The Issaquah Robotics Society (IRS) has been teaching Python and data analysis to high school students since 2016. Our presentation will summarize what we’ve learned from nine years of combining Python, competitive robotics, and high school students with no prior programming experience. We’ll focus on the importance of keeping it fun, learning the tools, and how to provide useful feedback without making learning Python feel like just another class. We’ll also explain how Python helps us win robotics competitions.
