Erin Becker

The Core Team announces which services to the community it will continue to support and which initiatives will continue through community-led support.

Meet our team of nine at The Carpentries and learn how they will continue to support you.

We are looking for the next Maintainer Community Lead!

Help provide leadership for Data Carpentry’s Genomics curriculum. Apply by 21 August

Trialing a reimagined version of the popular Data Carpentry lesson: Data Analysis and Visualization in R for Ecologists.

Nineteen new Lesson Maintainers badged

The Carpentries is preparing to onboard the next cohort of Maintainers. Applications due March 8th.

Applicants in Mexico, Central America, South America and Southern Africa will receive priority consideration.

Talisha takes up leadership of the Business Team & Membership Program

The Carpentries welcomes Rob Davey, Director of Technology

With support from the community, we added alt text to 55 images across our lessons.

Dr. Kelly Barnes moves into Director of Assessment Role.

Maneesha Sane moves into Deputy Director of Technology Role.

Applications received before 25 August at 11:59 PM (anywhere on earth) will receive full consideration.

Seven new Lesson Maintainers badged

Applications received before 20 July at 11:59 PM (anywhere on earth) will receive full consideration.

Thirty new Lesson Maintainers badged

The Carpentries is preparing to onboard the next round of Maintainers. Applications due 26 May

The Carpentries Community Development Program, efforts towards Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and more progress towards our five-year strategic plan!

The Carpentries welcomes Brynn Elliott, Accessibility Manager

We are excited to release the first Instructor Training Report!

Interested in teaching skills at the intersection of data science and astronomy? Sign up for onboarding or to host a workshop today.

New Curriculum Advisory Committees form to support Software Carpentry and three Data Carpentry curricula.

The journey from Workshop Administrator to Director of Workshops!

Applications received before 1 February at 11:59 PM (anywhere on earth) will receive full consideration.

Our new pricing structure for workshops, Instructor Training, and memberships goes into effect today.

The Carpentries is updating our pricing for the first time since 2016.

Questions about Membership? Email membership@carpentries.org

Curriculum Advisors provide high-level leadership for lessons. Apply by September 29

Eighteen new Lesson Maintainers badged

We are excited to release the first Instructor Training Report!

The Carpentries is looking for members to join the newly reactivated Curriculum Advisory Committees

Toby Hodges takes up leadership of the Curriculum Team from June 2021.

Apply to host or teach a beta pilot workshop for the newest Data Carpentry curriculum

Read on to learn more about Carpentries Instructor Vini Salazar’s work to develop the Carpentries Python Curriculum

Al Obayuwana joins The Carpentries as Director of Partnerships

We’re updating the pricing structure and benefits available for our most customisable membership tier.

Job Opportunities With The Carpentries

Dr. Toby Hodges joins The Carpentries as Curriculum Community Developer. Welcome!

Twelve Design principles to guide the development of the next lesson template

Twenty-three new Lesson Maintainers badged

Learn what we have accomplished with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Dr. Allen Downey joins The Carpentries as Astronomy Curriculum Developer. Welcome!

Dr. Kelly Barnes joins The Carpentries as Deputy Director of Instructor Training. Welcome!

We now offer cloud instances as backup for learners with installation issues

Join us in welcoming Angela Li as our Maintainer Community Lead!

Maintainers help keep lessons healthy and workshops running smoothly.

Job Opportunities With The Carpentries

Here's what The Carpentries team accomplished in Q2 and Q3 2019, and a look into work that will continue in Q4 2019.

What goes into a major lesson update?

With great thanks to the more than 1100 people who have made this lesson release possible.

Preparing for the June 2019 lesson release

Help prepare the Genomics lessons for release in June!

A guide for creating Carpentries-style lessons.

We're hiring a Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa!

Check out how The Carpentries team is supporting our community this quarter.

Please join us in welcoming Serah Njambi Kiburu!

We’re making it easier for Members (and others) to schedule their teams for Instructor Training

The Carpentries has put together our first official annual report!

What we're planning to accomplish for our lessons in the rest of the year.

Job Opportunities with The Carpentries

Invitation to join the CarpentryCon TaskForce

Want to teach geospatial skills? Sign up for onboarding or to host a pilot workshop today.

A summary of our progress together over the past eighteen months

Announcing publication of a Data Carpentry curriculum for social scientists.

Be a part of a committee that ensures that our community continues to thrive on diversity of thought and perspective.

Mark your calendar, the first joint Carpentries Bug BBQ will take place April 12-13!

“Be part of a team providing oversight, vision, and leadership for Carpentry curriculum.”

“An updated history of how new Instructors become certified”

“Get involved as we prepare to publish two new Data Carpentry curricula”

A discussion of learner outcomes more than six months after attending a Carpentries workshop.

We’re starting a new round of mentoring groups, centered on specific lessons.

Two days of bug squashing coming up!

We’re releasing a new version of the Carpentry Instructor Training curriculum - learn how you can help!

Working with hosts and instructors on workshop access

Working with hosts and instructors on workshop access

“Here’s what we accomplished.”

“Over 75 pull requests from the Issue Bonanza and Bug BBQ”

We’re planning our first lesson release - learn how you can contribute!

“Here’s what we accomplished.”

We’re planning our first lesson release - learn how you can contribute!

Creating a transparent and community-driven communications strategy.

How our community uses data skills in their work

Thank you to all of our amazing applicants!

The importance of formative assessment

Recognizing volunteers for their outstanding work in the community.

The Carpentries seek your involvement in developing conduct-related policy.

Dr. Kari L. Jordan joins Data Carpentry as the new Deputy Director of Assessment

Requesting community feedback on workshops for for-profit organizations

Analysis of checkout completion rates and time to first workshop for new instructors

Dr. Erin Becker starts as the new Data Carpentry Associate Director