Full-Year Introduction to Programming with Python (Async)

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to learn Python in a traditional classroom format, but has a schedule that would prevent them from attending classes live.

No prior experience is expected or assumed.

Learning how to program is hard. There is no shortcut. I offer no "4-weeks to Python Ninja," and anyone who does is selling you a bag of magic beans.

If you are easily frustrated and prone to quit when things get difficult -- this might not be a good fit.

This course is designed for high school students.

If you are outside of this range, please reach out and let's have a conversation.

• 24 recorded class sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. (See course content for full schedule.)

• Regular, live, office hours. You can expect at least 10 office hours to be offered over the school year.

• Access to the learning community in which you can ask questions, get support, and connect with other students.

• You also receive full access to the self-paced course. The self-paced course provides additional lessons and resources to supplement our life classes.

This course opens on September 2 and continues for the full school year. (See course content for specific dates.)

You will retain access to the self-paced course indefinitely.

There are two main places for support for this course. Live office hours, when offered, and in the course community.

Every student is encouraged to be active in the Python community - bot asking question and answering questions from other students.

Don't be afraid to ask questions.

Maintain a humble attitude.

See every challenge as an opportunity to learn something new.

Use Office Hours when offered.

Connect with other students.

Don't give up!

This course is designed to set you up for success. It is designed for students brand new to programming. It assumes no prior knowledge.

Live classes will be held on Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided before each class session.

Zoom recording is made available after each class session.

I have worked professionally as a software engineer for companies as small as 5 people, and as large as the behemoth Amazon.

I don't have merely an academic view of programming, but a pragmatic one. I have used Python code in work contexts to build a consumer website, cleaned, parsed, and analyzed data for decision making, built data science tools, and other tools to make my team more efficient.

In addition to writing code for a living, I have also taught programming to high schoolers, undergraduate students, and master's students.

I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Send me a text here: (256) 665-9101.

Provide your name and any relevant information. I'll get back to you as soon as I can.