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mracolley.bsky.social
11-18 Computer Science teacher | Director of Technology faculty | CAS master teacher | NPQLT | Lead practitioner - T&L | LearningDust podcast host | Parkrunner, bass player, cyclist #TeamCompSci #CASchat #EduSky
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#DIVERSITY Day by Day - TODAY February 24, 2001 Claude Shannon died Father of information theory etc cs4fn.blog/2021/05/03/t... 2020 Katherine Johnson (NASA hidden figure) died cs4fn.blog/2022/10/24/h... 1955 Steve Jobs born Of muslim Syrian/Christian ancestry, adopted at birth Apple et al …

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#TeamCompSci

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I love this animation but is it 'honest' enough to use as an answer to the question "but sir why can't I just do it in python!"?

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BREAKING NEWS: The "Bumper Workload Special" episode is here, featuring @crossbynameonly.bsky.social @beccip.bsky.social and @mracolley.bsky.social in a nearly an hour of workload tips. Enjoy! #caschat #TeamCompSci #CSEd #UKEd #UKTeaching https://buff.ly/4gIbyCw

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NEW PODCAST EPISODE! The "Bumper Workload Special" has dropped, featuring @crossbynameonly.bsky.social @beccip.bsky.social and @mracolley.bsky.social in a massive 55-minutes of pure gold workload tips and teacher banter. Enjoy! #caschat #TeamCompSci #CSEd #UKEd #UKTeaching pod.httcs.online/e/s2e04/

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It is LGBTQ+ month. More on the contributions of @qmuleecs.bsky.social Professor Peter Landin: The logic behind syntactic sugar. Find out about the phrase, why he invented it and learn a little about lambda calculus cs4fn.blog/2025/02/16/t...

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Taught one of my favourite programming lessons with y10 today. String manipulation to make 'How much does your name score in ASCII character codes', and then a simple Caesar cipher to send secret messages. #teamcompsci #caschat

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#TeamCompSci #CASchat

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#TeamCompSci

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We're recruiting again at LCH Assistant subject lead (TLR2). Fantastic school in South Manchester. Deadline for applications 10th Feb. Messages open for questions/more info. www.eteach.com/job/assistan... #TeamCompSci #CASchat #edujobs #edusky

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We tend to be over-optimistic in setting goals which leads to feeling guilty when we don't achieve them. Remember: Everything takes longer than you think. Everything takes longer the first time. #PhDchat #ECRchat #PhDforum

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Enigma - Mission X: Join Alan Turing's team of code breakers to break the engima code and decode some secret messages from World War II. - Find out more on: https://s.mtrbio.com/ncjfuseyck

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Conversations with students - January 9th 2025 edition: "Yes, there is some snow and ice." "No, we're probably not going to close." "Yes, I have heard that [insert name of another school] has shut." "No, that doesn't mean that we will." Repeat every 15 mins. #EduSky

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Evidence-informed teaching has to be built around each teacher's personality and desire for autonomy; let's celebrate that. @walkthrus.bsky.social teacherhead.com/2024/01/07/e...

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