Launch
Launch
Students will launch the studio by locating communication hotspots in CTE case files, analyzing how structure and language guide readers in a mentor text, and setting up the first audience-thinking moves they will need for later drafting and revision.
Days 1 - 2
Research & Plan
Research & Plan
Students will gather user-centered evidence from CTE case files and class interviews, organize communication hotspots into an empathy-based planning artifact, and use that evidence to define a focused How Might We statement, team roles, and next-step goals for iterative writing work.
Days 3 - 5
Ideate & Prototype
Ideate & Prototype
Students will generate multiple audience-centered communication concepts for a CTE ethical dilemma, choose one direction using user evidence and a decision matrix, build a low-fidelity prototype with a structural map, and test it with classmates to identify confusion before deeper revision.
Days 6 - 8
Revise & Present
Revise & Present
Students will complete two documented revision cycles, test their audience-specific communication choices with classmates and the teacher as representative users, and assemble a concise stakeholder-facing presentation that explains how feedback changed their structure, tone, evidence, and final design decisions.
Days 9 - 11
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their final audience-specific communication products and process artifacts to classmates and the teacher, explain how user feedback shaped revision decisions, and complete a brief reflection conference that names growth in writing and collaboration.
Day 12
Launch
Days 1–2
Day 1
π§ CTE Hotspot Casefile Walk
Launch
60m
Day 2
ποΈ Text Architecture Color Map
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Research & Plan
Days 3–5
Day 3
ποΈ Hotspot Log From Case Files
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 4
π€ Audience Interview and Empathy Map
Community Experience
60m
Day 5
π§ How Might We Brief
Assessment
60m
Ideate & Prototype
Days 6–8
Day 6
π― Tri-Audience Concept Sprint
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 7
π§ Decision Matrix and Prototype Map
Project Work
60m
Day 8
π Two-Peer Prototype Test
Deliverable
60m
Revise & Present
Days 9–11
Day 9
π οΈ Revision Sprint on Tri-Audience Drafts
Project Work
60m
Day 10
π¬ Feedback Carousel with Case Briefs
Community Experience
60m
Day 11
π Design Journey Deck Checkpoint
Assessment
60m
Showcase
Days 12–12
Day 12
π€ Communication Studio Showcase
Assessment
60m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 1
Launch
π§ CTE Hotspot Casefile Walk
22
Day 2
ποΈ Text Architecture Color Map
23
Day 3
Research & Plan
ποΈ Hotspot Log From Case Files
28
Day 4
π€ Audience Interview and Empathy Map
29
Day 5
π§ How Might We Brief
30
Day 6
Ideate & Prototype
π― Tri-Audience Concept Sprint
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 7
π§ Decision Matrix and Prototype Map
6
Day 8
π Two-Peer Prototype Test
7
Day 9
Revise & Present
π οΈ Revision Sprint on Tri-Audience Drafts
12
Day 10
π¬ Feedback Carousel with Case Briefs
13
Day 11
π Design Journey Deck Checkpoint
14
Day 12
Showcase
π€ Communication Studio Showcase