Point Of Learning With Pete Hall. Leadership In Teaching And Learning.

About: This week we meet Tanya Gray, coordinator and lead presenter at Gather Workshops. She’s on a mission to increase the uptake of programming in secondary schools. With a professional background in web development, Tanya is now applying her real-world experience to classroom learning and bridging the gap between schools and industry. In this episode she shares her passion for teaching people to build the web for themselves.   Key Points: Teaching people to build the web Focussing on student achievement Why teach code? Programming and the New Zealand Curriculum Letting student interests lead What is professionalism?   Other resources and Links Mentioned: Tanya on Twitter Tanya’s Site Gather Workshops Gather Conference Gather Workshops on Twitter   Music courtesy of  http://www.bensound.com