Treehouse is an educational technology company. Our mission is to bring affordable technology education to people everywhere, in order to help them achieve their dreams and change the world. As a teacher at Treehouse, you’ll join our amazing teaching team to create world class learning material for Treehouse students. Due to the nature of high quality video production, you will need to work from our production office in Portland, Oregon.
Responsibilities
- Work with other teachers to design the Treehouse curriculum at a high level by identifying topics that are critical to job-readiness.
- Write structured educational content and work with the video team through production and release. This includes writing scripts, creating engaging example projects, building assessment material using Treehouse Quizzes and Code Challenges, and recording all course materials both on-set and as a screencast.
- Iterate quickly on courses to keep them up-to-date with the latest tools and technologies.
- Research new languages, tools, frameworks, open source projects, and other material to stay on the cutting-edge of technology.
- Support Treehouse courses after their release by responding to student questions and making critical updates to courses as necessary.
Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of Java for desktop and web application development
- Deep knowledge of related web technologies for Java web development (HTML/CSS/JS)
- Knowledge of native Android development is a plus
- Passionate about sharing knowledge and teaching others
- Outstanding writing abilities
- Excellent presentation skills and on-camera confidence
Benefits
- Full coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 4-day, 32-hour work week (we don't work on Friday)
- 18 days (or 4.5 weeks) paid time off
- 401(k) contribution matching, 100% up to 6% of your salary
A note of interest: Apple told us we had to remove our Android lessons from the app for it to be allowed in the App Store: http://tech.co/treehouse-ipad-app-2013-07
I teach Android and iOS at Treehouse, and I was shocked to find out about this! As disappointing as it is, we are still excited to offer students this app for everything else, and are hopeful that Apple will change their stance on this. As a side note, if we release an Android version of this app, we will take the high road and include the iOS content! :-p
I teach Android and iOS at Treehouse, and I was shocked to find out about this! As disappointing as it is, we are still excited to offer students this app for everything else, and are hopeful that Apple will change their stance on this. As a side note, if we release an Android version of this app, we will take the high road and include the iOS content! :-p
Having moved to teaching after 10 years of software development, I can definitely relate to this post. I love how researching how to explain something has really made me understand concepts on a much deeper level. I appreciate things I never appreciated when doing pure development, and it's driven my hunger to learn more as opposed to learning enough to get a task done.
I've played this game a bunch and can't wait to get my own copy. Randy has done so much amazing work to make this fun for gamers and non-gamers alike, and our kids! It's awesome to see somebody who works in the digital realm manifest a physical product. :)
It is a really great game. I've played a bunch of times with Randy (the creator) with 3 or 4 people and each game has been different and challenging in new ways. It's one of those I appreciate more the more I play it. Can't wait to get my own copy!
Your own desire (financial or otherwise) is absolutely key. It's an extremely competitive landscape, but the barrier to entry is low compared to other industries. You can do quite a lot on your own with an investment of mostly time and energy.
I love the Big Nerd Ranch! That's definitely a great way to learn, but if you want more than just a book to work from, that's where Treehouse is here to help (Big Nerd Ranch has AWESOME bootcamps, too). It's so exciting to have so many great resources available cheaply or freely.
Sometimes your "killer" idea might be selfish or for a really small niche, too. It may not be a successful business venture, but it could be the killer app for you, friends and family, or specific types of users. For example, in another blog post of mind somebody older commented on his desire to have an app that simply uses the camera to automatically enlarge what he's looking at to help him read. And if you're interested in learning or building things then perhaps working on your own personal project will be super rewarding.
I can't disagree with your points, but if someone is motivated and wants to learn, getting started can be overwhelming, especially if you don't have any programming experience. This post is intended to help guide people at the very beginning of their learning, though it's totally valid to point out that it's a journey, not a quick fix.
At Treehouse our mission is to make software development approachable to all, and our courses are designed to teach people from the ground up. Of course it will be harder for people who have never written a line of code, but with desire, determination, and the help of the supportive community we're building then hopefully they can accomplish their goals more efficiently and cost-effectively than before.
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Overview
Treehouse is an educational technology company. Our mission is to bring affordable technology education to people everywhere, in order to help them achieve their dreams and change the world. As a teacher at Treehouse, you’ll join our amazing teaching team to create world class learning material for Treehouse students. Due to the nature of high quality video production, you will need to work from our production office in Portland, Oregon.
Responsibilities
- Work with other teachers to design the Treehouse curriculum at a high level by identifying topics that are critical to job-readiness.
- Write structured educational content and work with the video team through production and release. This includes writing scripts, creating engaging example projects, building assessment material using Treehouse Quizzes and Code Challenges, and recording all course materials both on-set and as a screencast.
- Iterate quickly on courses to keep them up-to-date with the latest tools and technologies.
- Research new languages, tools, frameworks, open source projects, and other material to stay on the cutting-edge of technology.
- Support Treehouse courses after their release by responding to student questions and making critical updates to courses as necessary.
Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of Java for desktop and web application development
- Deep knowledge of related web technologies for Java web development (HTML/CSS/JS)
- Knowledge of native Android development is a plus
- Passionate about sharing knowledge and teaching others
- Outstanding writing abilities
- Excellent presentation skills and on-camera confidence
Benefits
- Full coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 4-day, 32-hour work week (we don't work on Friday)
- 18 days (or 4.5 weeks) paid time off
- 401(k) contribution matching, 100% up to 6% of your salary
- $5,000 office setup budget
- $1,500 annual education budget (conferences, books, classes, etc.)
- Free iPhone or Android phone and monthly contract compensation
- Free lunch every day