developers and educators - teaching kids programming

Partnering on Education with your local Developers

Lynn Langit – Sr. Developer Evangelist http://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal

• 5 minute presentation (end of) at User Groups• .NET developer• SharePoint• SQL Server• Java • PHP

• 15 minute unConference mini-talks • BarCamp• Open Agile

• Scheduled micro-talks, 20 minutes• BIL• IGNITE• Girls in Tech

Techniques Micro demo One slide Free stuff

For kids For teachers

TeachingKidsProgramming.org

IDEs

Microsoft *Sparks

• 60-minute live hands-on sessions for potential teachers• User Groups• CodeCamp• Local Universities

• Can use Agile ‘randori’ technique to get group involvement• You only need 1

computer!

Techniques Hands-on ‘as students’ Co-teach with you Teach your own kids (with us)

• 1 or more sessions for kids at CodeCamp

• Kids track at Code Camp

• DigiGirlz day events• DigiGirlz camp events• TKP events

Techniques Prepare developers to teach (can be

remote) Share courseware Invite local school teachers to developer

events (kid’s sessions)

http://www.TeachingKidsProgramming.org

Who are we? Developers, VolunteersPeople like you

KODU

Visual World Programming

Visual Programming – When/Do

Small Basic

Courseware – Intentional Coding, Recipes

T-SQL QueriesFinding the hottest boys

Querying the Cloud for ‘Hotness’

LEGO Mindstorms

Taking it even farther After-school programs

Partnering developers with teachers Invited ‘intersession’ teachers (one

week) Girls Middle School – Mountain View, CA

Teaching teachers to program Riverside, CA User Group and Community

weekend classes Vital Link (on-going ‘field trips’ as classes)

Call to Action• Who is your local

Developer Evangelist?• Get a list of User Groups• Engage!