coding kids pycon talk on python
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to primary schools
Introducing
Emily de la Peña Founder, Coding Kids (QLD) @EmilyFdelaPena
Our Journey
March - Nov 2015: CoderDojo
Our Journey
January 2016: 2 schools & 50 students
Our Journey
Aug 2017: 20+ schools, 400+ students and Regional QLD tour
Changing Educational Landscape
Two New Subjects
(Prep - Year 6)
Queensland Journey
2016 17 trial primary
schools
2017 All schools
involved Assess and
report
2020 Full
implementation in all schools
Experimenting with Python in Primary Schools
Extra Curricular
Integrating into the curriculum
Digital Technologies and English
(Year 6)
Digital Technologies and Science
(Year 5)
Digital Technologies Tracking Tool
Experimenting with Python in Primary SchoolsSolar System Quiz: Digital Technologies and Science Outcomes (Year 5)•The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star
(the sun) (ACSSU078) •Design a user interface for a digital system (ACTDIP018) •Plan, create and communicate ideas and information,
including collaboratively online, applying agreed ethical, social and technical protocols (ACTDIP022)
PLAY QUIZ IDLE or trinket.io
Experimenting with Python in Primary SchoolsText adventure game: Digital Technologies and English Outcomes (Year 6)•Define problems in terms of data and functional requirements
drawing on previously solved problems (ACTDIP017) •Explain how student solutions and existing information systems are
sustainable and meet current and future local community needs (ACTDIP021)
•Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selectingand sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for defined audiences andpurposes, making appropriate choices for modality and emphasis (ACELY1710)
PLAY QUIZ IDLE or trinket.io
Limits to IDLE and trinket.io
Great for beginners
Limited turtle functionality
Small subset of Tkinter library
Pygame not available
Lack of extensibility
Regional Queensland Training
What’s next?
Experimenting with: • Python and Pepper robots • Python and MicroBits • WinPython using USB • Depth vs Breadth
What do you think?
Emily De La PeñaFounder of Coding Kids, Advance Queensland’s Community Digital Champion
codingkids.com.au
facebook.com/codingkidstutoring
@EmilyFdelaPena & @coding_kids
linkedin.com/in/emilydelapena/
@emily.f.delapena