Week 7 Lesson Plan (Teachers)

Kick-off session: explain the project brief, requirements, and timeline

Demo: example project walkthrough showing a minimal but complete submission

Office hours structure: scheduled check-ins for students to ask questions and get unblocked

Mid-week checkpoint: students share progress, blockers, and revised scope

Technical interview format: 15-20 minutes per student, structured around architecture and decisions

Interview rubric: working deployment, code quality, technical communication, self-awareness of trade-offs

Common coaching moments: helping students reduce scope, debug Azure issues, prepare presentations

Post-interview debrief: group discussion of lessons learned and common patterns

Day-by-day schedule for the project week

Interview scheduling logistics: how to manage 15-20 min per student across the cohort

Office hours format (drop-in vs scheduled slots)

Protocol for when a student's Azure account is broken

The actual interview rubric (not just a mention of it)

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