We found 10 episodes of Teaching Python with the tag “teaching”.
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Episode 71: Summer Professional Development with John Mikton
June 21st, 2021 | 1 hr 16 mins
learning, professional development, python, summer, teaching
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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."
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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.
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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 55: Unfiltered Friday Conversations
November 13th, 2020 | 16 mins 14 secs
computer science, pedagogy, teaching, unplanned
Kelly and Sean flip on the voice recording app and record a random Friday afternoon conversation about teaching approaches for computer science. What makes student learning the most effective?