🗓️ Before Class: Teacher Prep
- Gather/set out: A small mock or real quick-turnaround request.
- 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 manage a small design job under a tight, realistic deadline?
📈 Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson (2 Days), students will be able to:
- Complete an entire small studio job (intake through delivery) within 2 days.
- Practice prioritizing decisions under real time pressure.
- Reflect on what a compressed timeline changes about the design process.
📐 Standards Alignment
CDOS (Career Development & Occupational Studies)
- 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.
- CDOS 3b — Career Majors -- knowledge and skills required for success within a specific career pathway (here, Digital Design).
Industry Standards (CCTC)
- AR-PRT 1-3 — Analyze scheduling processes to ensure timely completion of projects.
📚 Key Vocabulary
- Turnaround Time
- How long a studio needs to complete a job from request to delivery.
- Prioritization
- Deciding what to do first when there isn't time to do everything perfectly.
🧰 Materials & Tools
- A small mock or real quick-turnaround request
🧠 Do Now (Warm-Up)
Why might a real client sometimes need something finished in just 1-2 days instead of a full week?
📋 Main Workshop / Lesson Sequence
This lesson spans 2 Days. Suggested pacing:
| Day | Focus | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Brief to First Draft | Do Now (5 min, above). Mini-lesson (5 min): why real jobs sometimes have tight deadlines. Independent/team work (30 min): confirm a small request's brief and build a complete first draft. Share (5 min). |
| Day 2 | Finalize & Deliver | Do Now (5 min). Independent/team work (30 min): finalize, get quick approval, and deliver. Reflection (10 min): what did the tight deadline change about your process? |
✅ Assessment & Exit Ticket
Completed job scored with a rubric: brief met, delivered on time, reflection shows genuine insight.
Exit Ticket: What would you do differently if you had one more day on this job?
📊 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.