Facilitator Guide — Day-of Runbook
Facilitator-only — not shown to trainees during labs
YellowLine NYC masterclass · MHP Data Engineer Masterclass 2026
Audience: Lead trainer + co-trainer
NoteHow this guide relates to the checklist
| Document | Owns |
|---|---|
| Pre-class checklist | All pre-class and morning-of checkboxes (2 weeks before → T-60 min) |
| Facilitator guide (this runbook) | Day-of delivery — role split at T-30, UI verification walkthroughs, schedule, module rhythm, Module 7 timing, classroom fixes, close |
Related: pre-class-checklist · module-delivery-pattern.qmd · whiteboard-prompts.qmd · reflection-prompts.qmd
Day-of navigation (follow in order on delivery day):
Index → 2 Room prep → 3 Schedule & roles → 4 Module rhythm → 5 Module 7 runbook → 6 Classroom fixes → 7 Close & after
Before class: Platform dependency order (sidebar · links into checklist)
On this page
Guide pages (read in order)
Complete the pre-class checklist first. Then follow this runbook on delivery day.
| # | Page | When | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Platform dependency order | Before class (sidebar) | Links to checklist steps · ADLS2 → Aiven order |
| 2 | Before the room opens | T-30 min | Lead/co-trainer split · UI verification walkthroughs |
| 3 | Schedule & roles | Day-of overview | Trainer roles · Main-day schedule · Hard stops |
| 4 | Module rhythm | Every module (0–9) | Five-step checklist · Module notes · UI checkpoints |
| 5 | Module 7 runbook | 16:30 block | 30-minute capstone timing |
| 6 | Classroom fixes | As needed | Common issues by module |
| 7 | Close & after | 17:00+ | End-of-day script · Post-class tasks |
Optional modules (Phase 2)
Deliver Module 8 before Module 9 when running both — see module prerequisites. UI checkpoints for 8 and 9 are in Module rhythm § Optional modules.
Quick links
| Need | Go to |
|---|---|
| Full pre-class timeline (2 weeks → morning-of) | Pre-class checklist |
| Five-step delivery cheat sheet | Module delivery pattern |
| Module 7 open discussion | Open discussion guide |
| Dry-run sign-off | Dry-run checklist |
| Trainee agenda | Briefing |
Document history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Consolidated with pre-class checklist: page 1 is checklist map only; page 2 defers checkboxes to checklist |
| 2026-06-06 | Split single runbook into seven sub-pages with section indexes; preserved ADLS2-before-Databricks order |
| 2026-06-06 | Reordered pre-class setup: moved ADLS2 Storage before Databricks Workspace (Databricks depends on ADLS2 Storage Account Key) |
| 2026-06-05 | Updated per-module checklist for five-step rhythm; fixed aiven-kafka → workshop-scope secret scope |
| 2026-06-04 | Added pre-class infrastructure setup section (Databricks workspace, ADLS2, Aiven, Power BI) |
| 2026-05-24 | Initial day-of facilitator runbook |