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Those Who Care, Teach!

Kenneth Love
October 07, 2017

Those Who Care, Teach!

Teaching, inclusivity, diversity, and helpful language. From PyOhio 2017 and PyGotham 2017

Kenneth Love

October 07, 2017
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  1. Hello! I am Kenneth Love You can find me on

    almost any service as @kennethlove
  2. Reassurances ▪ Learning is hard ▪ It’s OK to have

    to practice ▪ I had to learn this stuff, too
  3. Encourage breaks ▪ No one works well on an empty

    stomach ▪ Blood flow helps the brain work ▪ A change of scenery for problem-solving
  4. Inclusion ▪ Include ambiguous names and non-gendered pronouns ▪ Use

    names from other cultures and languages ▪ Don’t rely on idioms ▪ Slow down
  5. Coding challenges ▪ Keep instructions minimal and clear ▪ Approach

    from different angles ▪ Repeat whole previous challenges as single steps
  6. Better than before ▪ Percentiles and grades can be depressing

    ▪ Care more about output than process, especially in the beginning
  7. Story problems ▪ Provide touch points from industries and hobbies

    that aren’t programming ▪ Two benefits: representation and better connections between programming and life
  8. Bye! I’m friendly and love to chat! You can find

    me at the conference or online @kennethlove If you’d like to teach: • Meetups and bootcamps • Treehouse, Udacity, Codecademy, Code School, Pluralsite, etc • Django Girls • Corporate training
  9. Credits Special thanks to all the people who made and

    released these awesome resources for free: ▪ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival ▪ Photograph by Treehouse