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Curriculum to Command Line Why Teachers Make Great Coders, and What Your Team Can Learn from Them

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hello! Christine Zekis @tinezekis she/her/hers Software Engineer Former High School Math Teacher ‘Tine

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Warm-Up Who was your favorite teacher and why? @tinezekis

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Warm-Up Who was your favorite teacher and why? 1. Consider your answer and write/type it in your notes 2. Discuss your answer with the person next to you 3. Let’s share out one or two responses for the group @tinezekis

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Warm-Up My favorite teacher was Ms. Hardin, high school geometry ✘ Good sense of humor ✘ Able to break down logic and explain reasoning ✘ Related the content to our lives ✘ Committed to the students @tinezekis

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The Argument Why (awesome) teachers make awesome coders @tinezekis

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1. Learning Objectives What will students be able to do? (As a ___, I can __________) @tinezekis

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1. Learning Objectives What will students be able to do? (As a ___, I can __________) Stories User users @tinezekis

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Learning Objectives 1. As a programmer, I can improve my comprehension and hone my problem-solving skills by creating and taking opportunities to teach others User Stories @tinezekis

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Learning Objectives 1. As a programmer, I can improve my comprehension and hone my problem-solving skills by creating and taking opportunities to teach others 2. As a team member, I can improve my communication skills by breaking down concepts for a variety of audiences User Stories @tinezekis

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Learning Objectives 1. As a programmer, I can improve my comprehension and hone my problem-solving skills by creating and taking opportunities to teach others 2. As a team member, I can improve my communication skills by breaking down concepts for a variety of audiences 3. As a leader, I can help my team to become better collaborators by creating a culture of teaching and learning User Stories @tinezekis

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Learning Objectives 1. As a programmer, I can improve my comprehension and hone my problem-solving skills by creating and taking opportunities to teach others 2. As a team member, I can improve my communication skills by breaking down concepts for a variety of audiences 3. As a leader, I can help my team to become better collaborators by creating a culture of teaching and learning 4. As a hiring manager, I can appreciate the skills that former educators and other career changers may bring to the table User Stories @tinezekis

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Learning Objectives 1. As a programmer, I can improve my comprehension and hone my problem-solving skills by creating and taking opportunities to teach others 2. As a team member, I can improve my communication skills by breaking down concepts for a variety of audiences 3. As a leader, I can help my team to become better collaborators by creating a culture of teaching and learning 4. As a hiring manager, I can appreciate the skills that former educators and other career changers may bring to the table User Stories @tinezekis

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2. Write the Assessment How do we know we met our objectives? @tinezekis

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2. Write the Assessment How do we know we met our objectives? Tests it does what we say it does @tinezekis

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Write the Assessment ○ Solution is positive Tests @tinezekis

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Write the Assessment ✘ Happy Path ○ Solution is positive Tests @tinezekis

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Write the Assessment ✘ Happy Path ○ Solution is positive ○ Solutions that are negative, zero, very large, decimals, etc. Tests @tinezekis

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Write the Assessment ✘ Happy Path ○ Solution is positive ✘ Edge Cases ○ Solutions that are negative, zero, very large, decimals, etc. Tests @tinezekis

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Write the Assessment ✘ Happy Path ○ Solution is positive ✘ Edge Cases ○ Solutions that are negative, zero, very large, decimals, etc. ○ Finally, determine what students will need to learn to be able to solve the problem (in education, this is called Backward Planning, or Outcome-Base Education) Tests @tinezekis

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Write the Assessment ✘ Happy Path ○ Solution is positive ✘ Edge Cases ○ Solutions that are negative, zero, very large, decimals, etc. ✘ Red-Green TDD ○ Finally, determine what students will need to learn to be able to solve the problem (in education, this is called Backward Planning, or Outcome-Base Education) Tests @tinezekis

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3. Teaching the Lesson Here goes nothin’! @tinezekis

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3. Teaching the Lesson Here goes nothin’! Deployment this. @tinezekis

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1,500 decisions per day @tinezekis Teacher make

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Every 15 seconds @tinezekis That’s one decision

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4. Lifelong Learners Teachers are constantly growing, adjusting, and learning new things @tinezekis

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4. Lifelong Learners Teachers are constantly growing, adjusting, and learning new things Coders I got nothin’ @tinezekis

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Bringing It Back Would your favorite teacher make a great coder? Why or why not? @tinezekis

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Bringing It Back Would your favorite teacher make a great coder? Why or why not? 1. Consider your answer and write/type it in your notes 2. Discuss your answer with a different person sitting near you 3. Let’s share out one or two responses for the group @tinezekis

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Bringing It Back Reasons a teacher might make a great coder ✘ Adjusts well to changing situations ✘ Good at predicting what might go wrong ✘ Enjoys solving interesting problems ✘ Can break down problems into smaller steps ✘ Thinks outside the box ✘ Cares deeply about students (users? teammates?) @tinezekis

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So What? Why should I care about this? @tinezekis

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Lifelong Learners Teachers are constantly growing, adjusting, and learning new things Coders @tinezekis

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“ Teaching is the highest form of understanding. —Aristotle @tinezekis

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The Protégé Effect The improved comprehension experienced as a result of teaching a new concept @tinezekis

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Want to learn it? Teach it. @tinezekis

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The Protégé Effect ✘ Increased metacognitive processing (awareness of your learning process) Source: https://effectiviology.com/protege-effect-learn-by-teaching/ @tinezekis

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The Protégé Effect ✘ Increased metacognitive processing (awareness of your learning process) ✘ Increased use of effective learning strategies (organizing the material, seeking out key pieces of information, etc.) Source: https://effectiviology.com/protege-effect-learn-by-teaching/ @tinezekis

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The Protégé Effect ✘ Increased metacognitive processing (awareness of your learning process) ✘ Increased use of effective learning strategies (organizing the material, seeking out key pieces of information, etc.) ✘ Increased motivation to learn (responsibility for others) Source: https://effectiviology.com/protege-effect-learn-by-teaching/ @tinezekis

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The Protégé Effect ✘ Increased metacognitive processing (awareness of your learning process) ✘ Increased use of effective learning strategies (organizing the material, seeking out key pieces of information, etc.) ✘ Increased motivation to learn (responsibility for others) ✘ Increased feelings of competence and autonomy Source: https://effectiviology.com/protege-effect-learn-by-teaching/ @tinezekis

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The Protégé Effect ✘ Increased metacognitive processing (awareness of your learning process) ✘ Increased use of effective learning strategies (organizing the material, seeking out key pieces of information, etc.) ✘ Increased motivation to learn (responsibility for others) ✘ Increased feelings of competence and autonomy ✘ Improved communication skills, confidence, and leadership ability Source: https://effectiviology.com/protege-effect-learn-by-teaching/ @tinezekis

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The Protégé Effect ✘ Increased metacognitive processing (awareness of your learning process) ✘ Increased use of effective learning strategies (organizing the material, seeking out key pieces of information, etc.) ✘ Increased motivation to learn (responsibility for others) ✘ Increased feelings of competence and autonomy ✘ Improved communication skills, confidence, and leadership ability Source: https://effectiviology.com/protege-effect-learn-by-teaching/ @tinezekis

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Ways to Benefit from the Effect Prepare to Teach It Organize the information, answer potential questions @tinezekis

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Ways to Benefit from the Effect Prepare to Teach It Organize the information, answer potential questions Pretend to Teach It Go through the content out loud, as if you are teaching @tinezekis

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Ways to Benefit from the Effect Prepare to Teach It Organize the information, answer potential questions Pretend to Teach It Go through the content out loud, as if you are teaching Teach It! The greatest benefits of the Protégé Effect are experienced by those who actually carry out a lesson @tinezekis

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Many Ways to Teach Give a Talk @tinezekis

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Many Ways to Teach Give a Talk Write It Down @tinezekis

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Many Ways to Teach Give a Talk Mentor a Colleague Write It Down @tinezekis

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So, What… …can I do differently on Monday? @tinezekis

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Homework What Can I Teach? ✘ A fun side project ✘ A new technology ✘ That problem I finally figured out @tinezekis

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Homework What Can I Teach? ✘ A fun side project ✘ A new technology ✘ That problem I finally figured out What Else Can I Do… …in my current role to engender a culture of teaching and learning? @tinezekis

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Homework What Can I Teach? ✘ A fun side project ✘ A new technology ✘ That problem I finally figured out What Else Can I Do… …in my current role to engender a culture of teaching and learning? What Would Teacher Do? What’s something that made your teacher awesome? Could you do that thing in your role? @tinezekis

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thanks! Any questions? You can find me at: @tinezekis [email protected]

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Resources Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: ✘ Teacher statistics from Concordia University, St. Paul ✘ Aristotle quote from TeachThought ✘ Protégé Effect summary by Effectiviology ✘ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival ✘ Photographs by WOCinTech Chat on Flickr @tinezekis