Welcome to M1

Welcome to M1

Warmup

What were you doing before Turing?
How did you hear about Turing?
What made you decide to come to Turing?

Overview

Concepts
Portfolios
End of Module Assessment
Projects
Resources
Tips for Success
Community
Prework Review

Concepts

M1: OO with Ruby (Ruby Fundamentals)
M2: Web Applications with Ruby
M3: Professional Rails Applications
M4: Client-Side Development with JS

Gradual release of responsibility

M1 Concepts (M1 Success)

Ruby Syntax & Style
Breaking Logic Into Components
Debugging
Test Driven Development
Version Control
Desktop Environment
Collaboration
Career Development

Projects

Credit Check
Beat Box/Date Night
Complete Me/Enigma (paired)
Battleship
Black Thursday (paired)

Lightning Talks

Five minutes
Topic of your choice
Sign up for a day to present

End of Module Pentathlon

Paired Assessment
Independent Assessment
Written Assessment
Final Project
Portfolio

Portfolios

Areas of Emphasis
Projects
Community
Self-Assessment

Resources

Calendar
Weekly Outlines
Instructors
Each other

Tips for Success

Make learning your goal
- Deciding what to tackle
- Deciding when you’re done
- Deciding how to supplement our instruction
Embrace your own agency in any situation
Practice a growth mindset
Maintain a bias toward action
Find a way to ask questions

Typical Day at Turing

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Community (New Pair)

What will make you feel welcome?
What will make you feel valued?
What will make you likely to ask questions?