Aimée Fagan

Dublin-born, now London-based, Aimée works as Head of Partnerships for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, a nonprofit with a mission to 'inspire every child to create their best digital future'. The Foundation is behind the tiny-but-mighty BBC micro:bit device, a programmable microcontroller designed for education and loved the world over. Aimée works with a wide range of partners across Europe, Middle East and Africa to ensure students and teachers have the resources and support they need to get hands on with physical computing and block- or text-based programming.


Session

07-15
14:00
60min
Education Panel
Chris Reina, Kelly Schuster - Paredes, Aimée Fagan, Keith Quille, Sarah-Jayne Carey

Teaching Python: a panel discussion with perspectives from teachers, academics, makers and enthusiasts. Why is Python appealing in education? What tools and resources work well? What can the Python community do to help teachers & policy makers? Join us for an engaging and insightful discussion with a fascinating panel of experts, Dr Keith Quille, Kelly Schuster-Paredes, Chris Reina and Sarah-Jayne Carey.

Education, Teaching & Further Training
The Auditorium