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Plan
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Launch
Students will launch the project by exploring authentic examples of professional digital work, practicing core technology routines, and beginning the organizational systems and communication habits they will use throughout the term. They will interact with the school AP and IT team, compare digital tools for real tasks, create first-draft portfolio structures, and complete an early performance checkpoint that establishes readiness for deeper user research in the next phase.
Days 1 - 6
🚀 Portfolio Launch Lab
Launch 55m
🗂️ Future-Ready File Quest
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
✉️ Professional Email Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🧭 Tool Matchup Decision Sort
Research 55m
📁 Portfolio Folder Blueprint
Deliverable 60m
🧪 Communication Skills Check
Assessment 55m
User Insights & Empathy
Students will gather and interpret real user feedback about technology habits, communication needs, and portfolio expectations, then turn that evidence into empathy artifacts that identify user goals, frustrations, and assumptions worth testing in later phases.
Days 7 - 16
🧭 Portfolio User Research Protocols
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
✉️ Email and Workflow Pain Points
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
🎤 IT and AP Listening Session
Community Experience 55m
🗂️ Student Tech Habit Interviews
Research 55m
🧩 Affinity Map of User Needs
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
👤 Persona and Workflow Journey
Project Work 55m
🔍 Tool Match Decision Sort
Project Work 55m
💬 Empathy Map Feedback Round
Deliverable 55m
📝 Research Summary Email Draft
Deliverable 55m
📌 Empathy Artifact Milestone Check
Assessment 55m
Define Design Brief
Students will turn empathy research into a clear, evidence-based design brief for a professional digital portfolio solution. They will synthesize patterns from user data, define target users and constraints, compare tool options, validate assumptions with the school AP or IT staff, and revise their brief through peer and stakeholder feedback before a milestone check.
Days 17 - 26
🧩 Research Patterns Affinity Map
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
🎯 How Might We Statements
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
🛠️ Google vs Adobe Decision Matrix
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📝 Design Brief Draft in Docs
Project Work 55m
🔍 Design Brief Peer Review
Deliverable 55m
📧 AP and IT Check-In Emails
Community Experience 40m
♻️ Revised Design Brief Sprint
Project Work 55m
💬 IT Reflection Circle Notes
Community Experience 55m
📂 Design Brief Folder Checkpoint
Assessment 55m
✅ Brief Defense Conference
Assessment 55m
Generate Multiple Concepts
Students will generate several distinct concepts for a professional, portfolio-ready digital workflow, test those ideas against user needs and project criteria, and select one concept direction backed by evidence, peer feedback, and stakeholder input.
Days 27 - 36
🧭 Design Brief Criteria Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
🛠️ Tool Matchups Matrix
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
✏️ Crazy 8 Portfolio Concepts
Project Work 55m
🗺️ User Flow Storyboards
Project Work 55m
💬 Concept Critique Carousel
Deliverable 55m
📧 Mock Email Scenario Drafts
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
🎨 Concept Tiles in Adobe Express
Deliverable 55m
🧑‍💼 IT and AP Feedback Round
Community Experience 55m
📊 Concept Decision Matrix
Project Work 55m
✅ Concept Pitch Checkpoint
Assessment 55m
Prototype Test & Iterate
Students will build and test low-fidelity versions of their portfolio systems, communication artifacts, and workflow choices with peers and school-based users. They will use structured feedback, revise across two documented iteration cycles, and strengthen tool selection, collaboration, organization, and professional habits before moving into final polishing.
Days 37 - 45
🧭 Prototype Testing Protocols
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
🗂️ Portfolio Flow Prototype Build
Project Work 55m
✉️ Mock Email Workflow Draft
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
👥 Peer Usability Round One
Deliverable 55m
🔁 Revision Sprint One
Project Work 55m
🛠️ Adobe Layout Fixes
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🏫 IT Feedback Circle
Community Experience 55m
🔄 Revision Sprint Two
Project Work 55m
✅ Prototype Milestone Check
Assessment 55m
Polish & Present Portfolio
Students will refine their portfolio and communication artifacts into share-ready work, validate usability with authentic stakeholders, build a concise presentation package, and complete final performance checks before the public showcase.
Days 46 - 54
🧭 Share-Ready Portfolio Quality Check
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
✉️ Professional Email and Link Delivery
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
🛠️ Portfolio and Artifact Revision Sprint
Project Work 55m
👥 AP and IT Validation Walkthrough
Community Experience 55m
💬 Two-Peer Portfolio Feedback Round
Deliverable 55m
🎤 Showcase Deck and Script Build
Project Work 55m
🔄 Rehearsal and Final Revision Loop
Deliverable 55m
✅ Professional Skills Performance Check
Assessment 60m
🪞 IT Reflection Circle Notes
Community Experience 50m
Showcase
Students will exhibit their final digital portfolios and presentation packages for the school AP, IT staff, and peers; complete a professional skills performance task; use audience feedback to make final portfolio updates; and reflect on how their tool choices, communication, organization, and work habits developed across the project.
Days 55 - 60
🎤 Showcase Run-Through Deck
Knowledge/Skill Building 55m
🗂️ Portfolio Link Check Revision
Deliverable 55m
📬 Professional Skills Performance Task
Assessment 55m
🏫 AP and IT Portfolio Showcase
Community Experience 55m
🔁 Audience Feedback Portfolio Update
Project Work 55m
🪞 Portfolio Conference Reflection
Assessment 55m