RPI-Schenectady Academy Support Center Instructor Training Center Academy Update March 4, 2014 David Kotfila, Bernadette O’Brien, Michael Knichel

2 RPI-Schenectady Academy Update - Agenda  Introductions  NetRiders  Conferences  CCNA curriculum  New Courses  Professional Development  Summer Training  Packet Tracer Test Questions  NetSpace

3 RPI-Schenectady Introductions RPI-Schenectady ASC ITC David Kotfila - RPI Bernadette O’Brien - Schenectady Instructor Trainers Karen Woodard, Michael Knichel, John Rullan, Robert Cannistra, Arnold Ramsaren, Wil Widulski

4 RPI-Schenectady NetRiders

5 RPI-Schenectady NetRiders  Event will be held once a year (Spring)  2 competitions happening concurrently CCENT: uscan_CCENT_cisco CCNA: uscan_CCNA_netacad  Students compete as individuals  2 Rounds (proctoring required)  Instructor must also register Deadline for Registering is March 14 th

6 RPI-Schenectady RPI-Schenectady Conference June 26-27, 2014

7 RPI-Schenectady RPI-Schenectady Conference June 26-27, 2014  Held on the New Hampshire Technical College Campus, Concord, NH  Keynote speaker: John Morgridge, Chairman Emeritus of Cisco and "Father of the Cisco Networking Academy.“  Cost: $100--includes breakfast and lunch both days and instructor appreciation event Thursday.  Technical topics include: CCNA and IT Essentials Labs, Multi-area OSPF, IPv6, EtherChannel, Security, Netflow, Updates from Cisco, Best Practices, and much more...  Jackie Barker, Joni Blakeslee, Marie Zwickert to hear your concerns  Hotel: Courtyard Marriott-$105  SAVE THE DATE!  Special Thanks to the NHTI team who are hosting the event: Fred Lance, William Shurbert, Aaron Conn and Gary Hendley.

8 RPI-Schenectady Conference Questions?  What do you need to know?  Registration Site will be available April 15 th  Hotel available now.

9 RPI-Schenectady Virtual Conference March 18-19

10 RPI-Schenectady Virtual Conference March Join academy instructors from around the world for instructor professional development with Cisco. Explore the virtual environment designed to connect all of us for two days of:  Live sessions and chats with Cisco leaders  On-demand sessions from NetAcad teams and instructors  Peer share with peers over blogs, chats  Have fun with games and a chance of prizes Register Now  Have fun with games and a chance of prizes Educating the Architects of the Internet of Everything

11 RPI-Schenectady Spring Professional Development

12 RPI-Schenectady Spring Professional Development  Focus on new topics in the curriculum  Topics: IPv6, Etherchannel, OSPFv3, Multi-area OSPF, HSRP  Dates: April 8, April 22 and May 6 th  Delivered via WEBEX. Headset needed for best participation  Registration for all classes at

13 RPI-Schenectady Summer Training

14 RPI-Schenectady Free Summer 2014 Instructor Camps  CCNA instructor boot camp for those who want to pass the cert exam (or enhance their skills and interact with other instructors)  Virtual. Date TBD  CCNA Security instructor camp at RPI - Tentative July The class will be taught by Michael Knichel.  Free of charge to those who are affiliated with us.

15 RPI-Schenectady Summer Instructor Training  IT Essentials. RPI July 7 – 11  Need Training. Let us Know ASAP

16 RPI-Schenectady Equipment Donation

17 RPI-Schenectady Equipment – I am a fanatic! Working a year on a major equipment donation. Expecting T switches the week of March 19 th. me your requests. You must be willing to come to Troy, NY to pick the equipment up. No shipments.

18 RPI-Schenectady Curriculum Routing and Switching  The Differences!

19 RPI-Schenectady Certification Alignment  CCNA RS 1 Introduction to Networks  CCNA RS 2 Routing & Switching Essentials  Align to the CCENT certification  CCNA RS 3 Scaling Networks  CCNA RS 4 Connecting Networks  All four align to CCNA Routing & Switching  If you take exam, then take

20 RPI-Schenectady Exploration 1 versus RS Intro

21 RPI-Schenectady Discovery 1 versus RS Intro

22 RPI-Schenectady Exploration 2 versus RS Essentials

23 RPI-Schenectady Discovery 2 versus RS Essentials

24 RPI-Schenectady New Courses

25 RPI-Schenectady New Courses Objectives  Address market shifts and skills gap Meet global demand for technical skills beyond core routing and switching Increase workforce readiness skills  Expand learning opportunities Provide introduction to essential and emerging networking technology skills Supplement with career and collaboration skills  Engage learners directly Extend access to all NetAcad students Provide options to self-enroll for self-paced, self-directed learning Grow the pipeline for core NetAcad ICT offerings

26 RPI-Schenectady New Courses  Helps students develop an entrepreneurial mindset  Teaches skills such as business planning, negotiation, financial literacy, and problem solving  Content organized into 7 modules that include practice activities and quizzes to test understanding  Students can self-enroll, or instructors can teach this course in their classrooms  Available in English, Arabic, and Spanish  Estimated time to complete: hours Entrepreneurship Course Overview Available Now!

27 RPI-Schenectady New Courses  Introduces the importance of cybersecurity and current trends in industry  Content organized in 7 modules that include presentations and panel discussions with industry experts  Activities, videos and additional resources for students to explore  Assessments include a pre-test, 7 quizzes, 1 final exam  Students can self-enroll  Available in English  Estimated time to complete: 20 hours Introduction to Cybersecurity Course Overview Available Now!

28 RPI-Schenectady New Courses – Partner Course  Curriculum developed by Network Development Group (NDG) for Linux Professional Institute (LPI)  Instructor-led online curriculum  Aligns with Linux Essentials Certificate of Achievement  Targeted to entry-level Linux professionals  Currently in Market Trial  One semester course  No additional equipment is required for this course. Linux Essentials Course Overview

29 RPI-Schenectady Linux – Course Topics

30 RPI-Schenectady Packet Tracer

31 RPI-Schenectady Packet Tracer questions in Tests  Issues have been resolved  Cisco now have signed certificates.  The exams will work in the latest versions of Chrome, FF and IE  New updates to Java may cause new issues  Please contact me if you continue to have problems

32 RPI-Schenectady NetSpace

33 RPI-Schenectady NetSpace  Tips and tricks  Communities  Where are the community downloads?  Where are the Bridging Materials?  What is new?

34 RPI-Schenectady Grant Opportunities

35 RPI-Schenectady Grant Opportunities Grants available from Cisco for developing innovative, replicable strategies:  To improve recruitment and retention in the academy program  To prepare and place academy students in the IT workforce Contact: Marie Zwickert

36 RPI-Schenectady Corporate Partners

37 RPI-Schenectady Corporate Partners  Red River  Core BTS  Nfrastructure  Annese & Associates  IP Logic  Custom Computers  These companies cannot hire enough qualified individuals!  Help you with internships, co-ops, career days  Possible source of used/new equipment  Take a corporate partner to lunch

38 RPI-Schenectady Contact Us  David Kotfila  Bernadette O’Brien  Michael Knichel