🗓️ Before Class: Teacher Prep
- Gather/set out: Portfolio website (Google Sites, from Grade 10), Specialization work and second client project.
- Pull up today's slide deck (see 🖥️ Slide Deck below) so it's ready to project.
🧑🏫 Substitute Teacher Guide
A scripted, step-by-step runsheet for today's class -- hand this to anyone covering the room who doesn't know the daily routine.
- Day 1: 📋 Open Substitute Guide
- Day 2: 📋 Open Substitute Guide
🎯 Essential Question
- How do we show a viewer exactly what we're specifically good at, not just what we've made?
📈 Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson (2 Days), students will be able to:
- Add a dedicated "focus area" page to their portfolio site showcasing the specialization work from this unit.
- Organize the page so a visitor immediately understands the specialization, not just a list of files.
- Cross-link the new page to the matching career page on the Careers hub.
📐 Standards Alignment
CDOS (Career Development & Occupational Studies)
- CDOS 1 — Career Development -- students will be able to explain the range of career choices, and identify personal interests, skills, and aptitudes that relate to those choices.
- CDOS 2 — Integrated Learning -- students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.
- CDOS 3a — Universal Foundation Skills -- basic literacy, communication, and problem-solving skills required for a career.
ACP (Adobe Certified Professional) Photoshop Exam Objectives
- ACP 5.1 — Prepare images for export to web, print, and video.
🎓 Study this for the ACP exam: Domain 5: Publishing Digital Media
📚 Key Vocabulary
- Focus Area
- A dedicated section of a portfolio built around one specific skill or specialization, not the whole body of work.
🧰 Materials & Tools
- Portfolio website (Google Sites, from Grade 10)
- Specialization work and second client project
🧠 Do Now (Warm-Up)
If someone only looked at this one new page, would they understand what you specialize in within 5 seconds?
📋 Main Workshop / Lesson Sequence
This lesson spans 2 Days. Suggested pacing:
| Day | Focus | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Build | Independent work (35 min): build the new page and add the specialization work with clear captions. |
| Day 2 | Link & Polish | Independent work (35 min): cross-link to the matching Careers hub page and polish the layout for clarity. |
✅ Assessment & Exit Ticket
Portfolio page assessed for clarity of focus, organization, and a working link to the relevant career page.
Exit Ticket: What did you title this page, and does the title actually say what the page is about?
📊 Pull up the anonymous Class Check-In for students to fill out before they go.
🧩 Differentiation & Accommodations
English Language Learners: model every step live, then check in one-on-one; provide translated materials and vocabulary support as needed. Students with IEPs: apply the accommodations and modifications listed in each student's plan (examples include extended time, graphic organizers, speech-to-text tools, chunked instructions, and visual schedules). Students with attention-related needs: break tasks into short, checklist-driven steps and provide brief movement or focus breaks. Students ready for a challenge: take on a leadership role critiquing peers' work, extend the project with a second iteration, or research how today's skill is used professionally in the field.
🔗 Resources & References
- None beyond this lesson's materials.