[JOB OPP] Re: Fwd: Summer Education/CS internship at Codecademy

Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:48:41 -0400
From: Jeff Knerr 
To: job-opps@cs.swarthmore.edu
Subject: [JOB OPP] Re: Fwd: Summer Education/CS internship at Codecademy
Message-ID: <20120514214841.GC16145@cs.swarthmore.edu>
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>> I'm Sasha Laundy '06 (and former SCCS sysadmin) and I'm heading up
>> educational strategy at Codecademy, a start-up that teaches people how to
>> code online. We have a number of internship opportunities available and I
>> was wondering if you were able to help us spread this message to your
>> Computer Science and any Education students who have some programming
>> experience. 
>>
>> If students are interested in applying, please have them contact me ASAP,
>> even if they are not yet done with their application materials. 
>> Thanks so much! I'd love to have other Swatties involved, and give
>> Swarthmore another toe in entrepreneurship.
>> -Sasha
>>
>> Introduction
>> Codecademy is a rapidly-growing startup that teaches people how to code
>> online with an engaging, interactive tool. We've been featured in the New
>> York Times, Forbes and Fox News, and are looking for summer interns
>> passionate about education and technology. If you are interested in
>> helping to teach millions how to write apps and build websites, consider
>> becoming a Codecademy summer intern with our Education team. The work will
>> focus on editing and creating quality content, developing new curriculum,
>> and analyzing how users learn how to program.  
>> How to apply
>> Write a course that is approved by our education team and get an automatic
>> interview for a summer internship. Your course:
>> 1. Should be on JavaScript, jQuery, or Python
>> 2. Must be at least 15 exercises long, split into at least 3 sections
>> 3. Should be aimed at intermediate or advanced programmers
>> 4. Will be assessed on the quality of the explanations, design of the
>> exercises, and thoroughness of the submission correctness tests.
>> Any course creator whose course is approved by our education team will
>> receive an automatic internship interview. To get started, check out our
>> course creator and experiment with our demo course. Please send
>> applications to sasha@codecademy.com with the subject 'Summer Educator
>> Internship', the course URL, and any other relevant information.
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