Launch
Launch
Students will explore what makes a digital art portfolio easy to understand, practice choosing artwork that shows growth and personal style, and begin using audience-centered thinking to explain how their website should help viewers navigate and learn from their art.
Days 1 - 2
Research & Plan
Research & Plan
Students will interview classmates and adults, observe how viewers make sense of art websites, and turn that evidence into a simple design brief for a portfolio website that highlights growth, effort, and personal style.
Days 3 - 8
Ideate & Prototype
Ideate & Prototype
Students will turn research from earlier interviews and observations into clear website ideas, sketch several different portfolio directions, test a low-fidelity prototype with real users, and revise their organization and captions based on evidence from feedback.
Days 9 - 13
Refine & Present
Refine & Present
Students will refine their portfolio websites by improving navigation, selection evidence, and artist statements; test the site with peers and a school technology coach or district media specialist; document Iteration 2 changes from feedback; and prepare a concise stakeholder-facing walkthrough of their design journey.
Days 14 - 18
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their finished digital art portfolio websites to authentic viewers, explain how their choices show growth, effort, and personal style, gather final audience feedback, and reflect with a partner on how their curation and organization decisions answered the project question.
Days 19 - 20
Launch
Days 1–2
Day 1
π₯οΈ Pop-Up Museum Model Walk
Launch
45m
Day 2
πΌοΈ Include Maybe Not Yet Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Research & Plan
Days 3–8
Day 3
π― Viewer Needs Notice Chart
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 4
π€ Portfolio Interview Practice Cards
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 5
π§βπ» Media Specialist User Interviews
Community Experience
45m
Day 6
ποΈ Empathy Map Theme Sort
Research
50m
Day 7
π Design Brief Draft
Deliverable
45m
Day 8
β
Partner Showcase Brief Checkpoint
Assessment
45m
Ideate & Prototype
Days 9–13
Day 9
π§ How Might We Portfolio Maps
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 10
βοΈ Three Portfolio Layout Sketches
Project Work
45m
Day 11
π£οΈ Two-Peer Critique Carousel
Deliverable
45m
Day 12
πΌοΈ Paper Portfolio Prototype Build
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 13
π₯ Media Coach User Test
Community Experience
45m
Refine & Present
Days 14–18
Day 14
π§ Navigation Fixes Mini Studio
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
Day 15
π₯οΈ Website Build and Caption Revise
Project Work
45m
Day 16
π€ Partner Showcase Feedback Round
Deliverable
45m
Day 17
π€ Media Specialist User Test
Community Experience
45m
Day 18
π± Portfolio Walkthrough Checkpoint
Assessment
45m
Showcase
Days 19–20
Day 19
π₯οΈ Pop-Up Museum of Pixels
Community Experience
45m
Day 20
β
Portfolio Walkthrough Conference
Assessment
45m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 1
Launch
π₯οΈ Pop-Up Museum Model Walk
22
Day 2
πΌοΈ Include Maybe Not Yet Sort
23
Day 3
Research & Plan
π― Viewer Needs Notice Chart
24
Day 4
π€ Portfolio Interview Practice Cards
25
Day 5
π§βπ» Media Specialist User Interviews
28
Day 6
ποΈ Empathy Map Theme Sort
29
Day 7
π Design Brief Draft
30
Day 8
β
Partner Showcase Brief Checkpoint
1
Day 9
Ideate & Prototype
π§ How Might We Portfolio Maps
2
Day 10
βοΈ Three Portfolio Layout Sketches
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 11
π£οΈ Two-Peer Critique Carousel
6
Day 12
πΌοΈ Paper Portfolio Prototype Build
7
Day 13
π₯ Media Coach User Test
8
Day 14
Refine & Present
π§ Navigation Fixes Mini Studio
9
Day 15
π₯οΈ Website Build and Caption Revise
12
Day 16
π€ Partner Showcase Feedback Round
13
Day 17
π€ Media Specialist User Test
14
Day 18
π± Portfolio Walkthrough Checkpoint
15
Day 19
Showcase
π₯οΈ Pop-Up Museum of Pixels
16
Day 20
β
Portfolio Walkthrough Conference