🗓️ Before Class: Teacher Prep
- Gather/set out: Camera (for in-context photos), Portfolio website (from Grade 11), Case-study template.
- 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 properly document finished studio work for our portfolios and for the school's records?
📈 Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson (2 Days), students will be able to:
- Photograph or screen-record each finished piece in its real, installed context.
- Write a short case-study entry for each completed job (the brief, the process, the result).
- Add the documented work to their personal portfolio (from Grade 11's Google Sites portfolio).
📐 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.
- CDOS 3b — Career Majors -- knowledge and skills required for success within a specific career pathway (here, Digital Design).
📚 Key Vocabulary
- Case Study
- A short write-up of a real project: the brief, the process, and the outcome.
- In-Context Documentation
- A photo or recording of finished work in its real, installed location -- not just the flat design file.
🧰 Materials & Tools
- Camera (for in-context photos)
- Portfolio website (from Grade 11)
- Case-study template
🧠 Do Now (Warm-Up)
Why might a photo of your poster hanging in the actual hallway be more convincing in a portfolio than just the flat design file?
📋 Main Workshop / Lesson Sequence
This lesson spans 2 Days. Suggested pacing:
| Day | Focus | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Document | Do Now (5 min, above): why is an in-context photo more convincing than the flat file? Mini-lesson (5 min): what makes good in-context documentation. Independent work (30 min): photograph/record each completed job in its real, installed context. Share (5 min). |
| Day 2 | Write & Publish | Do Now (5 min). Independent work (35 min): write a short case-study entry per job (brief, process, result) and add it to your portfolio website alongside the documentation photo. Share (5 min). |
✅ Assessment & Exit Ticket
Portfolio additions checked for in-context documentation and a complete, specific case-study write-up per job.
Exit Ticket: Which studio job are you proudest to have in your portfolio, and why?
📊 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.