Episode 22: Talking About Teaching With Meg Ray

In this episode, Kelly and Sean talk to freelance educational consultant Meg Ray. She was the founding Teacher in Residence at Cornell Tech where she was responsible for the implementation and design of a coaching program for K-8 CS teachers in New York City schools. An experienced middle and high school computer science teacher and special educator, Meg directed the design of the Codesters Python curricula for middle school students and served as a writer for the Computer Science Teachers’ Association K-12 CS Standards and as a special advisor to the K12 CS Framework. She lives in New York.Special Guest: Meg Ray.Support Teaching PythonLinks:Codesters: Coding in your Classroom — Teach Coding in Your Classroom An online learning environment with everything you need to teach students to codeCode This Game!: Make Your Game Using Python, Then Break Your Game to Create a New One!: Meg Ray, Keith Zoo: 9781250306692: Amazon.com: Gateway — Make it! Code it! Break it! Mod it! Meg Ray's Code This Game! is a nonfiction visual guide, illustrated by Keith Zoo, that teaches young readers, 10-14, how to program and create their very own video game. Each chapter introduces key coding concepts as kids build an action strategy game in Python, an open-source programming language. The book features an innovative stand-up format that allows kids to read, program, and play their game simultaneously.Code This Game! | Odd Dot — A nonfiction visual guide that teaches young readers, 10-14, how to program and create their very own video game.Python Jumpstart by Building 10 Apps course - [Talk Python Training - Python tutorials and courses for developers] — Course Summary Programming is fun and profitable. Learning to become a software developer should be equally fun! This course will teach you everything you need to know about the Python language all the while building interesting and engaging applications.