Displaying items 11-18 of 18 in total of Teaching Python with the tag "learning".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 58: Figure It Out
January 12th, 2021 | 41 mins 40 secs
learning, metacognition, teaching
In this episode, Kelly and Sean dive into the topic of teaching kids to “Figure it out,” a phrase we love to use in class. This year, we seek specific skills that help us teach reluctant learners, techniques for figuring things out, and understanding how different teachers support this skill in their classrooms. In this episode, we ask some of our colleagues to share their experiences on how they as adults solve problems and how they teach their students this critical life long skill.
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Episode 54: Making Projects Happen with Eric Matthes (@ehmatthes)
November 10th, 2020 | 1 hr 14 mins
computer science, learning, projects, python
Sean and Kelly invite Eric Matthes, teacher and author of Python Crash Course to discuss student projects in computer science. We talk about starting and completing projects and programming with purpose as a way to help the learning stick with students longer.
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Episode 35: Not Just Coders
December 18th, 2019 | 38 mins 53 secs
diversity, education, learning, python, sel
In this episode, Kelly and Sean explore the idea that everyone should learn to code-- not to become a programmer but for so much more! How do we continue to foster an interest in coding for those kids that are not so interested in computer science?
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Episode 20: Building Your Python PLN (Personal Learning Network)
May 18th, 2019 | 20 mins 17 secs
learning, python, teachers, twitter
In this episode, Sean and Kelly discuss the importance of having a Personal Learning Network or PLN, why we use it, and how to develop one for your computer science teaching with Python.
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Episode 11: Signs of True Learning
February 14th, 2019 | 30 mins 33 secs
learning, pedagogy, python
How do you know your students are really learning in Computer Science? In this episode, Sean and Kelly dig into developing the learner-centered classroom and some of the pedagogical philosophy of how to look for learning in your teaching.