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Launch Academy Classroom Tour
7/29/2014
Located in the heart of Boston Chinatown, Launch Academy is a vibrant, open space that invites learning around every corner. We got to take a tour of the classroom- check out our photos below!
Continue ReadingWeek 7 at gSchool: Guest Speakers and Weekend Trips
7/28/2014
Cameron Buckingham is a student at gSchool, a 6-month coding school in Colorado. He blogs each week about his experience at gSchool- here, he talks about working with CRUD and how gSchool is keeping Cameron sane and fit with tubing trips and hikes!
Continue ReadingWebinar Series: Data Science for n00bs with Metis
7/23/2014
We learned so much in our webinar with Laurie & Irmak of Datascope Analytics and Metis, including:
As promised, you can watch and share the whole webinar on demand by following this link.
Continue ReadingInstructor Spotlight: Roger Le, Coder Vox
7/22/2014
Roger Le is an instructor for Coder Vox, a 12-week coding bootcamp that just launched their full-time PHP course. We talk to Roger about the differences between bootcamps and academia, the lessons he's learned at Coder Vox, and the project-based curriculum at the coding school.
Continue ReadingStartup Institute Launches Part-Time Classes: RampUp in Ruby, Web Design or Technical Marketing
7/22/2014
Emma Zimmerman is the Global Marketing Manager for Startup Institute, creating digital marketing campaigns to build brand awareness for startups online. She was drawn to startups in college, but didn't realize working for a startup was a real job option until she had the opportunity to leave her 9-to-5 for a startup role. She's taking the RampUp Intro to Web Design course in Chicago this July so she can add more value to the Startup Institute team. Emma writes for Course Report about the newest addition to Startup Institute's offerings, RampUp!
Continue ReadingStudent Spotlight: Jaime Munoz, IronHack
7/18/2014
After working at an IT company managing programmers, Jaime Munoz decided that he wanted to learn coding skills, so he enrolled in IronHack, a coding bootcamp in Madrid (with locations in Miami and Barcelona). Jaime tells us why he chose IronHack, the technical and soft skills he learned in his course and the mentors who have helped him along the way.
Continue ReadingInstructor Spotlight: David Silva, AngelHack
7/17/2014
David Silva taught himself to code using books and tutorials in Colombia. He won an AngelHack Hackathon in 2013 and when AngelHack launched their education vertical with One Month Rails, he got involved. David is now instructing and mentoring students at AngelHack Education- we talk to him about the structure of the course, expectations and student outcomes, and how their collaboration with the One Month Rails is creating a unique introduction to learning software development.
Continue ReadingCourse Report & Metis Present: Data Science for nOObs
7/16/2014
Join Liz of Course Report and Laurie & Irmak of Metis on Tuesday, July 22 for a free webinar. You'll also have a chance to ask any questions you have about the Data Science course at Metis!
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Date: Tuesday, July 22
Time: 6:30pm ESTStudent Spotlight: Marta Fonda, IronHack
7/16/2014
Marta Fonda needed to improve her web development skills in order to compete for jobs at her dream companies, so she enrolled in IronHack, an 8-week intensive programming course for developers and entrepreneurs. We talk to Marta about how she succeeded in the class and got a job as a front-end engineer at floqq.com!
Continue ReadingHiring Day at Fullstack Academy
7/12/2018
We’re continually impressed with Fullstack Academy- not only because of their placement rates and intentional curriculum, but also because we’ve personally attended their hiring day twice now, and the final projects speak for themselves.
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