Leaving Teaching for Tech
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Description
Former teacher and current tech worker Sophia talks about why she left the classroom, how people perceive teachers, how to bring STEM to four-year-olds, and the value of communication skills in software development.
Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Related Links
- AISD: Austin Independent School District
- Software Engineering Immersive: General Assembly software development courses.
- 3 Web Dev Careers Decoded: Front-End vs Back-End vs Full Stack: Post from Udacity in 2014.
- Stand and Deliver: Film information on IMDB.
- Texas at top of list for cuts in K-12 education: Article from the Associated Press in the Texarkana Gazette.
- What is PBL?: Article from PBLWorks, formerly the Buck Institute.
- SXSW EDU: South by Southwest Education Conference.
- SEL: Social-emotional learning, at CASEL.
- Slido: Digital question and answer tool.
- Eligibility for Prekindergarten (pre-K) in Texas: Information from the Texas Education Agency.
- PD: Professional development, from a Wikipedia article.
- The Spantastic Life Cycle of the Ever-intriguing Snail: Information from AnimalSake.
- The Benefits and Pitfalls of Pair Programming in the Workplace: Article by Sam Harris on Medium.
- Slack: Common communication and management tool in the tech industry.
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