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5 life jackets to throw to the new coder or Swım Sink Tuesday, July 2, 13

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LYNN ROOT lifeguard on duty: Tuesday, July 2, 13

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River Bar, 2013 Red Hat | @roguelynn | roguelynn.com LYNN ROOT lifeguard on duty: Tuesday, July 2, 13

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why am I here? Tuesday, July 2, 13

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how we learn how we should learn what to learn with Tuesday, July 2, 13

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15 minutes of fame Tuesday, July 2, 13

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“stop writing classes” “write more classes!” Tuesday, July 2, 13

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learning how to code in our industrial revolution Tuesday, July 2, 13

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n00b vs l33t Tuesday, July 2, 13

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“it takes about 10 years to turn a novice into an expert programmer” Tuesday, July 2, 13

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From Learn Python the Hard Way to... what? Tuesday, July 2, 13

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concepts for granted vs concepts for context Tuesday, July 2, 13

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We’re less likely to develop an advanced understanding of what we are trying to master, Tuesday, July 2, 13

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than if we were searching for an underlying meaning, trying to integrate the newly-learned concepts into what we already know. Tuesday, July 2, 13

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episodic vs cumulative Tuesday, July 2, 13

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project-based learning Tuesday, July 2, 13

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learn through frustration (›°□°)›ớ ᵲᴸᵲ Tuesday, July 2, 13

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passing on the frustration Tuesday, July 2, 13

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“Knowledge is actively constructed by the student, not passively absorbed from textbooks and lectures.” Tuesday, July 2, 13

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defined goals Tuesday, July 2, 13

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if you’re curious Tuesday, July 2, 13

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in action & where to go from here Tuesday, July 2, 13

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5 life jackets Tuesday, July 2, 13

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5 life jackets tutorials Tuesday, July 2, 13

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dataviz Tuesday, July 2, 13

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APIs Tuesday, July 2, 13

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Web Scraper < > Tuesday, July 2, 13

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IRC bot Tuesday, July 2, 13

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Sudoku GUI Tuesday, July 2, 13

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PyLadies Stockholm Tuesday, July 2, 13

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take-aways Tuesday, July 2, 13

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newcoder.io swim safely! @roguelynn Tuesday, July 2, 13