STEAM Workshops with JupyterHub and Binder

PyCon 2018 Education Summit

Inspiration for using Python, Jupyter notebooks, JupyterHub and Binder for STEAM workshops for middle school and high school students.

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1. 

   STEAM Workshops with
   Binder and JupyterHub
   Carol Willing
   
   @WillingCarol
   PyCon 2018
   

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2. Joy
   Wonder
   Fun
   

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3. https://speakerdeck.com/willingc
   

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4. https://okgosandbox.org https://playfullearninglab.org
   

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5. https://okgosandbox.org https://playfullearninglab.org
   

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6. Headline Slide
   Sub-headline
   https://github.com/pysplash/workshop-music
   

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7. What is
   
   Cognitive
   Science?
   Anthropology
   Linguistics
   Education
   AI
   Psychology
   Philosophy
   Neuroscience
   

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8. Learning results
   from what a
   student does and
   thinks and only
   what the student
   does and thinks.
   Herbert A. Simon
   

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9. The teacher can
   advance learning
   only by
   influencing what
   the student does
   to learn.
   Herbert A. Simon
   Credit: http://bostonpythonworkshop.com/
   

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10. A workshop about
    Learning Python
    Imagine
    

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11. Why learn Python?
    Attribution: Raspberry Pi Foundation
    

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12. Where should I start?
    129,932
    projects
    https://pypi.org/
    

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13. Will I be able to learn ____________?
    Doubt
    Fear Alone
    http://pgbovine.net/publications/conversational-programmers-learning-failures_CHI-2018.pdf
    

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14. How will I learn...?
    X
    Peaceful and confident
    
    (most days)
    

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15. Language
    

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16. Python - The Beginning
    the most important
    lesson I learned
    was about sharing
    – Guido van Rossum
    http://neopythonic.blogspot.com/2016/04/kings-day-speech.html
    

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17. Designed for Learning
    In reality, programming languages
    are how programmers express and
    communicate ideas — and the
    audience for those ideas is other
    programmers, not computers.
    http://neopythonic.blogspot.com/2016/04/kings-day-speech.html
    – Guido van Rossum
    

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18. Python 3
    https://github.com/jakevdp/WhirlwindTourOfPython
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4w4wKveVo4
    f-strings
    

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19. Scratch to
    Python 3
    
    Joshua Lowe
    EduBlocks
    

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20. Mu
    https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/turtle.html
    Python 3 code
    
    editor for learning
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrblTJnAnPw
    https://codewith.mu
    

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21. Visualize
    
    Get live help
    pythontutor.com
    Philip Guo (UCSD Cognitive Science)
    

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22. @WillingCarol
    Learn
    Python is designed for your success.
    

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23. Am I qualified?
    Maybe
    

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24. @WillingCarol
    "bottom-up"
    "top-down"
    Effective
    Learning
    

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25. 

    Learning
    conceptually driven
    
    experiences
    
    lifetime
    "top-down"
    

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26. 

    Learning
    "bottom-up"
    data driven
    
    five senses
    
    now
    

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27. Jupyter
    

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28. Notebooks engage learners
    http://web.mit.edu/music21/
    

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29. JupyterLab
    Try it on Binder.
    next-generation
    
    web-based
    
    user interface
    
    for
    
    Project Jupyter
    Special thanks to Jessica Forde.
    

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30. @WillingCarol
    HUB
    A JUPYTER NOTEBOOK FOR
    EVERYONE
    

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31. @WillingCarol
    JupyterHub: Deploy with Kubernetes
    https://zero-to-jupyterhub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
    

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32. JupyterHub for Teaching
    https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/openGraph/wid/1_k6uwj8g1
    https://atg.fas.harvard.edu/news/seas-computing-and-academic-technology-fas-launch-jupyterhub-canvas-integration
    • 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
    Teaching Signal Processing using
    Wearables and Jupyter Notebooks
    Dr. Demba Ba
    

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33. Binder
    https://blog.jupyter.org/binder-2-0-a-tech-guide-2017-fd40515a3a84
    https://elifesciences.org/labs/8653a61d/introducing-binder-2-0-share-your-
    interactive-research-environment
    https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01322-9
    mybinder.org
    

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34. Build your own BinderHub
    https://binderhub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
    

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35. Vision, Tools, Community
    

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36. Life cycle of a workshop
    Content
    Tools
    Delivery
    Feedback
    Iterate
    

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37. Anatomy of
    a teaching
    notebook
    http://adamrule.com/files/papers/chi_2018_computational_notebooks_final_web.pdf
    https://blog.jupyter.org/we-analyzed-1-million-jupyter-notebooks-now-you-can-too-
    guest-post-8116a964b536
    Structure and design
    • Adam Rule et al.
    • analyzed 1 million
    notebooks
    • design opportunities
    

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38. QuantEcon
    • multiple languages
    • lectures, notebooks,
    and more
    Comprehensive Course
    https://lectures.quantecon.org
    https://medium.com/quantecon-blog/code-testing-our-lectures-16bebac5ac1d
    https://quantecon.org/news-item/quantecon-py-v0-3-8-released
    

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39. Introduction to
    Mechanical
    Vibration
    (Jason Moore &
    Kenneth Lyons)
    Remix high quality content
    http://www.moorepants.info/blog/introducing-resonance.html
    

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40. Introduction to
    Mechanical
    Vibration
    (Jason Moore &
    Kenneth Lyons)
    Interactive Open Access
    http://www.moorepants.info/blog/introducing-resonance.html
    

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41. https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/willingc/pydy-tutorial-human-standing/master
    https://github.com/pydy/pydy-tutorial-human-standing
    

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42. Serendipity
    Explore interests
    • Gallery of interesting notebooks
    • http://ipython-books.github.io
    • GitHub trending notebooks search
    • pyvideo.org tutorial and talk videos
    • https://www.safaribooksonline.com/oriole/regex-golf-with-peter-norvig
    

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43. • citizen science
    • standards based
    • grade specific
    • https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans
    • https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/analyze-
    running-numbers
    California
    Academy
    of Science
    Remix open source content
    

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44. Music
    • Music theory - music21 -Myke Cuthbert
    
    • Digital signal processing - Allen Downey
    
    • Cyrille Rossant - Synthesizer Example
    
    • Magenta - Google
    
    • RISE - Damian Avila
    Jupyter, open source, workshops
    https://github.com/pysplash/workshop-music
    

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45. Humans =
    community
    

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46. Workshops and clubs
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYS_kng_OQw
    https://thinmint.sdgirlscouts.org/newsletters/Connections/2015/201501.html
    She doesn't tell you how
    you are supposed to get
    there. She asks you the
    right questions and leads
    you to the solution.
    - Meera Kota
    On mentors:
    

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47. DjangoGirls and PyLadies Outreach
    

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48. Teaching
    
    Teachers
    Picademy
    

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49. Building
    helpful
    community
    What is CircuitPython?
    - Adafruit Learning Center
    

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50. @WillingCarol
    Immerse yourself
    

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51. • San Diego Python
    
    • Demba Ba
    
    • OKGO and Anne-Marie Thomas
    
    • Jason Moore
    
    • QuanEcon
    
    • Project Jupyter team and community
    
    • Photo credits and links on individual slides
    Attributions and recognition
    

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52. Questions
    Steering Council, Project Jupyter
    Core Developer, Project Jupyter
    Software Engineer, Cal Poly SLO
    Fellow, Python Software Foundation
    Core Developer, CPython
    Geek in Residence, Fab Lab San Diego
    Carol Willing
    @willingcarol
    

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