Pamela Fox: Learner, Creator, Teacher

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THE STORY OF PAMELA FOX: LEARNER, TEACHER, CREATOR

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WHERE IT ALL BEGAN....

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MY DAD

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MY MUM

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MY GEEKY CHILDHOOD NOT THE USUAL PAINTINGS...

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COMPUTERS EVERYWHERE

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FASTEST INTERNET AROUND!

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WINDOWS DOS, YAY

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MY FIRST “CODE”

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HOW I SPENT MY NEW YEARS VACATION

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DIGITIZE ALL THE THINGS!

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THE POWER OF THE WEB

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Pamela Fox THE JAVA YEARS....

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MY DAD GOT TOO EXCITED…

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BUT I “REBELLED”... Arts & Crafts Volunteering Clubs Student Government

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COLLEGE PICKING TIME! 11TH GRADE.

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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS... - Event Planning (with Computers) - Graphic Design (with Computers) - Newspaper layout (with Computers) - Computer Programming - Website Development COMPUTERS, COMPUTERS, COMPUTERS.

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WHERE?

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WHERE?

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A DIVERSE FOUR YEARS

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COMPUTER SCIENCE + LINGUISTICS

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COMPUTER SCIENCE + ANIMATION

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COMPUTER SCIENCE + GAMES

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SIDE PROJECTS!

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IT’S JOB FINDING TIME! SUMMER AFTER SENIOR YEAR.

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Programming Communication Visual Arts ?

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WHAT JOB TITLE FITS? - Games Programmer? - UX Engineer? - Web Developer? - Technical Director?

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“DEVELOPER ADVOCATE”

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HELPING PEOPLE MAKE MAPS

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20% TIME MY SIDE PROJECT

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TALKS AROUND THE WORLD Japan Australia Singapore France Brazil Philippines

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MY YEAR OF “HERMIT HACKING”

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SO MANY APPS TO MAKE!

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I STARTED OFF AT HOME

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THEN I TRIED OUT CAFES

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I DECIDED TO JOIN A “CO-WORKING SPACE”

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BUT I FELT LONELY.

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I MISSED WORKING AT A COMPANY.

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THE HUNT BEGINS AGAIN!

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Creating Teaching Learning ? WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?

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MORE SPECIFICALLY.... - Developer Advocate? - Exercise Designer? - Instructional Ops? - Training Consultant? - Engineer?? - Adobe? - Mozilla? - Khan Academy? - Codecademy?

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“FRONTEND ENGINEER” I CODED SO MUCH.

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I LEARNED SO MUCH.

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WHAT ABOUT TEACHING?

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GIRLDEVELOPIT!

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BUT I WANTED MORE!

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“COMPUTING CURRICULUM LEAD” 140+ HOURS OF CURRICULUM (VIDEOS, CHALLENGES, PROJECTS)

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A CREATIVE COMPANY

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3 YEARS LATER, IT WAS TIME TO MOVE ON.

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Creating Teaching Learning ?

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THE CONNECTION SOCIETY INVENTING EVENTS CREATING A COMPANY TEACHING NEW THINGS

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BURNING MAN FESTIVAL FROM DESIGN TO FUNDRAISING TO REALITY!

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4 MONTH BUDDHIST RETREAT LEARNING ABOUT MY MIND

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IT’S HOME IMPROVEMENT TIME! HARDWARE PROJECTS LASER CUTTING INSTRUCTABLES

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THIS SUMMER: CAMP TEACHER, MAKER TRACK

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YOU CAN LEARN THE SKILLS THAT WILL EMPOWER YOU TO CREATE THE IDEAS IN YOUR HEAD. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? WHAT WILL YOU CREATE?