Sprint #6

Sprint Dates

Sprint Start Date

Mon 11/10

Sprint End Date

Fri 11/21

To Do

✓ Complete Time Sheet

  • Timesheet #12 due Sunday 11/16 at 11:59 PM EST.

  • Timesheet #13 due Sunday 11/23 at 11:59 PM EST.

✓ Grade Professional Development #5 & Team Report #5 on Gradescope by Wednesday 11/12 at 11:59PM EST.

✓ Grade Sprint Report #5 on Gradescope by Wednesday 11/19 at 11:59PM EST.

✓ Attend Monthly Meeting #3, All TA are required to attend 1 session on Wed 11/19. [Room TBD]

✓ Complete final fall presentation final materials and submit on Gradescope by Wednesday 11/19 at 11:59 PM EST.

✓ Finalize a list of audience members for the final presentation and share with your team.

Sprint Schedule

Team Meeting #1 (50 minutes):

  • This is a credit-bearing class; take attendance and make sure students have their cameras turned on.

  • Project Updates from students:

    • What have they been working on since the last sprint?

    • Were there any hurdles, roadblocks or barriers that they experienced while completing this week’s task?

    • What do they plan on committing to completing by the next mentor meeting?

  • Time for questions from students to mentor.

  • Ensure students are assigned tasks to work on before meeting again in the next lab.

Lab Section #1 (1 hour and 50 Minutes):

  • Begin lab with an ice breaker. Please refer to the TA MS Teams chanel for more ideas

  • Reviewing Professional Development Topics - In Sprint #4, students learned about Data Storytelling, Addressing Different Audience and How to Give a Strong Presentation. Refer to the assignments here.

    • Facilitate a conversation about their main takeaways or feedback on the assignments.

    • Discuss how they can apply these skills in their upcoming Final Fall Presentation.

  • Complete a Sprint Retrospective of Sprint #5 by discussing the following questions with your team.

    1. What worked well during Sprint #5?

    2. What didn’t work well during Sprint #5?

    3. How can we improve Sprint #6?

    4. What are some questions you have regarding Sprint #5?

  • Next, have students answer the following questions in their daily stand-ups.

    1. What have you been working on since the last meetings?

    2. What are you currently working on?

    3. Are there any blockers preventing you from doing your work?

  • Using the transformation matrix and story roadmap created in the last lab, begin drafting your final presentation.

Team Meeting #2 (50 minutes):

  • This is a credit-bearing class; take attendance and make sure students have their cameras turned on.

  • Project Updates from students:

    • What have they been working on since the last sprint?

    • Were there any hurdles,roadblocks or barriers that they experienced while completing this weeks task?

    • What do they plan on committing to completing by next mentor meeting?

  • Time for questions from students to mentor.

  • Ensure students are assigned tasks to work on before meeting again in the next lab.

Lab Section #2 (1 hour and 50 Minutes):

  • Begin lab with an ice breaker. Please refer to the TA MS Teams chanel for more ideas

  • Next, have students answer the following questions in their daily stand-ups.

    1. What have you been working on since the last meetings?

    2. What are you currently working on?

    3. Are there any blockers preventing you from doing your work?

  • Complete the draft of your final presentation.

Final Fall Presentation

To recap the semester, your team will present on project progress and future goals. Please review the following Guidelines for the Final Presentation: Final Fall Presentation Details. During this sprint, your team should complete a first draft of your presentation and continuing working on this presentation until the final week of term when you will present to your CRP mentors and the Data Mine staff.

When: Draft due Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET. Late work will not be accepted. Final Materials due Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET. Late work will not be accepted. TAs will submit on behalf of the whole team

What:

✓ The team started the Final Fall Presentation (2 weeks till due date).

✓ Assigned speaking parts for the Final Fall Presentation. This even includes back-up speakers!

✓ Final Fall Presentation Details

✓ Turned in the team Final Fall Presentation draft materials by 11:59 PM ET on Wednesday, 11/5/2025. TAs will submit on behalf of the whole team

Where: Gradescope