"I enjoyed the time I spent at the Cisco Girls in Technology Day event. I was there just for the morning, but the buzz was so exciting and the information and enthusiasm were so high. "
Tom Pendleton
Executive Director, NYC School to Work Alliance
Date: Friday, Janauary 21st, 2005
Location: Cisco NYC office
Goal: To introduce female high school students to IT careers & the Cisco Networking Academy Program
Agenda:
9:30-9:45
Arrival & Registration
10:00-10:30
General Session
Welcome: Video, "I am an Engineer" Keynote:
10:30-11:15
Panel of IT Professionals: What They Do & Q/A
A panel of approximately 5 Cisco employees representing different disciplines of Information Technology (ie. engineers, sales, marketing, & product management). They will explain what they do, a typical work day, their customer base, etc.
11:30 – 12:30
Real World Solutions Activities: Do you ever wonder what Information Technology (IT) professionals actually do? Working in small teams with 1 or 2 IT mentors, the students will devise technology solutions to real world problems. The activity is arranged so that students serve as a group of global technology consultants. Their mission is to find technology solutions to help solve the societal problem/challenge. These are real examples of technology challenges, where most involve Cisco's equipment and networking technology.
11:30-12:30
Instructor Breakout Session: Real World Solutions activities
12:30-1:15
Lunch Discussions with IT Professionals: Students will have lunch in small groups with various IT professionals to discuss careers in IT
1:15-1:45
"Real World Solutions" Reporting Back:
Students will share their solutions with the entire group
1:45
Complete Evaluations & Wrap Up/Next Steps
2:00
Depart for School
Number of Students: 50 students attended: 22/Chelsea, 18/Edison, 4/MOUSE, 6/YMCA Chinatown
Number of School Administrators: 8 staff from NYC Office of Technology & Learning & 7 instructors attended
Invites: Females from CNAP classes were invited
Number of Volunteers: 26 volunteers: 8/Cisco, 18/non-Cisco
Number of Cisco Volunteer Hours: 40
Co-Sponsor: Co-sponsored by WAN
Partners: NYC Advisory Council members, NYC Board of Ed.
