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Bethany Lindsey, Director of Education (she/her)  Share a little bit about your background and previous experience in education. Education is my career. I have worked in schools as a teacher, volunteer, or admin since I graduated from college. Most recently, I was working as the Program Director at Galvanize’s Seattle office. I truly believe that education is the best way to create positive change in the world.  What part of Ada’s mission resonates with you most? Ada’s mission really resonates…

By Dan Roberts, Lead Instructor, Interim Director of Education In a previous post we discussed the problem of teaching inheritance in object-oriented programming. Ada’s curriculum relies heavily on inheritance, so we asked three questions: What about teaching inheritance is hard? How is inheritance used in the real world? Given those constraints, how can we teach inheritance more effectively? We identified that inheritance solves a complex problem, and that the way inheritance is typically taught doesn’t correspond well with how inheritance…

By: Gabriela Pinto (she/her), Program Manager – Philanthropy & Communications  I am excited to join the Ada family as our newest Program Manager of Philanthropy and Communications!  Working closely with our Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development, Alexandra, I look forward to strengthening community support for our Adies, expanding our fundraising channels to create a foundation for growth in our programs and cultivating and sharing the amazing stories from our current and past students.  Before landing at Ada, I spent…

We get lots of questions from alums and donors about how the Ada Loan Fund works.  We know it’s a bit confusing so we wanted to put together the following guide to bring clarity.  Access to low-cost, unsecured loans is hard for many students, so this is where Ada steps in to help fill the gaps so students can cover living expenses while they attend Ada.  We recognize that some students could receive loans from conventional banks which have more…