Timeline

Preparation Phase

Teachers Onboarding & Planning Sessions

⏰ Feb 12th - 20th, 2 meetings per course

A ReDI volunteer journey starts with a welcome to the ReDI community! During teachers onboarding & planning sessions, we:

• Welcome new & returning volunteer teachers to the community

• Share semester mission, goals & timeline

• Plan / review the outline of the coursw

• Align on teaching roles & processes

• Prepare for students selection process and course kick off

Students Screening / Interviews

⏰ Feb 24th - 28th, 1 session, 2 hours, optional briefing 30 min before event

The interview is the last step to become a ReDI students, after completing a prework and submitting an official application. We interview in order to:

• Get to know the students

• Ensure their time availability

• Check their understanding of course content

• Understand their motivation to join

We interview every candidate who is not a returning students who passed with achievement in the past semester. *For Circles & Bootcamps we will interview both new & returning students.

We recommend the candidate a course if motivation, understanding of the content and time commitment fit. Based on your decision, we recommend your course, a lower or more advanced one.

Interview Preparation

• You will receive the information on this page, as well as the interview form for your course along with your calendar invite for the interviews. Please accept or decline the invitation by February 19th to confirm your attendance so we can plan accordingly.

• A non mandatory 30-minute briefing will also be held on interview day to review the process and address any questions before we start.

On Interview day

1. Join the Zoom call from your calendar invite.

2. The ReDI Team will welcome you and assign you to a breakout room.

3. A max of 6 students will be sent to you one at a time for 1:1 interviews (20 minutes total):

   • 15 minutes conversation

   • 5 minutes for notes and recommendation

4. A dedicated Slack channel will be set up for real-time communication throughout the interviews and breakout sessions. Once you complete an interview, notify the team on Slack, and the next student will be sent your way.

Teachers Training

⏰ March 3rd-12th, non mandatory We'll offer trainings to our wonderful volunteer teachers to make sure they feel confident sharing their knowledge in the classroom. Training plan and additional information will be presented during onboarding & planning meetings.

Kick Off Preparation

⏰ Courses kick off on March 17th, 2 hours

During our teachers / students kick-off day, you welcome the students to the class. The session is facilitated by each teaching team as a collaborative effort. You find the materials for the kick off session in your course sheet. You need to sign up for a role by adding your name to the meeting agenda. You prepare for the event by finalising the materials needed for your role. The main goals of the meetings are:

• Getting to know each other, create a welcoming class atmosphere

• Introducing the teaching team to the students

• Presenting the course & class tools

Teaching Phase

Project Cycles / Feedback / Touch Points

At the end of each project, we send out a survey to the students and collect their feedback. This is then shared with you in our teachers touch points. Aim aim of the touch points are to:

• hear feedback from the students and ideate solutions

• celebrate our achievements and

• plan the rest of the semester

Community Events

Local Community Events at ReDI School are gatherings where students, alumni, mentors, and industry professionals come together to network informally and share some quality time. These events help you connect with the tech community in your city (Berlin, Hamburg, or NRW). We'll organize 2 community events per each location this semester.

Career Project

We are currently adapting the format of the final career project. More information will follow soon on this aspect!

Let's go to the next section and dive into the tools: Essential Tools.