Noa Gellner
Teacher Assistant at Mishkan Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolNoa Gellner is a software engineer and educator with a decade of experience blending hands-on development and classroom instruction to make computing accessible to learners of all ages. She has built and deployed professional software at Focused Labs while designing and delivering full-stack curricula and immersive workshops at organizations like Code Platoon, Flatiron School, and Intrinsic Schools. Comfortable shifting between cloud-deployed production work and activity-driven, project-based teaching, she specializes in turning complex technical concepts into engaging, practical learning experiences. Passionate about equity and community, she consistently mentors students and colleagues—helping 90% of graduates from cohorts she taught find developer roles within a year. Her background in English and counseling psychology gives her a rare strength in communication and learner-centered pedagogy that elevates both product quality and classroom outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters, Cum Laude with Honors, Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters, Cum Laude with Honors at Kenyon CollegeComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Dev BootcampMaster of Science - MS, Counseling Psychology, Master of Science - MS, Counseling Psychology at National Louis UniversityStudy Abroad, English Language and Literature/Letters, Study Abroad, English Language and Literature/Letters at University of Exeter
Spanish, Japanese, English
Github Skills (10)
lms9
canvas-lms9
candidate8
connect-four7
misspell4
ruby2
gmail2
lists1
nodejs1
inbox1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
NoahHeinrich/NoahHeinrich.github.io
Sep 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:95 PRs, 85 pushes, 38 branches in 9 months
NoahHeinrich/phase-0
Sep 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:136 PRs, 101 pushes, 39 branches in 1 month
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