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Welcome to our teaching team! We're excited to have you join us in supporting ReDI students on their journey in tech. The JavaScript course is an 14-week journey where students build realistic projects while learning modern web development skills.
As a teacher, your first step is to complete the self-onboarding process:
Explore the Course Overview to learn more about the course
Check out the Timeline
Review and get onboarded in the Essential Tools
Check out the Content Introduction
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This hub contains everything you need to start and support your teaching journey. If you have any questions along the way, don't hesitate to contact our team on Slack.
Ready to begin? Head over to the Course Overview section!
Welcome to ReDI School! We really appreciate that you are part of our community. In this page, you'll find an overview of the course. By volunteering, you contribute to our main goal: help our students gain the necessary skills to find a job in tech. ReDI School has now helped over 17.000 people advance their tech skills. This is only possible with the support of our volunteers <3
Our student community brings together people from over 138 countries. Your course won't be different. Your students will come from a wide range of countries. They also come from diverse professional backgrounds - some are currently unemployed or underemployed, while others are students looking to prepare for their careers. With an average age of 32, many of our students hold a university degree and have several years of work experience. What unites all students is their passion for technology and their aim to build a career in the tech industry.
❤️ Thank you for supporting our students as they take another step in their journey! To learn more about ReDI students and our community, visit About ReDI School.
The JavaScript Course is a 14-week program designed to build upon HTML & CSS skills, introducing students to interactive web development using JavaScript. Each cohort consists of 25 students who meet twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19:00-21:00).
The weekly schedule consists of two regular classes. Tuesday begins with a review of the previous week’s content. Students participate in live coding exercises and problem-solving activities. Homework from the previous week is discussed and feedback is provided. On Thursday, teachers introduce new concepts. Students engage in hands-on coding demonstrations and guided exercises. The session concludes with the assignment of the weekly homework task.
Between sessions, students are expected to dedicate 10-12 hours per week to coding assignments, and independent study.
We aim to give homework each Thursday. We ask students to complete the homework by next Tuesday (before the session starts). The homework reviewer corrects the homework and returns it to the students via Google Classroom.
The course has two online sessions per week. For on-site events, check out On-site Activities. The session format differs from what you might have seen before.
Tuesday 19:00-21:00
This regular class is taught in pairs, with one person assigned as a session owner (the lecturer) and one as a teaching assistant. The class introduces the students to the new topic.
Session Owner, Session Assist
Thursday 19:00 - 21:00
This regular class is taught in pairs, with one person assigned as a session owner (the lecturer) and one as a teaching assistant. The class introduces the students to the new topic.
Session Owner, Session Assist
As a session owner, you lead the Regular Class. You prepare the session and coordinate with the teaching assistant.
4 hours per week
As a teaching assistant, you support the session owner in the input session. You open the Zoom call, track attendance, help answer questions, and provide support in break-out rooms.
3 hours per week
As a backup teacher, you are available and ready to jump in the case one of the teachers assigned for the day should have issues, or get sick. As a backup teacher, you don’t need to attend the session unless an emergency arises.
2 hours per week
Reviews the homework
2 hours per week
Two sessions during the course will take place on a hybrid format - students in Hamburg will have a session on site, while the other students a parallel session online. We are organizing on-site activities in our three main locations. Find out more below.
We invite you to four on-site community events throughout the semester if you are located in Berlin and the surrounding. The Onboarding will also take place in person in Berlin. You are more than welcome to join!
We invite you to four on-site community events throughout the semester if you are located in Berlin and surrounding. The Onboarding and Demo Day will also take place in person in Düsseldorf. You are more than welcome to join!
Four in-person sessions are taking place in Hamburg: Onboarding, two regular course sessions, and Demo Day. If you are based in Hamburg, it would be fantastic if you could support the course in one or more of these sessions.
We hope that by reading this, you have a better idea of the course and what it means to volunteer at ReDI. Let's explore the Timeline now 📅.
GitHub: All files are in our GitHub Repo. Have you seen the lessons and teacher guides?
You are free to change the material as you like! If you believe slides are needed to explain a concept, do it! If you would explain a concept differently, go for it.
We share several best practices in the Course Content section. For example, the concept of "How little is enough?" or the "I Do, We Do, You Do" methodology. In the end, it is your decision how you want to teach it. We recommend to browse through the concepts before teaching a session: Course Content.
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Slides + Exercises
Contains all slide decks and exercises.
Further Material
Slide decks from previous semesters.
Here's an overview of the key tools we use for teaching and communication. Please set up these tools now to ensure effective collaboration with your team and students.
This is our main communication tool, both with teachers and with the students. You'll have access by default to your teaching team channel and the students' channel. Additionally, you can join our community channels in Berlin, NRW, and Hamburg to learn about local events. Please check Slack regularly during the semester and communicate with your teaching team via Slack if you cannot make it to class.
We use Google Calendar to send semester meeting appointments to teachers and students.
Our online sessions are running on Zoom. We highly recommend installing and updating the Zoom app on your device, as the online version doesn't cover all functionalities. Please note: The class Zoom link is the same for the entire semester.
We use Google Classroom to share material with the students and to collect and give feedback to projects and homework.
Please complete all steps before going to the next section of the self-onboarding. If you face any issues, please reach out to the ReDI team via E-Mail or Slack. Once you are done, let's dive into the Content Introduction.