The State of Python for Education

A view of education and learning with Python in different areas such as a CPython language, electronics, web development, Jupyter, science, data science, and mobile applications. Presented at PyCon Taiwan 2017 on June 9, 2017 in Taipei.

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 The State of Python for Education Carol Willing Director Python Software Foundation Steering Council Project Jupyter June 9, 2017 PyCon TW 2017
2. Thank you Photo taken by Matthew Bowers
3. The State of Python for Education Learning https://github.com/jakevdp/WhirlwindTourOfPython
4. Agenda • Learning with Python • Creating opportunities • Scaling globally • Call to action
5. Agenda • Learning with Python • Creating opportunities • Scaling globally • Call to action
6. Learning with Python Credit: Karen Rustad Tolva
7. Learning results from what a student does and thinks and only what the student does and thinks. Herbert A. Simon
8. The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn. Herbert A. Simon Credit: http://bostonpythonworkshop.com/
9. Motivate Curiosity Engage Connect Wow Develop mastery Motivate Apply knowledge
10. Develop mastery Motivate Apply knowledge Develop mastery What if... Iterative Attempts Failure Persistence Interactive Feedback
11. Develop mastery Motivate Apply knowledge Apply knowledge Domains Experience Cross-culture Complex problems
12. Agenda • Learning with Python • Creating opportunities • Scaling globally • Looking to the future • Call to action
13. Creating opportunities Credit: http://pythonineducation.org/
14. Language
15. • Start with a proven curriculum http://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2013/a-hands-on- introduction-to-python-for-beginning-p.html • Hands on to engage students • Takeaway notebooks reduce student stress https://github.com/pythonsd/intro-to- python Reaching out to new users Intro to Python San Diego Python
16. Encouraging contributors to CPython Credit: LWN.net PyCon 2017 Language Summit
17. Tinkering and making
18. Joy of exploration (1978) Credit: BYTE magazine
19. Joy of exploration (2017) Credit: micropython.org Credit: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/helloworld/issues/1 Credit: http://microbit.org/about/
20. Web Credit: Two Scoops Press
21. “Real world” at Instagram http://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2017/keynote-pythoninstragram.html Lisa Guo Hui Ding Instagram PyCon 2017 Keynote Credits: Instagram, pyvideo.org
22. “Real world” web development Credits: pyvideo.org, PyCon 2017
23. Jupyter for Science and Data Science
24. Jupyter notebooks engage learners
25. JupyterHub
26. https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab JupyterLab Try JupyterLab https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab#installation
27. Motivate learners • Work with student interests https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/ • Wow with possibilities https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter/wiki/A-gallery- of-interesting-Jupyter-Notebooks • Get them started with tmpnb and binder https://try.jupyter.org http://mybinder.org/ Project Jupyter community
28. • Exploration and experimentation http://pyvideo.org/scipy-2016/labs-in-the-wild-teaching- signal-processing-using-wearables-jupyter-notebooks- scipy-2016.html • Physical media with wearables and electronics • Real world, self-directed projects Motivate learners Teaching Signal Processing using Wearables and Jupyter Notebooks Dr. Demba Ba
29. • Feedback and communication with students using nbgrader http://kristenthyng.com/blog/2016/09/07/ jupyterhub+nbgrader/ • Progression to complex examples and tasks https://github.com/kthyng/ python4geosciences Develop mastery Python for Geosciences Dr. Kristen Thyng
30. Apply knowledge Berkeley Data Science Data8 UC Berkeley http://denero.org/data-8-in-spring-2017.html https://github.com/data-8/jupyterhub-k8s http://data8.org/ http://data.berkeley.edu/ http://data.berkeley.edu/about/videos •Campus wide curriculum •Cross-discipline • Zero to JupyterHub with Kubernetes https://zero-to-jupyterhub.readthedocs.io
31. Headline Slide Sub-headline
32. Mobile Credit: https://pybee.org/project/using/
33. Python’s power in your hand https://pybee.org/project/about/
34. Agenda • Learning with Python • Creating opportunities • Scaling globally • Call to action
35. Scaling globally Credit: http://pythonineducation.org/
36. Resources Python Software Foundation PyLadies and DjangoGirls Conferences, Workshops and Sprints pyvideo.org Hello World & Raspberry Pi Foundation Python in Education pythonineducation.org
37. Agenda • Learning with Python • Evolving rapidly • Scaling globally • Call to action
38. Python’s future
39. Call to action • Join PSF and Python in Education • Participate in a sprint • Give a talk or write a post • Offer a workshop • Contribute to a favorite project • Share your creations
40. Came for the language. Stayed for the community. Brett Cannon and Pythonistas around the world Credit: Kushal Das
41. Thank you @willingcarol
42. Questions? • Steering Council, Project Jupyter • Software Engineer, Cal Poly SLO • Director, Python Software Foundation • Core Developer, CPython • Geek in Residence, Fab Lab San Diego Carol Willing @willingcarol
43. • Kristen Thyng • San Diego Python • Demba Ba • Project Jupyter team and community • Photo credits on individual slides Attributions and recognition
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 The State of Python for Education Carol Willing Director Python Software Foundation Steering Council Project Jupyter June 9, 2017 PyCon TW 2017