-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 29/09/13 04:31, Kirby Urner wrote: > Most interesting blog post. I watched all the videos and passed > along the info in my own blog, with a link back to your post: > > http://mybizmo.blogspot.com/2013/09/pythonuk-2013.html > > I wonder how this "STEM ambassador" role is being spun. > > Were the Bank of America people "STEM ambassadors" or would that be > more like a parent who wanted to volunteer, and had some > background in technology? >
There are thousands of STEM ambassadors in the UK. Basically, to work with kids you need be CRB checked (criminal record bureau) to ensure you're not some nefarious person on the look-out to do damage. STEM make the various bureaucratic bumps in the road easy to navigate and you become part of a well oiled machine that allows technology professionals to support teachers in the UK education system. It's basically a formal volunteering service. > Is the role catching on in UK parlance? > Very much so. Teachers know what "STEM ambassador" means and there are various ways for UK education to plug in and extract expertise from the STEMmers. > Looks like an engaging event. I hope I get there some year. > Yes, please... everyone come to PyconUK... :-) Seriously, we'd love to welcome as many teachers, devs and so on interested in education to next year's conference. N. > Kirby > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJSTZI/AAoJEP0qBPaYQbb6qXkH/jgBgs3el+P6A5npj2gQJac6 v92OgJ8uBV1pUXhawrFBJN6BZst45/xbEQDlOQmalmkOMWyAvsBsxqKwA2nee1et XhcJg7IkFeh2PinvbWRNgW5BCAcyKmIUca11apG+bw9vjvwX71dfVNW9p5xuUx4c odqgTk0vwm9qcPbMm3lNgqf7klS3EW+ebEVYYyPj3GWJ3AlYpiz/AP0JWSp3ZIsQ qIbotU6WdW0Tgmv+uF+EcCqOHD6+/B9eE7AVbkJgrihXhXGysOjQgfB1e95j3KYL vXa24Dpbt9egFdTMft4Sd77X0utM76qCYdqThpFH/NB3ZXk4gokj/bznGrcAz88= =dKql -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
