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* What do you do for a living? Care to share who you work for?
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* What's your favorite structure in the Bay Area?
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* Alternate silly questions:
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* What's your spirit animal?
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* What's your favorite animal?
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* If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
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# What's a RailsBridge?
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There are a few different RailsBridge curricula:
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* Intro to Rails (a.k.a. "Suggestotron")
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* Intermediate Rails
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* Job Board (no scaffolds)
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* Message Board (doesn't tell you what to type)
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* Intro to Ruby
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* Front End (HTML, CSS, and a tiny bit of JavaScript).
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First, we get all the necessary technologies onto the students' computers (the installfest).
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First, we get all the necessary technologies onto the students' computers (the Installfest).
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The next day we break into small groups and work through the curriculum.
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# Typical RailsBridge Schedule
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* Friday, 6-10pm-ish: installfest -- installing things over pizza & beer (no formal presentations)
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* Friday, 6-10pm-ish: Installfest: installing software over pizza & beer (no formal presentations)
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_n.b.: the Front End workshop doesn't have an installfest._
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_n.b.: the Front End workshop doesn't usually have an Installfest._
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* Saturday's schedule, often:
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* 9-9:30am: Check-in, coffee, bagels
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#### Imagine:
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* You're trying to do something difficult
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* You're in a group of strangers
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* many of whom know how to do it better than you
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* You're in a group of strangers, many of whom know how to do it better than you
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* You've tried before but got lost or bored or confused
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* You don't feel like you can articulate your thoughts and questions
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* You don't know the right names for anything
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# Social Comfort (More Ideas)
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#### Try to suppress your (understandable) culturally-influenced sexism
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* Don't hit on people. No sexual advances. None. Even at the after-party.
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* Don't make sexist jokes. Or racist, classist, or ableist jokes. Call people out if they do.
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* Don't make sexist jokes. Or racist, classist, or ableist jokes. Call people out if they do. A simple "That's not funny" and moving on quickly with the conversation will often suffice.
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* Don't make gender-based generalizations ("Women are better at X, because ...")
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* Don't make references to people's bodies or state your opinion of them.
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* Don't use slurs.
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* Don't treat women as delicate flowers; do treat them like normal people.
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# Discussion: Technical Capability
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### How can you help people feel technically capable?
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* Students have diverse backgrounds. Appreciate this fact.
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* If they aren't getting a concept, avoid anything that might shame them.
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* Don't be surprised when someone hasn't heard of something before.
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* Don't grab anyone's keyboard. Avoid taking over unless you think it's *really* necessary. Ask before you do. "Mind if I drive for a sec?"
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* Don't grab anyone's keyboard. Avoid taking over unless you think it's *really* necessary. Ask before you do. "Mind if I drive for a sec?" But really, don't.
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# Technical Capability (Even More Ideas)
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#### Walk the Middle Path

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* [Diagrams (Git, MVC, REST) ](diagrams)
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### Teacher Training
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* [Original Teacher Training](teacher_training)
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* [Newer Teacher Training (1/16/13)](more_teacher_training)
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* [Teacher Training Deck](more_teacher_training)
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# Materials for Organizers
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