🗓️ Before Class: Teacher Prep
- Gather/set out: Finished portfolio, After-graduation presentation, Resume, Design software or portfolio site.
- 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 package a full year of real work into one thing you'd actually hand someone?
📈 Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson (2 Days), students will be able to:
- Combine the final portfolio, the after-graduation plan, and a resume into one polished, cohesive leave-behind.
- Choose a format (printed booklet, PDF, or portfolio site) appropriate to how it will actually be used.
- Proofread and finalize the leave-behind to a professional standard.
📐 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).
Industry Standards (CCTC)
- IT-WD 03-2 — Prepare visual design specifications, applying principles of design (color theory, alignment, repetition, typography) and identifying technical constraints.
📚 Key Vocabulary
- Leave-Behind
- A physical or digital item you hand someone after a meeting or interview so they remember you and can follow up.
- Cohesive
- Feeling like one connected, intentional piece instead of several unrelated documents stapled together.
🧰 Materials & Tools
- Finished portfolio
- After-graduation presentation
- Resume
- Design software or portfolio site
🧠 Do Now (Warm-Up)
If you handed this to a college admissions officer or a hiring manager tomorrow, would it actually represent you well?
📋 Main Workshop / Lesson Sequence
This lesson spans 2 Days. Suggested pacing:
| Day | Focus | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Combine & Format | Independent work (40 min): choose a format and combine the portfolio, after-graduation plan, and resume into one cohesive piece. |
| Day 2 | Proofread & Finalize | Peer proofreading (15 min): trade with a classmate for a final check. Finalize (25 min): correct issues and produce the final version. |
✅ Assessment & Exit Ticket
Leave-behind assessed for cohesion, professional polish, and appropriate format for its real intended use.
Exit Ticket: Who is the first real person you're going to actually give this to?
📊 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.