[Events] Hosting a women's Python workshop in LA

[Nate Aune]

Hi Audrey,

Great to hear that you're organizing a Python workshop in LA!  I spoke with
Jessica and Asheesh last night at the Boston Python meetup (
http://meetup.bostonpython.com/events/17083319/), and mentioned that we're
happy to provide free DjangoZoom accounts for use in deploying Django apps
during the class.

I know that Gregg Lind with PyStar used DjangoZoom for his last class in
Minneapolis and it worked well.

We're also very interested in building a Django Starter Kit that would
include everything that you need to get started building Django
applications. The goal would be to eliminate the need to hunt around for all
the necessary dependencies to even begin building an app, and to bundle
commonly recommended tools for debugging such as the Django debug toolbar.

Let us know if you'd like to help put something like this together.

thanks,
Nate





On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Lukas Blakk <lukasblakk at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi Audrey,
>
> This is great news! I hope that you're finding the material so far to be
> useful.
> The other day we had a meetup discussion in irc #pystar about tweaking the
> curriculum and one thing that will be updated is that the material for the
> Django workshop will go into more bite-sized modules.
>
> I'd be happy to talk more with you about some of the methods we're trying
> to promote and also how the first Bay Area workshop goes (it's coming up on
> April 29 & 30). I haven't taught the PyStar poll tutorial yet but have
> taught the Ruby on Rails equivalent at the Railsbridge workshops here.
>
> Anyway, would love to stay in touch and also work with you to improve the
> PyStar program through a use & improve feedback loop.
>
> Cheers,
> Lukas
> (SF)
>
>
> On 04/12/2011 11:00 AM, Audrey Roy wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've been lurking on this list ever since meeting Asheesh at PyCon.
>  Greetings from LA :)
>
>  So we (myself and the other LA Python women) are hoping to host a women's
> Python workshop in LA next month.  I've been looking at various options for
> class material including:
> - the PyStar version of the Django poll tutorial
> - Zed Shaw's Learn Python the Hard Way book
> - something else from the web and/or something custom, e.g. Flask or App
> Engine-based which may be more beginner-friendly than Django
>
>  I saw your earlier posts about what went well/what students had trouble
> with, and I'm doing a bit more research.  Do you have any advice on teaching
> specifically the PyStar Django poll tutorial?  We're happy to fork and
> contribute if there are any parts that could be made easier for beginners.
>  I do like the idea of getting women into hands-on Python web programming
> since it's practical.
>
>  Also, if any of the PyStar organizers or class assistants have time to
> talk over the phone, I'd love to chat briefly and humbly ask for advice.
>  You can reach me at Cartwheel at 818-288-1008, or I can email you my
> personal cell # privately.
>
>  Audrey
>
>
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