Blended Learning & the LMS
At Galvanize
Objectives
DESCRIBE THE WAYS STUDENTS LEARN IN WDI
IDENTIFY CLASSROOM ROLES AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
DESCRIBE THE OVERALL STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS OF GALVANIZE'S WDI PROGRAM
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agenda
program overview
teaching methodology
instructional team roles
graduation requirements
assessments
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Questions
teaching methods
overview
Those topics are split up, generally, as follows:
JavaScript
Version Control
HTML & CSS
Interactivity
Server-Side
Advanced
Capstones
Frontend
APIs
Databases
OOP
Auth
React.js
Independent Study*
Final Projects
Computer Science
Each Quarter is around 6 weeks
* Content here often depends on the market and/or instructor
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A typical quarter will look something like the following:
quarter
BLOCKS
block Projects
Quarter project
Structured
Unstructured
Blocks
Quarter Project
Block Projects
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Blocks are broken down as follows:
Unit
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
CFU
CFU
CFU
CFU
Checkpoint
Standard
Block
Unit
Unit
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Block
Unit
Standard
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Galvanize uses a mastery-based grading system
organized around standards
Target, create, and manipulate DOM elements
- Run DOM manipulation code after the DOM has been loaded
- Remove, find, modify, create, and append DOM elements
- Loop over collections of nodes to manipulate multiple items
Students can attempt checkpoints as many times as they need in order to pass
Students are assigned either a 1, 2, or 3 according to their level of mastery
Mastery refers to your ability to understand the WHAT, WHY, and HOW
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Unit
Lessons
Checkpoint
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Checks for Understanding
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Typical Daily Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00am | Stand Up |
| 9:05am | Prepare for the Day / Coding Challenge |
| 9:30am | Lesson |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Lab |
| 4:15pm | Survey & Stand Down |
| 4:30pm | Plan for the Evening / Tomorrow |
| 5:00pm | Class Ends |
Students typically work evenings and weekends but there is no new content delivered during that time
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Overview
Team Roles
Teaching methods
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Overview
Team Roles
Teaching methods
Education at Galvanize focuses on Active Learning
Direct Instruction
Curriculum Backbone
Interactive lessons guided
by an instructor
High ratio; students work more than the instructor
Every instructor in the classroom teaches
Supplementary but sufficient on its own
Includes hundreds of exercises of varying size
Created by curriculum team and instructors
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Overview
Team Roles
Teaching methods
As an instructor:
Define Objectives
Create Lesson Notes
Facilitate Lesson
Differs by Instructor
Lessons include multiple CFUs and exercises
Students should be doing more work than the instructor
High ratio of student discussion, problem solving, pairing
Constant checks for understanding
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TEACHING METHODS
Assessments
Team Roles
Lead Instructor
Instructor / Associate
Resident
Student Support
Grading / Feedback
Lesson Instruction
Student 1-on-1s
Schedules lessons
Administers PIPs*
Student Support
Grading / Feedback
Lesson Instruction
Student 1-on-1s
Student Support
Grading / Feedback
Lesson Instruction*
While lessons are backed by curriculum, lesson notes and exercises typically come from the instructor's themselves
* Performance Improvement Plan
* Depends on the resident and location
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TEAM ROLES
GRADUATION
ASSESSMENTS
Example of a tested checkpoint
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GRADUATION
ASSESSMENTS
Students complete work via GitHub
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GRADUATION
ASSESSMENTS
Students submit work which is graded through Learn
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GRADUATION
ASSESSMENTS
We can see what you work on!
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And we can comment on your work.
Let's work together to keep your scores high!
ASSESSMENTS
GRADUATION
Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate, students must:
Fulfill attendance requirements
Master standards to attain a 2.8
or above
Participate in Career Service Program
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Every absence is unexcused until you show us you've completed the assigned work.
Lateness is a partial day unexcused which can be made up with an Exercism.io.
We will check in with you a few times each quarter in regards to your score.
If you don't complete this, you can't graduate!
Graduation
Questions?
Blended Learning @ Galvanize
By Wes Reid
