Cohort: June 1 Online (2021-06-01 Online)
Lead Cohort TA: Tom Betthauser
Cohort Zoom Link: click here (password: go_june)
Main Cohort Slack Channel: #2021-06-01-online
Lecture Questions Slack Channel: #2021-06-01-lecture-questions
App Academy Open: click here
Progress Tracker: click here
Student Code of Conduct: click here
Student Introduction Google Sheet: click here 📌
(^ newly added / deferred students feel free to add yourself to this!)
Where we are and where we're going!
Every day is different but this will be the assumed schedule each day unless otherwise announced by the TAs.
8:00 am PST:
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Required morning check in on Progress Tracker
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Nightly report for previous day due on Progress Tracker
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Morning boost exercise from Module TA's
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Morning lectures begin followed by live demonstrations and Q&A sessions
11:15 am PST:
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Lunch break begins for 1 hour and 15 minutes
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Lectures may be over or may continue after lunch
12:30 ps PST:
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Lunch ends and lectures may continue or project time may begin
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Students are responsible for checking in on Progress Tracker
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Students will work solo or be paired together for project / exercises
2:45 pm PST:
- Afternoon break begins for 15 minutes
3:00 pm PST:
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Students are responsible for checking in on Progress Tracker
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Afternoon project / exercise work begins again
4:00 / 4:30 pm PST:
- End of Day lecture / exercise / Q&A begins
5:00 pm PST:
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Class ends
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Students are responsible for structuring their time with nightly homework / review / practice
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Students are responsible for submitting nightly reports by 8:00 am the next morning
Every week is different but this will be the rough schedule each week unless otherwise announced by the TAs.
Monday:
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At the beginning of class students will take an assessment on the previous week's content
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Students who do not pass the assessment will be deferred to the next cohort after meeting with a staff member
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Normal daily schedule will start after the assessment ends
Tuesday - Thursday:
- Our normal daily schedule will introduce new curriculum material
Friday:
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The TA's will start to focus more on reviewing the weeks content
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A practice assessment or problem set will be made available for students
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A walk-through of the practice assessment will take place in the afternoon
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The normal daily schedule may structure our time or there may be more open review time
Saturday / Sunday:
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Students should attempt the practice assessment as many times as possible (10-25 times depending on assessment length)
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Students should review any of the weeks material necessary to form better understandings of concepts covered in practice assessment and learning outcomes
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Students will be responsible for any homework due Monday
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One or more of the module TAs may make themselves available for 1-2 hours for extra review time (this is completely up to the availability of the TAs and is not guaranteed on any given week)
Benefits of Pair Programming: click here
Pair Programming The a/A Way: click here
Empathetic Communication: click here
Guide to Stress, Tests and Time Management: click here
Polya's Problem Solving Framework: click here
Debugging Basics: click here
Reading Documentation: click here
Asking Questions: click here
This is a live document and is not meant to comprehensively cover everything you might need as a student at App Academy. Check it periodically for new links and resources added by the TAs!