In this interview with Sofía De Jesús, we discuss Sofía’s book (Applied Computational Thinking with Python: Design algorithmic solutions for complex and challenging real-world problems), the importance of bringing your full self into the classroom, designing for equity and inclusion, working with individuals one-on-one rather than teaching to group averages, problematizing grades in education, collaborating with educators, and much more.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro00:51 Sofía introducing herself02:13 Sofía's book04:55 How Sofía got into computer science education08:49 Two stories about education that continues to impact Sofía12:36 Why students shouldn't compare themselves with others19:26 What does this look like in the classroom?25:17 How striving for equity informs pedagogy30:29 Grades as an artificial sense of mastery35:10 What questions do teachers have about not grading37:39 Responding to people who want grades43:19 How Sofía tries to iterate on her abilities as a CS educator48:42 How Sofía tries to prevent burnout53:36 What Sofía wishes there was more research on56:43 The importance of collaboration in CS education01:08:23 How to connect with Sofía01:08:47 Outro

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