Rails Decal Teaching Guide

Lesson Plan

Week 1 - 9/13: Introduction to Ruby and The Web

Week 2 - 9/20: Rails Fundamentals — Controllers, Forms, and Actions

Week 3-9/27: Forms + Intro to Rails Lab

Week 4-10/4: Models and Databases

Project 1: PokePortal — Due 10/25

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Week 5-10/11: Rails Model + Routes Magic!

Week 6-10/18: Advanced Models

Week 7-10/25: Into the Mines: Gem Showcase

Project 2: Build Your Own Web App

Week 8-11/1: Automotive Professionals Inc (APIs!)

Week 9-11/8: Webhooks + APIs

Week 10-11/15: Guest Lecture? Rest + Fun Week!

Week 11-11/29: Final Presentations!

Big Picture Ideas

• Minimize Lecturing. We have two hours of available lecture time, but no one enjoys being lectured at for two hours. If we want to make the most of the time and keep students engaged, we need to mix things up often. One good rule of thumb (albeit hard to follow given our topic) is to not lecture for longer than 15 minutes at a time. Mini labs and discussions amidst lab groups will help break the time up and keep students awake and interested.
  • Potentially just a "follow the leader"-esque lab.
  • First part of demo is a "code-along" and then towards the end is a looser step.
    • Having some ownership of what you're doing would be nice.