You're an expert. Here's how to teach like one.
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Practical, workshop‑ready methods and evidence: a curriculum used to teach more than 3,000 women with a train‑the‑trainers program, concrete exercises like attendance as a for‑loop and cards to teach slicing, guidance to use live coding sparingly, and a reproducible slide/repo set for reuse. Advice focuses on one concept at a time, real‑world example projects (SSN validation demo), timing practice, and how to turn mistakes into teachable moments.
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chapters (36)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:37Teach like an expert
- 3:40Connect with your audience
- 4:14What motivates them?
- 4:52Set expectations
- 5:36Empathize with your audience
- 6:24Don't make anyone feel "less than"
- 6:39Remove distractions
- 7:36Use live coding sparingly
- 8:36Remember your journey
- 9:05Smash jargon
- 9:22Keep it conversational
- 9:58Know your audience
- 11:19Use examples people already understand
- 12:24Use specific examples
- 13:07Be practical
- 14:26Why? So what?
- 15:09One concept at a time
- 16:20Model good behavior
- 16:40Be flexible
- 17:05Mistakes happen
- 17:39Do it wrong on purpose
- 18:17Examples that connect
- 19:29Answer the question asked
- 19:49Nuance isn't always helpful
- 20:03Teach the pool, not the ocean
- 20:42Don't cover too much material
- 21:44Reward curiosity
- 22:29I don't know, let's find out
- 22:53Great question.
- 23:17Celebrate progress
- 23:52Move about
- 25:46We learn by teaching
- 26:03Your students learn by teaching, too
- 26:41Foster a love of learning
- 27:20You're an expert.
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