Megan Amendola
Treehouse Teacher
Kansas City, KS
I love the constant challenge and intricate puzzles programming brings compared to other careers. This also allows me to continuously learn and grow.
Topics & Specialties
Courses & Workshops I've Taught
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11 minPractice
Practice Setting Up a Python Project
Practice setting up a Python project locally and on GitHub.
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9 minPractice
Practice Error Handling
Practice your error handling skills using try/except blocks.
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11 minWorkshop
Computer Fundamentals (Windows)
Learn about your computer's file structure, zip files, and downloaded files to prepare you for your learning journey here at Treehouse.
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11 minWorkshop
Computer Fundamentals (Mac)
Learn about your computer's file structure, zip files, and downloaded files to prepare you for your learning journey here at Treehouse.
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13 minPractice
Practice Cleaning Data
Practice accessing data and cleaning it for use in other functions or programs.
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7 minPractice
Practice Emulating Built-ins
Practice emulating Python's built-in methods dunder str, dunder eq, and dunder iter.
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8 minPractice
Practice OOP Vocabulary
Test your knowledge of OOP vocabulary with this practice session.
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17 minWorkshop
Dunder Main
In this workshop, we’ll talk about using a recommended Python best practice, dunder main to control the execution of our code.
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33 minWorkshop
Data from APIs
Use Python to gather data from an API and save it to a CSV file.
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Preparing Data for Analysis
Learn how to clean and prep data for analysis using spreadsheet tools and Python's Pandas.
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42 minWorkshop
Relational Databases With SQLAlchemy
Learn how to interact with multiple tables through relationships using Python's SQLALchemy.
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16 minWorkshop
Presenting an Analysis
Learn the fundamentals for creating a presentation to highlight your analysis for stakeholders.
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33 minWorkshop
Hello Python
An introduction to the Python programming language. Learn about what backend development is and how Python differs from other programming languages. Jump into writing code and creating your first small program.
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Basic Statistics for Data Analysis
Basic statistics concepts learned through traditional schools may have been forgotten or not utilized for a long time. This course is to remind students how to calculate basic statistics, solidify understanding of the terminology, and determine which graphs might be most useful in displaying data.
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33 minWorkshop
Analyzing Books with Pandas
Walkthrough an analysis of books using Python's Pandas.
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Flask with SQLAlchemy Basics
Learn how to use the popular Python framework for creating websites and web applications, Flask. Then upgrade your website with a database connection using SQLAlchemy.
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SQLAlchemy Basics
Creating a SQL database including model creation and CRUD using SQLAlchemy.
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Basic Object-Oriented Python
Learn the powerful object-oriented method of designing and laying out code.
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Intro to Data Analysis
An introduction to the concepts, tools, and terms for data analysis.
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Basic Math for Data Analysis
Basic math concepts learned through traditional schools may have been forgotten or not utilized for a long time. This workshop is to remind students how to calculate basic statistics and refresh their memory on terminology.
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56 minWorkshop
Structuring Your Code
Improve your code structure by applying narrative flow, iterative coding, KISS, and DRY methods.
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5 minPractice
Practice Creating a Sitemap
Practice creating a sitemap for an elementary school called Northeast Elementary. Use research and a persona to determine what features and pages the school will need on its website then organize and diagram them into a sitemap.
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11 minWorkshop
Introducing Google Slides
Walkthrough Google Slides to understand the tools available to create presentations.
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7 minPractice
Practice Prototyping
Practice prototyping by connecting mockups in Adobe XD. Practice creating tap, time, and drag interactions.
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2 minPractice
Practice Storyboarding
Storyboarding is a great way to visualize a persona’s interaction with your product. Building a storyboard helps to keep your design and solutions human-centered by using a story to empathize with your users. In this workshop, you'll practice this important skill by creating your own storyboard.
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10 minWorkshop
Creating an Affinity Diagram
Learn how to organize your research into an affinity diagram to uncover common patterns in data and uncover opportunities for applying User Experience Design to user pain points.
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10 minWorkshop
Creating User Personas
Learn how to focus your design work by developing user personas to help you represent and visualize the audience or audiences for your website, application, or product.
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