S4E1: Welcome to Season 4!

Launch School Podcast

This season Chris kicks off our first episode by introducing Launch Schools new podcast format and new co-host Karis. Together they discuss the latest events happening at Launch School and some quick reminders students should be aware of. Karis also catches up with previous host Callie in a 1 on 1 interview.

Introduction - 0:00
Agenda - 4:33
Buddy System for Female Students - 5:10
Felicia's Interview with Karis - 8:58
Chelsea's Article (Lessons From First Half of Core) - 12:25
Felicia's Video About How She Prepares For Assessments - 14:55
Katarina's Article (We are Made of Stories) - 16:25
Ethan's Article (Variable Scope and Access in Ruby) - 19:08
Importance of Teaching/Explaining Concepts - 19:54
New Assessment (RB/JS 185) - 21:01
Update to JS239 (and Why Courses Get Updated) - 24:57
Peer-Led Professional Git Seminar - 28:28
Start of Interview with Callie (Her Experience After Capstone) - 31:57
Callie's Advice for Current Core/Capstone Students - 40:52
What Callie Misses About Launch School - 43:27
Callie's Advice for Hosting Launch School Podcast - 45:40
Reminders & Outro - 48:48

Show Notes
Articles and Interviews:

• Felicia’s video: Interview with Karis
• Chelsea’s Article: “Lessons from the first half of Core”
• Felicia’s video: How she prepares for assessments and interviews
• Katarina’s Article: “We are made of Stories”
• Ethan’s Article: “Variable Scope and Access in Ruby”

New and updated assessment Information:

• New assessment RB185 and JS185
• Update to JS239 assessment

Professional Git Seminar Post:

• Professional Git Peer-Led Seminar

Daylight savings notice:

• Daylight Savings Launch School Post

Next Womens Meetup notice:

• Women’s Group Meetup April 3rd 2022 Post

If you have any questions about anything Launch School related whether its our prep course, Core Program, Capstone and beyond please fill out our form below and your question could be answered in our next episode!

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