Teaching Python

Episode 163: How Do You Find Time to Keep Learning?

October 2nd, 2026  |  52 mins 40 secs

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Teaching Python started as a podcast about teaching programming in the classroom. But both the hosts and the world around Python have changed.

In this episode, Kelly and Julian reflect on what Teaching Python means in 2026, as Python increasingly sits inside a much larger computing landscape that includes AI, data, cybersecurity, cloud, software engineering, systems thinking, and automation.

They explore why Python still matters when AI can generate code, how the skills around programming are changing, and why reading, debugging, evaluating, testing, and modifying code may matter more than simply producing it. The conversation also looks at the changing role of the teacher, coach, and learner when AI can become another source of guidance.

Python is still here. But teaching Python now is increasingly about helping people understand, build, question, and make decisions with technology.

Episode 151: AI in Practice: Learning from Law & Beyond with Pritesh Patel

September 29th, 2025  |  54 mins 50 secs

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Pritesh Patel shares his journey from AI research at Georgia Tech to transforming workflows in law firms and beyond, discussing how education principles, playful learning, and focusing on outcomes over process can help anyone adopt AI effectively in their work.

Episode 71: Summer Professional Development with John Mikton

June 21st, 2021  |  1 hr 16 mins

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With summer finally here in the northern hemisphere, Kelly and Sean meet with John Mikton from the Principals Training Center to talk about professional development resources for teachers during these long summer days. From technical resources to pedagogical research to classroom layout ideas, we'll talk about some of the things we're excited to learn this summer.

Episode 24: Avoiding the Summer Slide (For Teachers)

June 27th, 2019  |  30 mins 34 secs

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Many teachers give advice to parents on how to keep kids engaged during the summer. Sean and Kelly take their own advice and apply it to teachers and professional development. In this episode, we discuss how to avoid the “Summer Slide” and what we are doing to keep on learning.