaching changing, how can Python Discord become a space to further educate the Python community?

Episode 62: The New Normal

March 3rd, 2021  |  49 mins 10 secs

covid, python, teaching, zoom

Kelly and Sean take some time to reflect on what has worked well over the past year of teaching, what could be better, and what we hope stays with us once things go back to "The New Normal."

Episode 61: Object-Oriented Thinking

February 15th, 2021  |  40 mins 15 secs

object-oriented, python, teaching

Kelly and Sean try to figure out the role of object-oriented programming in teaching. From how much to focus on objects and methods, to whether it makes sense to teach classes, this is a journey through the opinionated topic of object-oriented thinking.

Episode 60: Shooting the "Stuff"

January 29th, 2021  |  41 mins 27 secs

learning, programming, python, teaching

A grab bag of topics this week with Kelly and Sean. From using NLTK to summarize speeches by civil rights leader Martin Luther King to plotting Parler data from the Capitol incident on Jan 6 to WiFi-enabled washing machines.

Episode 59: Crossover with PyBites!

January 22nd, 2021  |  45 mins 19 secs

computerscience, learning, programming, python, teaching

Kelly and Sean team up with Bob Belderbos and Julian Sequeira from @PyBites to answer questions about how our students learn Python using the PyBites platform with small code challenges.