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    The K12 Engineering Education Podcast

    Promoting education in engineering and design for all ages. Learn more and read transcripts at www.k12engineering.net. Produced by Pius Wong, engineer, of Pios Labs (www.pioslabs.com). This podcast is for educators, engineers, entrepreneurs, and parents interested in bringing engineering to younger ages. Listen to real conversations among various professionals in the engineering education space, as we try to find better ways to educate and inspire kids in engineering thinking. For episode transcripts and more information, visit: www.k12engineering.net Topics include overcoming institutional barriers to engineering and STEM in K12, cool ways to teach engineering, equity in access to engineering, industry needs for engineers, strategies for training teachers, “edtech” solutions for K12 classrooms, curriculum and pedagogy reviews, and research on how kids learn engineering knowledge and skills. Thanks for listening!

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    SXSW EDU Live: Podcasting and Lesson Design May 01, 2018
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    Recorded in the middle of South-by-Southwest (SXSW) EDU 2018, this episode features educator Rachel and engineer Pius. They discuss their immediate reactions to hosting two SXSW events this year, including insights on how to use podcasting for education and how to design lessons using empathic lead user analysis. Look out for future episodes from after the conference! Related to this episode: • SXSW EDU: https://www.sxswedu.com/ • SXSW Edu Session: “Podcast for Education Meetup”: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2018/events/PP71654 • Educators’ favorite podcasts, from SXSW meetup: https://padlet.com/pioslabs/xzc0ox5ifomk • Lab Out Loud podcast: https://laboutloud.com/about/ • National Science Teachers Association: http://www.nsta.org/ • Tumble Podcast: http://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/ • It Gets Better Project: https://itgetsbetter.org/ • It Gets Better Project on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/itgetsbetterproject • SXSW Edu Workshop: “Designing Lessons: Tips from Improv and Engineering”: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2018/events/PP74100 • Mechanical engineering article on empathic lead user analysis: http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1604193 • Worst-case analysis in circuits, on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worst-case_circuit_analysis • Amar Dev and improv training: http://improvpd.com/ • Past podcast episode “Empathy”: http://www.k12engineering.net/transcripts/ep9.html • Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/k12engineering • Follow Rachel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rfahrig • Follow Pius on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiusWong • Follow the show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/k12engineeringeducation • The cover art for this episode are photos from the SXSW EDU 2018 workshop “Designing Lessons: Tips from Improv and Engineering” Our music in the middle and now in closing is from “High School Snaps” by Broke for Free (https://soundcloud.com/broke-for-free), used under Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. You can support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs. You can also send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.


    Science Storytelling Apr 28, 2018
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    Marshall Escamilla is part of a team of podcasters who create Tumble, a science podcast for kids and their families. With a background in music and K-12 education, Marshall shares the purpose of Tumble and how his show tries to tell science stories. Hear his thoughts on how to bring podcasting into the classroom, how to combine listening with other learning activities, and how science education is inherently political today. Related to this episode: • Tumble website: http://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/ • Political crisis in Spain and Catalonia: https://www.politico.eu/article/catalan-chill-for-european-separatist-movements-aland-islands-south-tyrol/ • Radiolab on NPR: https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/ • The Science of Poop: http://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/single-post/2017/06/16/The-Science-of-Poop-with-Mary-Roach • The Sign of the Ninja Virus: http://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/single-post/2017/05/05/The-Sign-of-the-Ninja-Virus-with-Jasdave-Chahal-and-Omar-Khan • RL Stine book titles: http://rlstine.com/bookshelf • Earth & Sky: http://earthsky.org/ • Teacher Store for the Tumble Podcast: http://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/materials • Guided notes (prepared notes with blanks): http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/guided-notes • Mind map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map • Fact-Question-Response activities: https://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/thecurriculumcorner123/2013/02/fqr-fact-question-response/ • Mission CO2 to Mars: http://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/single-post/2017/11/24/Mission-CO2-to-Mars-Engineering-Design-Challenge • How to Interview a Scientist: http://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/single-post/2016/10/18/How-to-Interview-a-Scientist • Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS): https://www.nextgenscience.org/ • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): https://tea.texas.gov/curriculum/teks/ • Brains On! podcast: https://www.brainson.org/ Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs, or send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.


    SXSW EDU Uncensored: Full Recap Apr 16, 2018
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    We recap the South by Southwest Education conference (SXSW EDU) in 2018 after it ends, talking about the reactions of attendees, educational technology, PBS, escape rooms, political visitors, the educational pipeline from industry on down to K-12, ideas for future SXSW events, and more. Related to this episode: • Scandinavian Airlines direct flight between Austin and Stockholm: http://kut.org/post/scandinavians-apparently-love-sxsw-so-airline-flying-nonstop-austin • The lingonberry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_vitis-idaea • SXSW EDU (South by Southwest Education): http://sxswedu.com/ • SXSW EDU panel “Practitioner Perspective: Finding Edtech Efficacy”: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2018/events/PP76404 • Example research paper on an educational product (a K-12 engineering curriculum in this case): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10956-014-9498-4 • KIPP Chart School network: http://www.kipp.org/ • “What Matters for Charter Performance,” 2017 article from US News: https://www.usnews.com/opinion/knowledge-bank/articles/2017-06-30/3-hidden-findings-from-credos-charter-school-performance-study • PBS Kids apps: http://pbskids.org/apps/ • Engineer’s Guide to Improv and Art Games, book available at SXSW book signing and online: https://www.pioslabs.com/improv4design.html • Lead users, in business: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_user • Empathic lead user analysis: http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1604193 • Stanford Design School escape room, Deeper Learning Puzzle Bus: https://dschool.stanford.edu/k12-lab-network/puzzles • Unity for Education, game design engine: https://store.unity.com/education • Unreal Engine for Education: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/education • “How Integrating Arts Into Other Subjects Makes Learning Come Alive” from KQED: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/38576/how-integrating-arts-into-other-subjects-makes-learning-come-alive • “Yes, and” game, similar to “Yes, I know”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSzCfsGvwj0 • “Reacting to Secretary DeVos at SXSW EDU,” article in Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/reacting-secretary-devos-sxsw-edu • “Betsy DeVos at SXSW EDU: ‘What Students Really Need Won’t Originate in Washington’,” article in EdSurge: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-03-06-betsy-devos-at-sxsw-edu-what-students-really-need-won-t-originate-in-washington • “Betsy DeVos addresses education inequality during SXSW panel,” article in The Daily Dot: https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/betsy-devos-education-sxsw-panel/ • Panelpicker for next SXSW: https://www.sxswedu.com/panelpicker/ • “What does college and career readiness mean?” article from the Washington DC Superintendent of Education: https://osse.dc.gov/service/what-does-college-and-career-readiness-mean • “How to Prepare Kids for Jobs that Don’t Exist Yet,” session at SXSW EDU: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2018/events/PP72525 • WeCreateEdu, a YouTube educational collaborative: http://www.wecreateedu.com/ • The photo in this episode’s cover art was taken at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW EDU 2018. It shows a collaborative wall for attendees to write on and draw on during the conference. Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs, or send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.


    Tracing Brain Circuits for Mental Health, with Dr. Talia Lerner Apr 08, 2018
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    Neuroscience research needs help from many fields, including engineering. Dr. Talia Lerner describes some of the engineering tools that she uses to study neural circuits in animal models, especially involving dopamine. She is a professor and basic science researcher at Northwestern University in Chicago, and she studies these circuits in the hopes of improving mental health diagnoses and treatments. Dr. Lerner also shares her thoughts on what doctors, scientists, and engineers will tackle in future neuroscience work. Related to this episode: • Dr. Talia Lerner’s lab, The Lerner Lab: http://lernerlab.org/ • Videos of neurons visualized with new techniques: http://lernerlab.org/research/ • Article on some common genetic links among depression, schizophrenia, autism, and other conditions: http://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/researchers-just-discovered-a-genetic-link-between-alcoholism-autism-bipolar-disorder-depression-and-schizophrenia • Neurotransmitters (such as glutamate), on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter • Neuromodulators (such as serotonin, dopamine), on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromodulation • Synapses (or neuronal connections), on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse • Action potentials (or neuronal signals), on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_potential • Karl Deisseroth’s Lab at Stanford: https://web.stanford.edu/group/dlab/ • Optogenetics resources: https://web.stanford.edu/group/dlab/optogenetics/index.html • GFP (green fluorescent protein), at Connecticut College: https://www.conncoll.edu/ccacad/zimmer/GFP-ww/GFP-1.htm • Recombinant DNA, at Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/biotech-dna-technology/dna-cloning-tutorial/v/dna-cloning-and-recombinant-dna • CLARITY resources: http://clarityresourcecenter.org/ • Article on the history of hydrogels: http://www.jbiomeds.com/biomedical-sciences/history-and-applications-of-hydrogels.php?aid=7218 • NeuWrite West (formerly Stanford Neuroblog): http://www.neuwritewest.org/ • Berkeley Science Review (science news): http://berkeleysciencereview.com/ • Carry the One Radio (podcast): http://www.carrytheoneradio.com/ • Viral neuronal tracing, on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_neuronal_tracing • Article on using the engineered rabies virus against brain cancer: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/how-stop-brain-cancer-rabies • Ed Callaway, neuroscientist: http://callaway.salk.edu/ • Ian Wickersham, neuroscientist: http://wickershamlab.org/ian-wickersham/ • Biosafety levels, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/training/QuickLearns/biosafety/ Our closing music is “Late for School” by Bleeptor, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs, or send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.


    Engineering 101 Mar 25, 2018
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    What is engineering? What are the important aspects of engineering that anybody should know? Can we talk about all this without getting too deep into math? Engineer and researcher Sadhan Sathyaseelan joins the podcast to kick off a series of episodes meant to introduce engineering concepts to anyone, not just the people studying it in college. Related to this episode: • Article on Elon Musk on sending people to Mars: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/11/elon-musk-says-mars-spaceship-will-be-ready-for-short-trips-by-first-half-of-2019.html • University of Texas at Austin Department of Mechanical Engineering: http://www.me.utexas.edu/ • Engineer Your World: http://engineeryourworld.org/ • Fourier transforms, on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_transform • The cover photo in this episode shows pyramids, which Sadhan mentions in the middle of the podcast as an example of possible engineering thinking in ancient times. You can support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs. You can also send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. Also check out the guidebook “Engineer’s Guide to Improv and Art Games” by Pius Wong, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers: http://www.pioslabs.com/improv4design.html. Our opening music is called “Soar,” and our closing music is called “Polar,” both by artist Chris Pop. You can find more music by Chris Pop on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chrispop99. Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com. Support Pios Labs at: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs


    Autonomous Vehicles, Now and Later Mar 14, 2018
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    Society is headed toward more driverless cars, self-driving cars, shared cars, connected fleets, and all kinds of autonomous vehicles (AVs). How will engineers of tomorrow deal with this technology? Dr. Kara Kockelman, Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, talks about her research in this area and current advances in the field. She discusses driver psychology, effects of AVs on the environment, the importance of statistics and computer science in her work, the difference between cars in Texas and California, and much more. Related to this episode: • Dr. Kara Kockelman’s work: http://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/ • Transportation Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin: http://www.caee.utexas.edu/transportation • Article on missing sidewalks in Austin, Texas, from Austin Monthly: http://www.austinmonthly.com/AM/December-2017/Want-to-Make-Austin-a-City-for-Everybody-Add-Sidewalks/ • Example study of drivers’ plans for self-driving vehicles: http://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/public_html/TRB18surveyFleetEvolution.pdf • Some useful terms: SAEV = shared autonomous electric vehicle, which is different from driverless vehicles and self-driving vehicles • Google/Waymo self-driving car project: https://www.google.com/selfdrivingcar/ • Texas DOT = Department of Transportation • Article on a 2017 Texas law allowing autonomous vehicles on roads, from The Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/15/lawmakers-clear-way-driverless-cars-texas-roads-and-highways/ • GPS = global positioning system. Article on GPS in autonomous cars from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/automobiles/wheels/self-driving-cars-gps-maps.html • LIDAR = light detection and ranging sensors. Article on lidar in Toyota cars from WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/toyota-luminar-lidar-self-driving-car/ • Article on Uber self-driving car goals, from TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/23/uber-ceo-hopes-to-have-self-driving-cars-in-service-in-18-months/ • DRS - Dynamic Ride Sharing, or shared autonomous vehicles (not car-sharing). Example research article on DRS from Dr. Kockelman: http://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/public_html/TRB18OrlandoDRS.pdf • Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/k12engineering • Follow Pius on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiusWong You can support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs. You can also send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. Our closing music is from "Late for School" by Bleeptor, used under Creative Commons Attribution Licenses: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.


    Math Anxiety Feb 26, 2018
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    Anxiety in engineering education sometimes comes from doing math. What does math anxiety feel like? What are its causes and effects? How do you deal with it, as a student and as a teacher? Guest cohost Rachel joins again to talk about these questions and possible answers. Related to this episode: • “Math anxiety” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_anxiety • Article on anxiety from too many choices, from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/your-money/27shortcuts.html • Article on overcoming test anxiety, from The Princeton Review: https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/test-anxiety • Rachel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rfahrig • Pius on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiusWong • Podcast for Education Meetup: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2018/events/PP71654 • Designing Lessons: Tips from Improv and Engineering: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2018/events/PP74100 • Engineer’s Guide to Improv and Art Games: http://www.pioslabs.com/improv4design.html • Engineer’s Guide to Improv and Art Games, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520634900 We will be at the SXSW Edu Conference and Festival in Austin during March, 2018! We will be running workshops for educators, podcasters, curriculum developers, and more: http://sxswedu.com/ Our closing music is from "Late for School" by Bleeptor, used under Creative Commons Attribution Licenses: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.


    Improving Underperforming Schools Nov 20, 2017
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    We close out Season 2 with another visit from Rachel, an educator with experience in school improvement strategies. First Pius and Rachel discuss future plans to present sessions at the upcoming South by Southwest EDU conference in 2018, followed by an homage to Austin, Texas. Then the main discussion starts, as Rachel defines what “underperforming” or “failing” schools are and how STEM and engineering programs sometimes could be used to try to turn them around. Mentioned in this episode: • South by Southwest EDU (SXSWedu): https://www.sxswedu.com/ • SXSW session “Podcasting for Education Meet Up” https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2018/events/PP71654 • SXSW session “Designing Lessons: Tips from Improv & Engineering” https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2018/events/PP74100 • Whole Foods bought by Amazon: https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-11-17/whole-foods-last-solo-numbers-quantify-amazon-effect • National Instruments, hardware/software company: http://www.ni.com/en-us.html • Home Away, tech/vacation company: https://www.homeaway.com/ • WeWork, coworking space: https://www.wework.com/ • The League, dating app: http://www.theleague.com/ • Atkins, global engineering consulting: http://www.atkinsglobal.com/en-gb • Hanger, prosthetic company: http://www.hanger.com/ • Spun, liquid nitrogen ice cream food truck/trailer: https://www.spunicecream.com/ • Past episode with Sadhan and Rachel: http://www.k12engineering.net/transcripts/ep23.html • Engineering Word Of The Day, podcast: http://engineeringwordoftheday.com/ • Email list for the show: http://eepurl.com/cWSuiP • Twitter for the show: @K12Engineering, https://twitter.com/K12Engineering • Facebook for the show: @K12EngineeringEducation, https://www.facebook.com/K12EngineeringEducation/ • Rachel’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rfahrig • Pius’s Twitter: @PiusWong, https://twitter.com/PiusWong • Donate to the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs • Guidebook “Engineer’s Guide to Improv and Art Games” by Pius Wong, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers: http://www.pioslabs.com/improv4design.html Our closing music is called “Wishing” by Soirée, used with permission, and you can find more tracks by Soirée on SoundCloud, user “soireebeats”: https://soundcloud.com/soireebeats Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com. Support Pios Labs at: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs The cover art for this episode is a photo of part of the view of Austin that Pius and Rachel talk about early in the episode. Pictured is the trailer for Spun, the shop that churns and freezes their ice cream with liquid nitrogen, below lights strung up around Whole Foods. Across the highway pictured is National Instruments.


    Are All-Girls Engineering Classes Different? Oct 30, 2017
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    Teachers at all-girls schools might have insights on how to engage more young people – especially girls – into engineering. Several teachers at The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin shared their thoughts in this two-part episode. In Part 1 (01:15) we hear from Shamaa and Shireen, two high school engineering teachers, and then in Part 2 (28:50) we hear from Patience, Simon, and Kristina, three middle school engineering and STEM teachers. They discuss teaching in a small school, differences between all-girls classes and co-ed classes, the importance of school culture, Project Lead The Way curriculum, advice for parents, and more. Mentioned in this episode: • Ann Richards School: https://www.annrichardsschool.org/ • PLTW – Project Lead the Way: http://www.pltw.org • IED – Introduction to Engineering Design at PLTW: https://www.pltw.org/our-programs/pltw-engineering-curriculum#curriculum-1 • Alternate teacher certification information in Texas: https://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Preparation_and_Continuing_Education/Becoming_a_Certified_Texas_Educator_Through_an_Alternative_Certification_Program/ • UT – University of Texas: https://www.utexas.edu/ • AutoCAD Inventor: https://www.autodesk.com/products/inventor/overview • ACC – Austin Community College: http://www.austincc.edu/ • Multisim – circuit simulation software from National Instruments: http://www.ni.com/multisim/ • TEKS – Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills educational standards: https://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=6148 • STAAR testing in Texas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Texas_Assessments_of_Academic_Readiness Our closing music is called “Girl” by Miros, used with permission, and you can find more tracks by Miros on SoundCloud, user “mirossound”: https://soundcloud.com/mirossound Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com. Support Pios Labs at: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs


    Coding Python in Middle School Oct 16, 2017
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    How can you bridge the gap between teaching simpler visual programming tools and teaching more complicated textual programming tools? Julia Lamorelle’s answer is Python. Julia cofounded Kiwi Compute, a new education business that focuses on teaching middle school kids how to code in Python, a language widely used in academia and industry today. She talks about why Kiwi Compute has this education strategy and how it executes it, despite challenges in setting up a Python environment and attracting qualified teachers. Mentioned in this episode: • Kiwi Compute: https://www.kiwicompute.com/ • Python language: https://www.python.org/ • Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/ • Hour of Code: https://hourofcode.com/ • App for Python in a browser: http://app.kiwicompute.com/ • Learn Python the Hard Way: https://learnpythonthehardway.org/ • Code Academy: https://www.codecademy.com/ • Code.org: https://code.org/ • GigaTECHs winners announcement from the City of Austin: http://mailchi.mp/austintexas/us-ignite-and-city-of-austin-announce-gigatechs-winners?e=6befcb85d0 • GigaTECHs winners press conference: http://austintx.swagit.com/play/09212017-566 Our closing music is called “Katana” by Miros, used with permission, and you can find more tracks by Miros on SoundCloud, user “mirossound”: https://soundcloud.com/mirossound Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com. Support Pios Labs at: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Also check out these projects from Pios Labs: • Guidebook “Engineer’s Guide to Improv and Art Games” by Pius Wong, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers: http://www.pioslabs.com/improv4design.html


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