This 5 day class will prepare teachers to instruct students using the CCNA 1 Curriculum. The course will consist of some lecture but will primarily consist of lab exercises.  The lecture will provide instruction on the content as well as tips to help instruct future students.  The labs are intended to provide hands on exercises to reinforce the topic as well as provide the student with an opportunity to see and touch the technology described. Attendees will have opportunity to gain certification as a Cisco Certified System Instructor (CCSI) for

Prerequisite:  Working knowledge of computers.

Instructor:  Brent Sieling is an Instructor for the 2-year Network Specialist Associate Degree at Madison College. He has been teaching networking classes full-time since January of 2006 and part-time for three semesters prior to that. He is the lead contact for the Academy Support Center and Instructor Training Center at Madison College’s Cisco Networking Academy, providing support to over 80 high schools and technical colleges in the State of Wisconsin. Brent previously worked as a network specialist at the Madison Metropolitan School District, where he managed a network of over 50 schools. Brent currently holds the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), CCNA Voice, and CCNA Security certifications, and is the author of the Cisco Press CCNA Voice lab book. He completed the Cisco Academy Instructor Trainer Qualification (ITQ) process to become an Academy Instructor Trainer. Brent has been a regular presenter at the Cisco Academy Conferences.