For the Next Generation - JavaScript Education for a Better JavaScript

Explore strategies for teaching JavaScript to beginners and fostering the next generation of developers in this JSConf EU 2013 talk. Discover techniques drawn from years of experience in teaching programming, learn how to integrate newcomers into the JavaScript community, and understand the importance of consciously building a stronger JavaScript future. Gain insights on running effective workshops, leveraging mentors, setting clear expectations, and creating engaging curricula. Examine the challenges in JavaScript education and find out how to overcome them. Learn from other open-source communities and understand why investing in JavaScript education is crucial for the language's evolution and the broader tech industry.

Introduction
Whos teaching
Why JavaScript
Education in user groups
Bring in new faces
Make JavaScript better
Selfish reasons
Education outside user group
Teaching challenges
Advertise your curriculum
Bring a friend
Leverage mentors and coaches
Charge your own money
Set clear expectations
Numbers from past workshop
Favorite part of the workshop
How do you run a workshop
The curriculum
Tips
Dont do it wrong
Meeting with talks
Summary
Thank you