This page is for teachers who have joined our TechHire Dev Catalyst Pilot program
starting in Northern New Mexico
For learn more, contact jennifernevarez@nmtechworks.com
Santa Fe Indian School (Santa Fe)
Tierra Encantada Charter School (Santa Fe)
The Academy for Technology and the Classics (Santa Fe)
and
Jemez Valley High School (Jemez)
Dulce High School (Dulce)
and...

OK Teachers, Let's Get Started
Getting started is as easy as 1-2-3!

After we confirm your email address,
Dev Catalyst will send you an invite by email
to create your Dev-Catalyst Learn CourseSites account.
Once you receive the invite email:

1. Follow Email Instructions
In the email, click the link click to confirm and register


2.  Choose the Novice Web Dev course access screen,
and click I Need a CourseSites Account

3. Complete the online form entitled "Create New Student Account"
Enter your first and last name, email address, and country.
Under the "institutions/District/Company" choose TheCo.
Enter your preferred user name and password,
confirm terms of use and security word,
then click the "Save and Continue" button.

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Within 48 hours,
Dev Catalyst will upgrade your adult "student" account,
to an Administrator level.

Key features of Administrative Accounts:
~ You can monitor and track student progress.
~ Adaptive Release restrictions for students are lifted.

Adaptive Release restrictions designed to allow students to progress based on completion of sequential modules will be removed for Administrative accounts. Removing that feature for Administrative accounts allows you to move around within the training system platform freely without having to compete assessments or required modules before proceeding to the next.

Recommendations for Teachers

Role
It was our goal that teachers take a facilitator/coach role, once they have their classroom rules and procedures established and the students begin to work through their Dev Catalyst Learn course. Teachers do not need to be an content expert!

We do recommend you set either daily or weekly deadlines regarding which assignments should be complete by "x" date. This will help your student teams stay together, so when they are ready to start work on their competition projects, all team members are within a couple of days of each other.

Dev Catalyst Learn

Dev Catalyst Learn was developed because so many teachers and students were coming into the program with little to no coding experience. This online learning program was built using the CourseSites platform. There are four Dev Catalyst courses available online, and students may proceed to other courses within the school year once one is completed.

In New Mexico, most of our high school students
will be starting with the Novice Web Dev course.
Students access their course through their CourseSites account.

Novice Web Dev Course Description :
The Novice Web Development course is designed for students with little to no experience in web development. By the end of the course, students should understand basic UX principles, wireframes, how to write HTML & CSS code and work with a team of their peers to create a 5-page website.

Students may then enter their website in our competition and complete an online interview for a chance to win an all-expense-paid trip to San Francisco. While in San Francisco, students will tour tech companies such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google and Pivotal Labs. Please visit our website to view the San Francisco Tech Tour video. www.devcatalyst.com

PDF of Course Curriculum Overview

Novice Web Dev Curriculum

Rasberry Pi Curriculum

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RECRUITING STUDENTS

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GOT STUDENTS?
Let's Get Them Going, too!

Each student will need an email address in order to set up their Dev Catalyst Learn account.

I. First Step - Add students to Dev Catalyst Learn
1. Student goes to www.devcatalystlearn.com 
2. Student selects their Dev Catalyst course (Novice Web Dev) 
3. Student clicks on "Create Your Account" 
4. Student enters personal data in form and SUBMITS it 

III. Second Step - Complete Process
Within 48 business hours, students will receive a course invite email. 
Student will click on the link in the email invite
and follow instructions to complete account setup. 

The process is faster if we can batch input the students.
So, try to have your students complete the form on the same day.

It is common for students to forget their passwords and/or usernames.
Most teachers assign usernames and keep a list of those.
 You can select "Forgot your password?" if you need to reset the password.

​Login
Students and Educators

Login to your Dev Catalyst Learn account at 
https://www.devcatalystlearn.com/

Simply click on your course. (Novice Web Dev)
Then click on your school.
From there, you will get a link directly to your login page.

Then,
click "Login as an enrolled student"
Enter "Username" and "Password"
Click the green "Login" button

Login Here

Resources for Teachers

Dev Catalyst Help Desk
You and your students can contact our Dev Catalyst Help Desk to report issues, schedule a class visit (remote or in-person) and ask specific competition /Dev Catalyst related questions.  Please be sure to include your school's name on the subject line of the ticket. Access the help desk from the new Dev Catalyst Learn website or directly using the link: http://www.devcatalystlearn.com/ 
(Help Desk link located at the bottom of the list on the homepage) https://devcatalystlearn.on.spiceworks.com/sign_in

Classroom Visits
It is also common for to schedule classroom visits (in-person or remotely) with Molly or Jennifer so we can help you get students started and answer questions. If you would like to schedule a remote visit, please let us know.

Local Support
Glad you are part of regional Tech learning community and our local cohort of schools and teachers launching the Dev Catalyst learning platform. We look forward to working together to ensure your students' success. Stay tuned for upcoming Professional Development workshops or video conference calls.

Local Contact: Jennifer Nevarez, New Mexico TechWorks
jennifernevarez@newmexicotechworks.com
505-699-1503

​Back-Up
We set up a video camera and recorded our summer Professional Development for Dev Catalyst teachers. These are NOT edited but they will help you better understand UX and basic web design if you are new to this world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys1gDMtAPYk&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeYablhJ9d4&feature=youtu.be 

We are here to help!

  Molly Plyler, M.Ed.
Educational Outreach Coordinator | theCO Dev Catalyst | attheco.com molly@attheco.com Twitter | @DevCatalyst_CO 541 Wiley Parker Rd. | Jackson, TN 38305

www.devcatalyst.com

​New Mexico
Jennifer Nevarez
New Mexico TechWorks
jennifernevarez@newmexicotechworks.com
505-699-1503

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Special thanks
to the following organizations for their support:

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Dev Catalyst Competition Categories
Novice Web Development (high school)*

Raspberry Pi with Scratch (middle school)
Raspberry Pi with Python (high school)
Advanced Web Development (high school)
Data Dev (high school).

*Novice Web Development is the only competition eligible for the San Francisco trip.
We work to provide educators with training and classroom resources which will help you motivate and guide your students through their dev project which they will submit for judging.

First year participants, 
we recommend you start your students in the Novice Web Development (High School)
OR the Raspberry Pi with Python category (Middle School)

San Francisco Trip
Student winners and selected teachers will go on an all expense paid trip to San Francisco where we will tour tech companies such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google and Pivotal. Student winners in all categories EXCEPT Raspberry Pi are eligible for the trip.
You can find a video of a previous trip on our website. 
https://www.attheco.com/devcatalyst 

Additional Awards
"Top School" trophy
"Rookie School of the Year" trophy
"Rookie School of the Year" award

2017-2018 Important Dates

​Year-Long Participants
● RaspberryPi (middle & high school) - Competition Deadline March 28, 2018
● Novice Dev, Advanced Web Dev & Data Dev - Competition Deadline April 6, 2018

National Awards Program
Dev Catalyst Awardaganza! - Tentative date is April 27, 2018

San Francisco
San Francisco Tech Tour trip - Tentatively scheduled for May 23 - June 1, 201

Additional Teacher Notes

At the educator workshop last summer, we discussed some procedures you will want to establish in your classroom. For example, how will students turn in assignments to you. Dev Catalyst Learn provides a pdf for assignments. Do you want students to print that document and complete it? Write answers on their own paper. Or you may want students to complete assignments digitally.
You will also want to decide how you use the short quizzes throughout the tutorials. These quizzes require a score of 80% or higher to advance.
We recommend using this short quizzes as formative assessments and the longer course tests as summative assessments.

We have attached a copy of the teacher notes we distributed at the educator workshop. Please note that there is a list of websites that students will need access to. You may want to provide that list to your school system's IT personnel so your students can have access to those websites.

Remind App
●  Teacher Updates
https://www.remind.com/join/89299h or text @89299h to the number 81010
●  Student Updates
https://www.remind.com/join/h9kg8a or text @h9kg8a to the number 81010

Dev Catalyst Learn - Student Sign Up Google Form
●  https://goo.gl/forms/XDvZ3ThYtxV7THwg2
●  We recommend using a school email address for the students

Dev Catalyst Learn App
●  Download “Mobile Learn” app from App Store
●  School Name is “CourseSites by Blackboard - free”
●  Use your same username & password from our website. https://devcatalystlearn.coursesites.com/
●  Note: quizzes and tests are not mobile compatible

Supplemental educational resources such as reading guides and graphic organizers ○ Teachers need to determine how they want their students to submit these assignments (print the attachments, copy on their own paper, OR digitally copy questions & type answers for submission)

Online testing
○  Students will need to show you their gradebook or test score as they complete each test
○  Recommend using the unit quizzes as formative assessments

Videos
○  Most videos are hosted within the CMS so they should open as attachments
○  The Raspberry Pi course requires students to have access to Vimeo

Coding Tutorials & Resources which require account creation
○ We recommend you require students to use the same email address and password on all of these accounts.

CodePen - Novice Web
GitHub SparkHire - Novice Web
Dev Cloud 9 - Advanced Web Dev and Data Dev Codecademy (Dev Catalyst educators receive Pro Codecademy accounts in order to get some other instructional resources)
Dev Vimeo - Raspberry Pi 

Codecademy Codecademy is currently updating their website.
We are working to update our resources as changes are being made.

Dev Catalyst Poster
Dev Catalyst poster to display in your classroom or school.
We designed it as an 8.5x11 document so you are easily able to print it off in your 

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2017-2018 Dev Catalyst Competition Categories & Guidelines

Novice Web Development (High School)
1. create a 5-page website (one homepage and 5 content pages ) which includes the
following:
○ Minimum requirement for programming languages are HTML and CSS
○ README file
■ Intro to design: color, font, background and explain the thought process or
psychology for your design decisions in your README file
○ Responsive
○ Media to include photos
○ Students may work in teams of 2 or 3 students to create their website
○ Students should NOT use themes or templates for your websites. We need to
see that you are able to code the site.
2. Website must be uploaded to GitHub
3. Website was created for a client, such as a local business, nonprofit organization, or
school organization/team/club.
4. Online interview via SparkHire (each student will interview individually)
5. Teacher recommendation
○ Teachers will provide each student with a “grade” of A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C, D or
F
○ This grade should be determined based on the student’s coursework, number of badges, work ethic, and general attitude

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Data Development (Advanced High School Category)
1. Design a database and user interface for a fictitious retail store
● Database has a minimum of FIVE tables
● Build a website or app which integrates and uses this database
2. Students should work in teams of 2-3 students
3. Each team will provide a screencast/video to demo their website where each team
member will describe their role on the project
● Screencasts should be less than 3 minutes
4. All project code should be uploaded to GitHub
5. Each student will submit an individual digital portfolio
● Minimal requirements include an “About Me” section, selected works such as
websites or apps you have created, a link to your code repository
(Example:GitHub) and resume
● Optional items to include: a writing sample (Example: essay or research paper)
and link to your LinkedIn profile
● Sample digital portfolio: http://sodiumhalogen.com/clients/devcat/

Advanced Web Development (High School)
1. create a 7-page website (one homepage and 7 content pages) which includes the
following:
○ Websites should include code beyond HTML and CSS
○ README file
i. Advanced design: color, font, background, pics & videos are responsive,
logo creation and explain the thought process or psychology for your
design decisions in your README file
○ Responsive
○ Media to include photos and video
○ Includes a user form
○ Students may work in teams of 2-3 students to create their website
2. Website must be uploaded to GitHub
3. Website was created for a client, such as a local business, nonprofit organization, or
school organization/team/club.
4. Submit the wireframe used to create your website (scan/photo of the wireframe sketch
OR a digital wireframe)
5. Each team will provide a screencast/video to demo their website where each team
member will describe their role on the project
○ Screencasts should be less than 3 minutes
6. Each student will submit an individual digital portfolio
○ Minimal requirements include an “About Me” section, selected works such as
websites or apps you have created, a link to your code repository
(Example:GitHub) and resume
○ Optional items to include: a writing sample (Example: essay or research paper)
and link to your LinkedIn profile
○ Sample digital portfolio: http://sodiumhalogen.com/clients/devcat/

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Raspberry Pi Project (Middle School)
1. Students should have 3-5 students in their dev team
2. Students will code their Raspberry Pi project in either Scratch or Python
3. Each school will submit a video of their raspberry pi project which includes the following:
a. Explain the problem your project addresses / solves
b. Describe your design process
c. Demonstrate your raspberry pi project in action
4. Videos should last no longer than 3 minutes.
Raspberry Pi Project (High School)
1. Students should have 3-5 students in their dev team
2. Students will code their Raspberry Pi project in Python
3. Each school will submit a video of their raspberry pi project which includes the following:
a. Explain the problem your project addresses / solves
b. Describe your design process
c. Demonstrate your raspberry pi project in action
5. Videos should last no longer than 3 minutes.
6. Your Python code should be uploaded to GitHub

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2017-2018 Dev Catalyst Competition Awards & Prizes

Top 10 Code Champions (Novice Web Development)
● Minimum requirements to be a Code Champions included the following:
completing the required coding curriculum, designing a 5-page website,
and completing an online interview
● Invited on the San Francisco trip

Code Leaders (Novice Web Development)
● Students who show promise in their coursework and/or website design but
were not named a Code Champion
● Funded by corporate sponsors
● Invited on the San Francisco trip

Advanced Web Development Champion
● Tech Prize such as an iPad mini
● The winner may attend the San Francisco trip if the student did not
previously go on the trip in lieu of their tech prize

Data Development Champion
● Tech Prize such as an iPad mini
● The winner may attend the San Francisco trip if the student did not
previously go on the trip in lieu of their tech prize

Best Raspberry Pi Project
● Receives trophy/plaque for school

Top Code Teacher
● Receives individual trophy/plaque
● Invited on the San Francisco trip if they did not go in the past 2 years

Rookie School of the Year
● Receives trophy/plaque for the school

Top Code School
● Receives trophy for the school