Displaying Episode 61 - 70 of 103 in total of Teaching Python with the tag “python”.
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Episode 51: Engaging Your Students With The Right Language Featuring @jolson_codes
October 8th, 2020 | 1 hr 2 mins
coding, diversity, inclusiveness, python, teaching
Sean and Kelly invite Jeff Olson (@jolson_codes) to the show. Let’s take a look at language in the Computer Science classroom and focus on how we can put our students first by engaging them in the “right language for their learning.”
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Episode 50: Teaching Robotics With Python
September 30th, 2020 | 30 mins 46 secs
hardware, python, robotics, teaching
This week, Sean & Kelly discuss how they are using Python to teach robotics in middle school, including the hardware and software it takes to get students thinking about how robots sense, process, and move in the world.
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Episode 49: Python Tutor with Philip Guo
September 22nd, 2020 | 44 mins 23 secs
computer science, python, teaching, visualization
This week, Kelly and Sean interview Philip Guo, associate professor of cognitive science at UC San Diego. As a grad student in 2010, Philip created Python Tutor, the most widely-used program visualization tool for education.
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Episode 48: What We Are Using in 2020 To Teach Python
September 15th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
education, python, teaching
Let’s take a look at the tools we’re using in our classroom for the 2020-2021 school year to teach Python for middle school students. From IDEs to flash cards, coding challenges to Colab notebooks, and micro:bits to eBooks, we’ll look at what we’re currently using and how each one contributes to the learning experience of our students.
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Episode 47: Deconstructing the List Lesson
September 1st, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
programming, python, teaching
Let’s take a deeper look at how we teach students about one of Python’s most venerable data structures: the list. For many learners, the list is the first data structure that they encounter and it can be tricky to understand at first.
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Episode 46: Musings About A Very Different School Year
August 28th, 2020 | 49 mins 5 secs
distance learning, education, python
Kelly and Sean discuss many of the upcoming changes for a school year heavily influenced by COVID, distance learning, hybrid/flexible classrooms, and prioritizing health and safety over content.
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Episode 41: Pythonic Parenting With The Shaw Family
April 1st, 2020 | 41 mins 25 secs
parenting, python, teaching
Python for Parents, so you want your child to code? Sometimes it just takes a few creative ideas and a short amount of time to make some fun little projects. Sean and Kelly, with the help of Anthony Shaw and his lovely daughters, ‘ Zebra’ and ‘Jaguar’ have a little fun with this topic!
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Episode 38: Fun with the Arcade Library and Paul Craven
March 2nd, 2020 | 41 mins 19 secs
computer science, game design, gaming, python, teaching
Trying to find an easier way to get students excited about programming? Feeling stuck with the PyGame library? Paul Craven, maintainer of the Arcade Python library joins us to talk about using game design to teach programming.
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Episode 37: What Happens Behind The Scenes While Teaching Python
February 3rd, 2020 | 52 mins 16 secs
education, lego, python, robotics, teaching
It's not always easy to be a Python teacher. Whether it's trying to find the right words to explain something, handling severe frustration, building perseverance, or losing students while coding together, Python teachers are facing problems beyond just the code. Sean and Kelly discuss five of the things that frequently go wrong in the classroom and how we handle it.
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Episode 36: An Interview with Peter Chan, 4th Grade Teacher
January 12th, 2020 | 54 mins 55 secs
education, elementaryeducation, python
Peter Chan is a 4th grade teacher in Quebec, Canada. In addition to using Python in his classroom, Peter also employs maker techniques, math exploration, and English language skills.