ESCIP: A collaboration for developing and sharing educational Jupyter Notebooks

As the data-intensive field of astronomy moves toward the petabyte regime, students will increasingly require a foundation in computational methods in order to engage in authentic and impactful research. In response, a growing number of astronomy faculty are incorporating Jupyter Notebooks into their coursework and research onboarding practices. However, a common platform and community for sharing notebooks and best practices remain to be developed and supported. Enhancing Science Courses by Integrating Python (ESCIP) is a new, faculty-led collaboration dedicated to creating and distributing Jupyter Notebooks for chemistry, physics and astronomy undergraduates. With funding from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, ESCIP aims to build a freely accessible repository of well-tested Jupyter Notebooks for educators and students. ESCIP also supports faculty networks to facilitate the sharing of instructional modules through virtual and in-person workshops. In this talk we will introduce the ESCIP project and solicit participation and contributions from the astronomy community.