Retro Notes for RailsBridge Workshop for Women @ Bleacher Report 5/20-5/21

[Anna neyzberg]

Student Retro

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one on one ratio

helpful volunteers

[blue] good pace

  good starting point

  good volunteers

[orange] diverged and explored more

good discussion prompts (message)

flexibility to ask specific questions

welcoming environment

[purple] PR for BT was a great task (yay Zee!)

installfest curriculum is the bomb

[green:amy/oscar] volunteers were spread out

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more small (5-10 minuts) breaks or stretches between pages

[orange] optional session extension (brainstorm)

possible refresher course for non-installers

talk about installfest optionality

common terms sheet; recurring commands (for printing beforehand)

remind teachers to have done everything at least once, including installfest

[orange] passing the projectioningability

[purple] bigger monitor/smaller groups

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lack of breakfast!!!

too much lunch

not enough guac

coffee not nearly visible enough

lean to code curriculum needs updated

Teacher Retro

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cool location

food was good

students were great

good ratio student/ta/teacher

good schedule - segments weren't too long

good curriculum

gave good information

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TA could be utilized more - rather than teacher leading - ?

1-to-1 ratio too many per student

Pausing to ask for questions at designated places in the curriculum - to make sure students have clear understanding

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students didn't self identify correctly

suggestion for groups 

editing description - to make it more clear if students are new to web development 

make sure someone is familiar with operating systems in classes - has issues helping student with windows

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