Hi, what time does the event finish? I won't be able to be there at 17:00 but I could be there from 19:00 on and help as much as I can :) Let's chat about this later (at Dojo).
Cheers On 3 December 2015 at 09:17, Nicholas H.Tollervey <nt...@ntoll.org> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > tl;dr - This is important. Help teachers. Get a micro:bit. 4pm-ish > Wednesday 9th December at the BCS in London. > > This is an opportunity for you to positively affect and contribute to > how Python is taught in London's schools. Where London leads the rest of > the UK often follows (in terms of teaching). > > Computing at School (CAS) are to IT teachers as the PSF are to > Pythonistas. I've been working with them as part of the micro:bit > project in order to get teachers up to speed with MicroPython etc. > > Next Wednesday (9th December) about half a dozen of London's CAS master > teachers (basically, the most experienced teachers, leaders, movers and > shakers) will be at the BCS off the Strand (from 4pm onwards) with a > view to exploring and creating resources for MicroPython on the > micro:bit. We need an equivalent number of Python developers to attend > to partner up, help out, answer questions and have fun with micro:bits. > We want the outcome to be lesson plans, code and a positive vibe. > > I realise people may only be able to get post-work (5pm). I can hold the > fort from 4pm giving a quick run-down of MicroPython. > > I think I should be able to wangle it so that those developers who > attend will be able to get their hands on (and keep for an extended > period of time) a micro:bit for testing / development purposes. So, if > you'd like to play with a micro:bit, this is how you get one. They're > very cool and people have lots of fun with them: > https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/tree/neopixel > > Of course, this is an important collaboration. If there was ever a time > to "be arsed" about something - this is it in terms of the amount of > potential change and positive impact for Python vs. actual effort you > have to put in. > > I'm always happy to answer questions, hear constructive critique and > have ideas suggested. > > Best wishes, > > Nicholas. > > > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > -- Andrea Grandi - Software Engineer Website: https://www.andreagrandi.it Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreagrandi GitHub: https://github.com/andreagrandi PGP: 7238 74F6 886D 5994 323F 1781 8CFB 47AD C384 F0CC _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk
