Python Classes in high schools
stultus Sun 26 Apr 2015 7:06AMPublicSeen by 130The plan is to do a crowd funding campaign to raise some money and conduct python training in schools.
We have to come up with a syllabus first and then we can draft the campaign details.
Timeline
- Syllabus - in two weeks (by May 09 2015)
- Crown funding strategy - texts and promotional videos - by 16th may 2015
- identify the schools - by 16th may 2015
- start the campaign by 18th may 2015
Balasankar CTue 28 Apr 2015 9:28AM
I think we should start with drafting the syllabus. Two weeks deadline is approaching fast. Or is it already happening?
nibrahimWed 29 Apr 2015 10:50AM
What are the ages of the students? And what are the objectives?
Pirate PraveenThu 30 Apr 2015 10:23AM
@nibrahim high school students. When @anisha , @akhilkrishnans and me went to Anchal West school for debian jessie release party, we asked Satheesh, who is a teacher there, about python in the syllabus. He informed teachers don't cover that part. So the idea is to try and improve that situation by community effort. We should target as many teachers as possible as well, so they can take these lessons more confidently.
Pirate PraveenThu 30 Apr 2015 10:26AM
We should make programming fun, interesting (content part) and accessible (community effort to bridge the gap between syllabus and practice) to them.
nibrahimThu 30 Apr 2015 10:54AM
One approach that I can recommend is games. We can start with a simple stone/paper/scissor game. And then move to add some graphics, sounds etc. Then expand the game a little and go on like that. The "theme" will keep the children interested. We could throw in a few tools like audacity and gimp etc. so that they can make their own artwork/sounds.
Akhil Krishnan SThu 30 Apr 2015 3:00PM
Python Programming in ICT Text Books
Balasankar C ·Sun 26 Apr 2015 7:54AM
Please add Noufal Ibrahim also. He can help with Syllabus.