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@hearmecode #hearmecode @svt827 #roots14 HEAR ME CODE Shannon Turner @svt827 hearmecode.com @hearmecode
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HEAR ME CODEShannon Turner
@svt827 !
hearmecode.com @hearmecode
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The tech field is only using half of its talent base. !
What happens when we unlock that other half?
WHY WOMEN-ONLY CLASSES?
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• Free • Beginner-friendly • Women-only • Coding classes
WHAT IS HEAR ME CODE?
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• Build websites • Make apps • Sift through data • SO much more
WHAT DO YOU LEARN?
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• Started in my apartment around the kitchen table !
• Informal classes with 4 women !
• Designed my own curriculum
START SMALL
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• Over 700 women • 25 classes held • 21 weekly practice nights • 30 students became teaching
assistants • 6 students became teachers
… ONE YEAR LATER
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• Women-only space !
• Supportive community !
• Peer mentoring
WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?
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• It's about long-term skill building !
• Focus on leadership development !
• Feminist, social justice curriculum
WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?
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SHANNONVTURNER.COM/SERIOUSLY
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• Strengthening the community !
• Partnerships with groups we love !
• Creating tech tools for projects we care about
WHAT'S NEXT?
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• Sign up: hearmecode.com !
• Follow: @hearmecode !
• What's new: #hearmecode
THANK YOU, ROOTSCAMP!
