{"id":16978,"date":"2019-09-16T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T19:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?p=16978"},"modified":"2022-03-28T13:57:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T19:57:01","slug":"teacher-spotlight-ivann-grande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/teacher-spotlight-ivann-grande\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Spotlight: Ivann Grande"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>About Teacher Spotlight:<\/strong> The concept of \u201cstudents first\u201d is at the heart of everything we are and do at CodeWizardsHQ. We know students learn best when they interact with a talented teacher. We conscientiously hand-select the very best coding teachers, ultimately hiring only the top 2% of applicants. Every month we go behind the scenes to tell you more about one of our amazing teachers. This month, we bring you, Ivann Grande!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wMWkW0pT4pU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-what-inspired-your-career-choice-growing-up\"><b>Who\/what inspired your career choice growing up?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sisterAndBrother_Mexico.jpg\" alt=\"Instructor Ivann, Coding Classes for Kids\" class=\"wp-image-17003\" width=\"300\" title=\"Instructor Ivann with Cow, Coding Classes for Kids\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sisterAndBrother_Mexico.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sisterAndBrother_Mexico-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sisterAndBrother_Mexico-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sisterAndBrother_Mexico-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I was in 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grade, my mother won a raffle for a new computer. I was always playing with it and doing whatever I could with it. It just so happened that my elementary school was doing a career day event where we selected a career we would like to pursue. We dressed the part and had our photo taken as a reminder. When I learned about what computer programmers do, I realized that\u2019s the career I wanted. Fast-forward to when I was 20, I went into college and lost sight of my genuine interests from when I was younger. I worked at a warehouse where I met a coworker (Erik) who was an amazing programmer. He motivated me to pursue the computer science field, and since then, I have worked hard at achieving a dream that I had long forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-has-been-the-most-rewarding-part-of-working-at-codewizardshq\"><b>What has been the most rewarding part of working at CodeWizardsHQ?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zacatecas_MX-e1568914339273.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zacatecas_MX-e1568914339273-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Instructor Ivann with wife\" class=\"wp-image-17006\" title=\"Instructor Ivann with Friend, Coding Classes for Kids\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zacatecas_MX-e1568914339273-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zacatecas_MX-e1568914339273-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zacatecas_MX-e1568914339273-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zacatecas_MX-e1568914339273.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My kiddos, hands down. Most of my students have been following me now since the beginning. It has been an incredible experience seeing them grow and develop not just their programming skills, but their life skills as well. If I can make just a small impact on what my students pick up throughout their academic career, then that\u2019s enough for me.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-your-vision-for-the-future-of-coding-and-kids\"><b>What is your vision for the future of coding and kids?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope that coding can be made available to all kids and schools as a basic course. Every bit of tech around us utilizes some form of programming&nbsp;and preparing kids now will only benefit them in the future regardless of their career choice.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-you-aren-t-working-what-do-you-enjoy-doing-hobbies\"><b>When you aren\u2019t working, what do you enjoy doing (hobbies)?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have quite a few random hobbies. I have over 15 instruments, and I enjoy wood carving, hiking, traveling, gardening, photography, watching movies, board games, long-boarding, baking, and programming. I always enjoy picking up new hobbies any chance I get. Currently, I started poking around into game development, and I\u2019ve grown to like it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-if-you-could-have-one-teacher-super-power-what-would-it-be\"><b>If you could have one teacher super-power, what would it be?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/whiteSands_NM.jpg\" alt=\"Instructor Ivann in the Snow, Coding Classes for Kids\" class=\"wp-image-17005\" title=\"Instructor Ivann in the Snow, Coding Classes for Kids\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/whiteSands_NM.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/whiteSands_NM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/whiteSands_NM-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/whiteSands_NM-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I had just one teacher superpower, it would probably be the ability to teach any topic the best way on the first go. 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