Code Cafe

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Maryland, United States

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I'm Brook — a developer, educator, and bridge-builder with roots in Ethiopia and over a decade of work at the intersection of technology and community impact. I've collaborated with science academic curators at NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute, built workforce pipelines for Baltimore students through nonprofit coding programs, and taught CS to kids who were writing their first line of code with me. I created Code Cafe because I believe CS education should be rigorous, culturally affirming, and accessible to every student — not just the ones with resources. Every resource in this store has been classroom-tested with real students in real urban schools and battle-tested in workforce development programs. My background spans physics, frontend development, Python, Django, React, and ML — and I bring all of it into how I design curriculum. Code Cafe is built on one belief: when we give young people real tools and real knowledge, they build real things.

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React JS Mini-Project | Employee Directory | Components, Props & .map()

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Ready-to-teach React mini-project with zero prep — just post the starter link and go.Students build a fully functional Employee Directory using React — choosing their own company narrative, designing their data schema, and rendering a dynamic list of employee cards. This is the project that makes props and .map() click. What's included (2 files):Slide deck (12 slides) — warm-up, objectives, requirements, and four scaffolded project phases: Define, Prepare, Code, ReflectExit ticket — project docu

9th - 12th, Higher Education

Computer Science - Technology

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My teaching philosophy is rooted in Ubuntu — the African principle that we grow through each other. I design curriculum that meets students where they are, builds on what they already know, and connects learning to real-world impact. Every lesson starts with relevance — why does this matter, who built this, what can you create with it? I break complex concepts into digestible modules with hands-on coding activities, visual explanations, and layered projects that scaffold toward mastery. I design for the full range of learners in the room — from the student who has never opened a terminal to the one who already has an A+ certification. I've taught everyone from 5th graders encountering code for the first time to college juniors building production-ready applications. That range has made me a better curriculum designer — I know where the gaps are, where the lightbulb moments happen, and how to build the bridge between the two.

My own education history

I hold a Master of Science in Physics from Morgan State University, where I also served as part-time faculty in the Physics department and worked as a research assistant building automated laboratory instrumentation using Python, numpy, and matplotlib. My undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science in Applied Information Technology from the University of Baltimore. My path has been intentionally interdisciplinary — physics gave me rigorous problem-solving foundations, IT gave me practical systems thinking, and years of teaching gave me the ability to translate both into learning experiences that actually land.