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All Academy Day Sample Agendas

All Academy Day Agendas

Two sample agendas are provided a short and long version. If you are planning your first event or have limited resources, consider following the shorter agenda. Feel free to modify these to create an event that works best for you and your students.

           

Shorter Agenda (3.5 hours)
Time Activity
8:30 a.m. Students arrive
9:00 a.m. Welcome and orientation: students are assigned to groups for competition
9:30 a.m. Competition begins
 

Rotation 1 (9:30 - 10:15 a.m.)

 

  • Groups 1 and 2         Competition A
  • Groups 3 and 4         Competition B
  • Groups 5 and 6         Competition C
 

Rotation 2 (10:20–11:05 a.m.)


    • Groups 1 and 2         Competition B
    • Groups 3 and 4         Competition C
    • Groups 5 and 6         Competition A
 

Rotation 3 (11:10 - 11:55 a.m.)


    • Groups 1 and 2         Competition C
    • Groups 3 and 4         Competition A
    • Groups 5 and 6         Competition B
12:00 p.m. Lunch and awards
12.50 p.m. Take team photographs
1:00 p.m. Wrap-up and departure

                                   

                           

Longer Agenda (5.5 hours)
Time Activity
8:30 a.m. Students arrive
9:00 a.m. Welcome and orientation
9:30 a.m. Presentations by IT professionals
  Potential presenters: IT professionals from small and large local area businesses, nearby colleges and universities with degrees in IT, IT recruiters, academy graduates
  Potential topics: a day in the life of an IT professional, careers in technology, IT degrees and certification, gaining hands-on experience through an internship
10:30 a.m. Panel discussion or question and answer period with all IT professionals and instructors
11.00 a.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. Students are assigned to groups and competition begins
 

Rotation 1 (12.00–12.45 p.m.)


    • Groups 1 and 2         Competition A
    • Groups 3 and 4         Competition B
    • Groups 5 and 6         Competition C
 

Rotation 2 (12:50–1:35 p.m.)


    • Groups 1 and 2         Competition B
    • Groups 3 and 4         Competition C
    • Groups 5 and 6         Competition A
 

Rotation 3 (1:40–2:25 p.m.)


    • Groups 1 and 2         Competition C
    • Groups 3 and 4         Competition A
    • Groups 5 and 6         Competition B
2:30 p.m. Awards
2:45 p.m. Take team photographs
3:00 p.m. Wrap-up and departure

        

Tips:

  • Review the presentations and videos within the Promoting IT Careers site, including both All Academy Day and Job Shadow Day for content you can use during your event.
  • See the Locating Industry Resources section for ideas on identifying speakers and small-group-discussion leaders.
  • Be sure to describe the program and benefits of your academy sometime during the event.
  • Since the purpose is to reinforce students’ learning, you can show them the problems and challenges ahead of time. Just make sure that if one school or team sees the problem that the others have the same opportunity.
  • Have the competitors review the rules of each competition before the day of the event.
  • Show off your students’ skills and reinforce potential partnerships by inviting faculty, parents, local IT companies, and potential students.