This one-day hands-on workshop aimed at Post-Primary Teachers will demonstrate problem solving and thinking skills that will help teachers support their students in building and making software and electronics projects using their own ideas and imagination. The workshop will give a taste of Python programming language which includes CircuitPython which is used to interact with electronics, and show how to read, write, test and modify hardware and software programs.

The workshop will introduce participants to circuits which includes breadboards, electronic components, and how they all work together. It also covers what is a Pico microcontroller, and how to write Python code for the Pico to work with electronics; this develops an understanding of how they interrelate, and how creativity and technology works together.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to programme a game controller connected to a Pico, and when connected to a laptop, turns it into an input device that can be used to play games. As it's customisable, participants can change and modify it how it behaves as it's written in Python.

🎟️ NOTE: There's limited places for this workshop.
PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://www.clareed.ie/cpd-courses-2/post-primary-courses/4484-face-to-face-workshop-introduction-to-python-and-electronics.html

🧑‍🏫 Facilitators:
Vicky Twomey-Lee and Michael Twomey will be the workshop facilitators. Both are co-founders of Coding Grace, and no strangers to running workshops and community events over the past decade.

What we will be covering:

• Intro to Circuits
• A Taste of Electronics
• A Taste of Pico
• More with CircuitPython and Pico
• ALT.CTRL GamePad

🙏 Thank you

• Clare Education Centre for organising and hosting

💖 Community Partners

• PyLadies Dublin
• GameCraft

PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://ti.to/coding-grace/circuitpython-and-electronics-workshop-series/test/adyda4ramnjflgu9

👀 Terms and Conditions

Coding Grace is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neurotype, physical appearance, body, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Anyone who violates the Code of Conduct may be sanctioned or expelled from these spaces at the discretion of the Coding Grace organisers.
ℹ️ Here's our Code of Conduct: http://www.codinggrace.com/codeofconduct/

🤔 FAQ
Q. Any requisites for the workshop?
👉 Before you come to the workshop

• Install Thonny Editor (Free): https://thonny.org/
• Bring your laptop

Q. A lot of our events are female-friendly events, we have enquiries asking if other genders are welcome as well?
Yes, you are welcome. Events we run or partner in are diversity friendly. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [contact@codinggrace.com](mailto:contact@codinggrace.com)

Q. Is there an age requirement to attend?
Yes, this is an 18s and over workshop. We do not have the supports to run an under 18s workshop right now.

General Enquiries
If you have any other general questions:
✉️ Email: [contact@codinggrace.com](mailto:contact@codinggrace.com)