Cohort Resource Sheet
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!)
Scorecard Links (student facing copy)
Capstone / Post-Graduation Resource Links:
Cohort Roadmap
Where we are and where we're going!
Daily Schedule
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
Weekly Schedule
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)
Pair Programming Resources
Benefits of Pair Programming: click here
Pair Programming The a/A Way: click here
Empathetic Communication: click here
Student Handbook Resources
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
Always More to Add!
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!