The immersive mindset

Welcome to Galvanize

agenda

What do we teach?

what is it like?

what's the end goal?

Who are we?

Objectives

describe what galvanize teaches

describe 2-3 coping mechanisms
for high stress situations

describe the critical outcome of our
web development immersive program

Learn about each other and the types of people who succeed at galvanize

who are we?

who are we?

I'm Wes. I will be your Lead Instructor for your class, g92.

Your Lead Instructor’s role is to teach, organize curriculum, support students, and maintain the level of rigor we value here at Galvanize.

I have taught and/or led the following cohorts in the
2.5 years I’ve been here: g11, g19, g30, g43, g48, g67, g82, and now you!

who are we?

Let's play a game of names!

who are we?

Everyone comes to this class with prior skills, interests, and a story.

who are we?

In groups of 2 or three, interview each other.
Be prepared to report to the class
!

  • If you could pick up a skill in an instant, what would it be?

  • What were you doing before you started Galvanize?

  • What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

  • What is your favorite city/state/place that you have lived in?

  • What was the last book/movie/tv show/song that had an
    impact on you?

  • What motivated you to come to Galvanize?

who are we?

Report back!

What did you learn about your classmates?

quick break

who are we?

As instructors, we prioritize the following in this classroom:

Curiosity

Collaboration

Compassion

Communication

Creativity

Craftsmanship

Respect

Humility

For each of the above values, come up with an example for each that can be demonstrated in a classroom setting.

who are we?

Why is setting priorities important?

  1. Brainstorm any other priorities that you think are important.

  2. For each priority, create:

    • A definition

    • An example of the priority being applied

  3. As a class, organize a short presentation about each priority, with its definition and example.

You'll do this on your own!
You can let me know when you're ready.

what do we teach?

what do we teach?

Problem Solving

Fundamental Programming

HTML5/CSS3

Responsive Design

Node.js, JavaScript & Interactivity

Express

Building Servers

SQL & Database Architecture

How the Web Works

Authentication & Authorization

Single Page Web Applications

Building Modern Web Applications

Learning New Technologies on Your Own

Version Control & Collaboration

Data Structures & Algorithms

White Board Interviews

what do we teach?

Those topics are split up, generally, as follows:

JavaScript

Version Control

HTML & CSS

Interactivity

Server-Side

Advanced

Capstones

Frontend

APIs

Databases

OOP

Authentication

React.js

Independent Study

Final Projects

Computer Science

Each Module or Quarter is around 6 weeks

what do we teach?

A typical quarter will look something like the following:

quarter

Units & Checkpoints

"block" Projects

Quarter project*

*This MUST be completed within the specified guidelines for you to continue with the course. It is one of the few hard deadlines.

what do we teach?

Units are broken down as follows:

Unit

Lesson

Lesson

Lesson

CFU

CFU

CFU

CFU

Checkpoint

Standard

Focus on completing the checkpoint! Everything else is supporting material to get you there.

what do we teach?

Here at Galvanize we use standards to define the base competency for our students.

  • 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

For each required standard, you'll be asked to demonstrate mastery

0 - Not Yet Attempted

1 - Not Yet Mastered

3 - Sufficiently Mastered

what do we teach?

What does mastery mean?

  • 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

You must be able to DO all of the above tasks with minimal to no aid

You must be able to answer WHAT, WHY, and WHEN questions about the standard

No more, but no less!

What is
it like?

(A Journey through GIFs)

what is it like?

what to expect

how to cope

You will receive 1s

Repetition and review during lab time

Individualized support from instructors

High Stress, frustration, depression

Outside of Galvanize, take care of yourself

Rely on staff, resources, and each other

what is it like?

density

complexity

(It's all difficult)

what is it like?

Typical Daily Schedule

Time Activity
9:00am Stand Up
9:15am Personal / Group Daily Planning & Review
9:30am Daily Breakouts
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Lab, 1-on-1s
4:15pm Survey & Stand Down
4:30pm Plan for the Evening / Tomorrow
5:00pm Class Ends

What's the end goal?

what's the end goal?

Lab > Lecture

Real World Scenarios, Projects, and Collaboration

Individualized Interventions

Unfamiliar Environments

what's the end goal?

what's the end goal?

To support this goal, we focus on creating a blended learning environment

what's the end goal?

In your own words:

What is blended learning?

When does learning happen?

How is blended learning different from what you've experienced before?

Objectives

describe what galvanize teaches

describe 2-3 coping mechanisms
for high stress situations

describe the critical outcome of our
web development immersive program

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