Creative coding in Python by Beatrice Ionascu (CTO & Co-Founder, ImagiLabs)
Tags: pyladies, creativecoding, python, diversity
Published: 2021-02-04 15:05:58

![PyLadies Dublin 2021](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/fhzviuzdx8gkzgdwd4uw.png)

We were really excited to have guest speaker, Beatrice Ionascu, who is the Co-Founder and CTO at [imagiLabs](https://imagilabs.com/) who spoke to us all the way from Sweden! 🌈

#### Note: This is a cleaned up video due to tech gremlin glitches...
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From wrong live stream to forgot to reroute audio for one of my guests. You can find both the live-streamed (with live chat replay) and the cleaned up version on our [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL13GO9yDtCL1QEVuqAVldK2JqGof9wsuk). 

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But everyone was so patient and supportive, thank you for sticking with us. I had it all planned perfectly but as with all plans... AND thank you also to Mick and Lei for their support as always, the community rocks! ❤️

I'd like to shout out to our sponsors:

* [Dublin Maker](http://dublinmaker.ie) - Overall support and use of Zoom for our calls
* Manning Publications - Continued offer of their 35% discount with code **mtppyladies20** when you visit http://mng.bz/P1gP (valid till Feb 15)

# 📢 Announcements
You can find these announcements that I went through during the event in this [📝 shared pad](https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/3/pad/edit/1f7dafb4da2dfad2ec79cf46760bb2b4/)

###🎙📺 Interested in sharing your project or something cool you came across? 
Send your demo/talk details to: https://pyladiesdublin.typeform.com/to/VvW3iME6

### Upcoming Python-related events:
* [Dublin Python&Chill 🐍](https://www.meetup.com/dublin-python-chill/events/276131884/): Wed Feb 9
* [Python Ireland Monthly meetup](https://python.ie): Wed Feb 10
* [PyLadies Dublin Feb](https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin/events/275124258/): Tue Feb 16 (Virtual)
* [Dublin Python&Chill 🐍](https://www.meetup.com/dublin-python-chill/events/276131964/): Wed Feb 16
* [PyLadies Dublin April Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin): Tue Apr 20 (Virtual & 🔎 speakers)

If you have any questions, something for us to announce, want to collaborate, support us by sponsoring, and so on, drop us an email at dublin@pyladies.com.

# 🎙The Talk Details Itself
## Talk Description
Through the lens of the work we’re doing at [imagiLabs](https://imagilabs.com/), I will present an approach of teaching coding to children and teenagers in a way that engages girls in particular. I will explain how computer science and Python basics that are normally taught as part of introductory computer science classes can be combined with creativity, self-expression, and a community in order to create a welcoming environment and an intriguing coding experience. I will show how we follow the constructionist and constructivist theories in education, in which discovery learning, “building” knowledge, personal exploration, and relevant learning are instrumental. I will discuss how at imagiLabs we have developed a curriculum around these principles and the findings of our own user-centered research. Finally, I will show some of our Creative coding in Python activities in action. Come ready to get creative, get inspired, and learn how you can express yourself through code!

### About Beatrice Ionascu
Beatrice is the co-founder and CTO of imagiLabs. She’s an engineer and an educator and believes that technology education is the key to create a better world. A diversity advocate, she strives to inspire and empower girls through imagiLabs.

* https://imagilabs.com
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/bionascu

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Finally imagiLabs are offering a discount when you visit their [online store](https://imagilabs.com/collections/all) using the following code: **CODINGGRACE15**

# See you at our Feb Meetup 
![PyLadies Dublin 2021 (1)](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/rqsfpfqavdigd21e8ie2.png)

Nandita Sharma will be talking about how she "used NLP technology to categories news types under respective category automatically using word embedding and Deep learning LSTM.
For example : if there are news about beauty or about cricket then machine will automatically filter it's input under category of personal care or sports."

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin/events/275124258/