Weekly Plans

Please note: These plans do not need to run from a Monday - Friday week, though they can; rather, these ‘weeks’ serve as an outline for the protocols that should be taking place roughly every 5 class periods/meetings during each phase of the project process. Any day may be extended or adapted as needed to help support student progress. (Possible points for extension or adaptation have also been indicated below.)

Project Launch Week

At the beginning of every project teachers and students will spend roughly 5 class periods launching, ideating, and planning their projects. A Project Launch Week occurs only once at the beginning of each project. Projects that have thoughtful and thorough planning always have stronger execution. Therefore, teachers should be empowered to extend and adjust Days 3 and 4 as needed if students require more time to plan and ideate - this will only help ensure the long term success of each group.

	Day 1 (Monday)	Day 2 (Tuesday)	Day 3 (Wednesday)	Day 4 (Thursday)	Day 5 (Friday)
Protocols	Initial Project Launch	Ideation	Initial Project Planning and MVPs	Wireframing and/or Flowcharting Outline Roles	Stand-Up and Initial Feedback Initial Calendaring
Student Responsibilities	Brainstorm ideas for project to be shared on Day 2	Continue brainstorming project ideas Submit Collaboration Form	Work in groups to answer relevant prompts in Design Journal	Work in groups to answer relevant prompts in Design Journal	Share project plans in stand up Provide feedback to other groups Reflect and revise plans based on received feedback.
Teacher Responsibilities	Share project with students and big picture timeline	Facilitation ideation. After Class: Use Collaboration Form responses to create groups for Day 3	Facilitate project planning Provide feedback on MVPs	Facilitate wireframing/flowcharting Provide feedback on roles and student planning	Facilitate Stand-Up Provide feedback to groups After Class: Create learning plans for Project Mode

Project Mode Week

Once students have entered #ProjectMode the class should run pretty smoothly on its own. Each project will need multiple Project Mode Weeks to be completed and the protocols should be cycled through each week. Think of each Project Mode Week as having a few set components that can be adjusted to fit any given week on the school calendar. (It can be adapted to work for weeks with 5 days all the way down to weeks with only 2 days.) Every Project Mode Week should start the week with a Stand Up and end the week with a Goal Setting protocol, the days in between can and should be adjusted as needed.

Below is an outline of what a five-day Project Mode Week might look like for teachers and students. The “Middle Days” of each week will probably look different for each student or group within the class (for example: some groups/students may be participating in a One-On-One with the teacher while others may be working independently or participating in a peer feedback protocol). Please reference each protocol for more detailed guidance on how it might be used and implemented within a classroom setting.

	First Day of Week	Middle Day 1	Middle Day 2	Middle Day 3	Last Day of Week
Protocols	Stand-Up	One-on-Ones or Individual Work or Peer Feedback or Mini-Lesson	One-on-Ones or Individual Work or Peer Feedback or Mini Lesson	One-on-Ones or Individual Work or Peer Feedback or Mini Lesson	Goal Setting
Student Components in Project Mode Week	Share out in Stand-Up Individual Work Time	Participate in One-on-One with teacher Individual Work Time	Participate in Peer Feedback Cycle Individual Work Time	Participate in Mini-Lesson with teacher Individual WOrk Time	Individual work time Set Goals for next week and complete Progress Check
Teacher Responsibilities	Facilitate Stand-Up protocol Begin One-on-Ones to meet individually with groups/students to review Learning Plans and progress.	Meet individually with groups/students for One-on-Ones to review Learning Plans and progress	Facilitate Peer Feedback Cycle Meet individually with groups/students for One-on-Ones to review Learning Plans and Progress. After Class: Prep for mini-lesson as needed	Teach Mini-Lesson as needed. Meet individually with groups/students for One-on-One to review Learning Plans and progress.	Review student Goals and update or check learning plans After Class: Adapt or revise learning plans as needed.

Presentation Week

Every project culminates in a Presentation Week which occurs only once at the end of each project. Teachers are always encouraged to invite outside stakeholders and experts to participate in this event - outside voices increase the “stakes” for students and create authentic opportunities to showcase student learning. As always, days within a Presentation Week may be adapted to meet student and class needs. Some anticipated adaptations include:

• Combine Day 1 + Day 2 - As students become more proficient at presenting it may not always be necessary for students to have an entire day to prep and another day to practice. In these situations, Day 1 and Day 2 may be combined.

• Extend Day 3 - Depending on the size of the class, the number of projects, and the length of each class some projects may take more than one day to present. As a result Day 3 may be extended to last more than one day.

• Combine Day 4 + Day 5 or Eliminate Day 5 - Some teachers may elect to exclude a celebration or may not need the extra Buffer Day at the end of a Presentation Week. As a result, Day 4 and Day 5 may also be combined as needed.

	Day 1 (Monday)	Day 2 (Tuesday)	Day 3 (Wednesday)	Day 4 (Thursday)	Day 5 (Friday)
Protocols	Intro/Review of Presentation Expectations Slide Creation	Presentation Feedback Cycle Question Storming	*may take some classes more than one day Presentations Feedback Forms	Final Reflection in Design Journal	Buffer Day/Celebration!
Student Responsibilities	Create slides for presentation	Practice presenting Generate questions for presentations	Presenta nd observe presentations	Reflect on project in Design Journal	Celebrate!
Teacher Responsibilities	Intro or Review Presentation Expectations Supervise students with slide creation After Class: Invite outside stakeholders to Presentations	Facilitate Presentation Feedback and Question Storming	Facilitate presentation and Feedback Collection After Class: Thank outside stakeholders for coming	Assist students with reflection	Celebrate! After Class: Relax and breathe! :)