The Coder Kids Podcast

In this episode, James interviews Bryant Noel from Fearless.  Bryant's title is an interesting one: Scrum Master. The short explanation is that he helps development teams work seamlessly together. The longer explanation is in the podcast :)


If you'd like to find out more about this style of project management you can do so by checking out the Agile Manifesto here

https://agilemanifesto.org/

the Scrum steps here

https://www.scrum.org/resources/scrum-guide?gclid=CjwKCAjw07qDBhBxEiwA6pPbHiauqRiezOIMMsxe9CmTcftYezoYMDsLdHRbxy8PUzoCFuMTDka0choCdbQQAvD_BwE

and you can always find Bryant at 

[email protected]

In this episode, Jeff & James meet up with Juli Rush from St. Marks Episcopal School to talk about the future of education in school and summer camps. What does it look like? How does it function? How do systems affect our lives? There's a lot of interesting stuff in this one!

In this episode, Jeff and James conduct the hype train for special camps that they're teaching themselves! Jeff will be teaching the Web Design and SEO class, and James will be teaching the Levelhead Design class. It's going to be a blast! 

Sign up for Levelhead here
https://register.coderkids.com/summercamp/onlineclasses/online/levelhead-game-design/1649

Sign up for Web Design and SEO for Young Entrepreneurs here
https://register.coderkids.com/summercamp/onlineclasses/online/web-design-and-seo-for-young-entrepreneurs/1617

In this episode, James & Jeff had Aaron Hursman on the podcast. 

Aaron Hursman is Head of Design at Capital One's Dealer Services. Aaron shares his love of design, and how he found his career path by making connections with people and mentors all along the way. 

If you'd like to reach out to him to ask about design you can find him on Twitter 
@hursman

In this episode, James & Jeff interviewed Jonathon Bobrow, founder of Move38.

Move38 is a company dedicated to creative learning through play with hands-on objects and experiences.

Jonathan was hands down a blast to have on the program!

If you want to pick up blinks you can do so here

https://move38.com/

If you want to check out his other work you can do so here

http://cargo.jonathanbobrow.com/

Hexagons are the Bestagons - CGP Grey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOifuHs6eY

On this episode of the Coder Kids podcast, we were happy to welcome Iftekhar Basith Ph.D. His mom wanted him to be in the defense industry, his father wanted him to be a doctor, but he chose another path. Tune in to find out why!

In the episode, we discuss the mother of all coding languages, the possible future of circuit boards, and what it means to follow your passion.

 [email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/iftekhar-ibne-basith-3bba1510/

On this episode of the Coder Kids podcast, we were happy to welcome Amjad Masad, the founder of Repl.it. If you're unfamiliar with Repl.it, it is an online platform that allows people to collaboratively and simply create computer programs. Visit https://www.repl.it​ to learn more about this cutting-edge platform.

In the episode, we discuss Amjad's background, the changing landscape of coding, how to get more people (especially kids) involved in coding, and why Amjad considers Minecraft and Roblox to be his biggest "competitors", a term he loves! Reach out to Amjad via Twitter @amasad.

For timestamps, see below.

0:00​ Introduction
0:59​ Introduction to Amjad Masad
1:45​ How did you get interested in technology?
9:52​ How has coding changed from the 90's to today?
15:43​ How did you come up with Repl.it?
23:23​ Advice for getting over the coding learning hurdle
27:35​ Do you think you need foundational coding learning?
30:06​ What's your plan to get Repl.it to more teachers?
32:53​ Explanation of biggest competition being Minecraft and Roblox
37:07​ Coding and Education
41:30​ Conclusion

As always, feel free to check out our summer camps and classes at https://www.coderkids.com​, and support Coder Kids by signing up your child!

In this episode, James & Jeff interviewed Melissa Brander! Melissa is an expert in all things homeschool. She is the founder of Pocket Homeschool which is a resource for parents interested in homeschooling or looking for alternative educational resources. 

If you'd like more information about homeschooling or Melissa check out her website!

https://pockethomeschool.com/

If you want to pick up a copy of Robot Turtles, you can do that here

https://amzn.to/2ZAhoAJ

In this episode, James and Jeff get the chance to interview Alison Master Ph.D. from the University of Houston.

Alison's research is primarily concerned with breaking negative stereotypes that prevent girls from getting exposed to coding and is laser-focused on pioneering techniques to make STEM more accessible to all.

If you’re interested in finding out more check out the links below ⬇️
http://depts.washington.edu/iamlab/


Infographic about girls and STEM:
http://depts.washington.edu/iamlab/downloads/STEM_Infographic.pdf

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @AllisonMaster

In this episode, Jeff and James talk to Sam Coster from Butterscotch Shenanigans! Sam is the Chief Creative Officer of the development team that made hit games like Levelhead, and Crashlands.

In this episode, we dive deep into what it really means to design games, down to every detail. If you're serious about learning how to make games, this is your episode!

Also, we hid some fun easter eggs in the YouTube version of the podcast if you want to go find them.

If you're interested in Butterscotch Shenanigans' shenanigans, you can find them here
https://www.bscotch.net/

You can also help with "delivering goods real good" on their discord here
https://discord.com/invite/bscotch

and listen to their podcast here
https://www.bscotch.net/podcast