Learning Principles

• Go slow now to go far later.
  • Mastery of the fundamentals takes time but it is worth it.
  • If you understand the fundamentals, you can reason about any of the abstractions built on top of them.
• Your words are your world.
  • Vocabulary matters. Your mental models can only be as strong as the language you have to describe them.
  • The quality of your solution is determined by your ability to articulate the problem.
• Learning is a skill...
  • …and it is the most important skill in the world.
  • ....and like all other skills, it can be developed and improved upon with intentional practice.
  • We learn by repeated exposure. ****What was once intimidating becomes familiar and approachable through repetition.

Technical Curriculum Overview

Module X: Computer Science Foundations (11 months)

Unit X: Data Structures, Algorithms, and Algorithm Analysis

Module 0: Front End Foundations (2 months)

Unit 0: Preparation: Intro to git, Github, and the Command Line. What is Web Development?

Unit 1: HTML5/CSS3

Module 1: Introduction to Programming Paradigms and Computational Thinking (2 months)

Unit 2: Introduction to Programming: JavaScript Language Fundamentals

Unit 3: Functional Abstractions and Structured Problem Solving

Unit 4: Object Oriented Programming with JavaScript

Module 2: Web Development with JavaScript (1 month)

Unit 5: The Document Object Model

Unit 6: HTTP Foundations and Asynchronous JavaScript: Fetching and Consuming from REST APIs