The students last year were advanced year 10's and at this stage it is the only formal experience we have for our students with Python. The good thing about the challenge is that the range of challenges each week range from relatively basic to challenging. Each week they are shown new skills and then the challenges get them to apply these.<br>
Peter<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/25 Kevork Krozian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:K.Krozian@fhc.vic.edu.au">K.Krozian@fhc.vic.edu.au</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hi Peter and Bill,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> At what year level and level of difficulty are you using Python
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Kind Regards</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Kevork Krozian</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Digital Learning Manager</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Forest Hill College</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Mobile: 0419 356 034</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Peter Ruwoldt<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 25 June 2009 7:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Information Technology teachers group<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Yr7-10it] Re: [it-teachers] python programming competition</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">This is really worth
doing. The students I had do it last year learnt lots and really enjoyed
the challenge.<br>
Peter</p>
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<p>2009/6/24 Bill Kerr <<a href="mailto:billkerr@gmail.com" target="_blank">billkerr@gmail.com</a>></p>
<p>The School of IT at the University of Sydney is running a programming
challenge for high school students over 5 weeks in term 3, 2009 - starting on
Monday 10 August.</p>
<p>Unlike existing competitions, the NCSS Challenge is designed to cater for
both beginners and advanced students. Each week, a set of Python teaching
resources for either in-class or self-directed learning will be distributed to
participants via email and online. A set of challenge questions testing this
material will also be distributed. Each week's challenge set will range from
relatively easy to extremely challenging allowing beginners to progress at
their own rate whilst extending gifted students. The challenges will increase
in complexity as more and more programming concepts are covered over the 5
weeks.</p>
<p>Teachers can enter too</p>
<p><a href="http://challenge.ncss.edu.au/" target="_blank">http://challenge.ncss.edu.au/</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">-- <br>
Bill Kerr<br>
<a href="http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/</a><br>
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