Team Formation + Project Kickoff

Block breakdown

What each session covers. Tier pills show when AI is off (A), foundation (B), or AI-default (C).

1. B C

   A — Recap + Homework Check

   15 min

   Chapter 2 work acknowledged, ideas visible, students oriented for the team announcement.

2. A

   B — Team Announcement

   15 min

   3 teams of 3 formed, rationale understood, initial emotional reaction processed.

3. B

   C — Roles Explained

   20 min

   Students understand the three roles, the rotation rule, and how each role relates to Claude.

4. B C

   D — Team Ice-breaker

   25 min

   Team members know each other's working styles, strengths, struggles, and have 2-3 team norms established.

5. C

   E — Idea Evaluation Workshop

   35 min

   Each team has narrowed to 2-3 candidate ideas evaluated against a concrete framework.

6. A C

   F — Wrap + Pitch Prep

   10 min

   Teams have the pitch structure, understand the homework, and know what Session 2 brings.

7. B C

   A — Working Agreement Finalize

   20 min

   Each team has a personalized working agreement committed to their repo.

8. B

   B — SDD Intro

   5 min

   Students understand the spectrum from vibe coding to spec-driven development and know why specs matter more in the AI era.

9. B C

   C — Team Pitches

   35 min

   All 3 teams have pitched, received feedback, and adjusted their project scope.

10. C

    D — Architecture Decision

    30 min

    Each team has a documented stack decision (frontend, backend, database, deployment) with rationale.

11. B C

    E — Repo Setup + First Team Commit

    20 min

    Each team has a GitHub repo with README, CLAUDE.md, .gitignore, and working agreement — all 3 members can push and pull.

12. A

    F — Week 1 Role Assignment

    10 min

    Each team has Anchor/Builder/Driver assigned for Chapter 4, with a clear understanding of what each role does next week.