🗓️ Before Class: Teacher Prep
- Gather/set out: Computer/internet access for research, Notes from Unit B (design history).
- 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
- What design trends are shaping the field right now, and where might they lead next?
📈 Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson (2 Days), students will be able to:
- Research 2-3 current design trends in depth, collecting real visual examples.
- Connect a current trend to a historical movement studied earlier in Unit B.
- Present findings with visual examples to a small group.
📐 Standards Alignment
CDOS (Career Development & Occupational Studies)
- 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.
ACP (Adobe Certified Professional) Photoshop Exam Objectives
- ACP 1.1 — Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing images.
- ACP 1.5 — Demonstrate knowledge of basic design principles and best practices employed in the design industry.
🎓 Study this for the ACP exam: Domain 1: Working in the Design Industry
📚 Key Vocabulary
- Design Trend
- A widely-adopted style or technique currently popular in the field, always evolving.
- Trend Forecasting
- Predicting where a design trend is likely to go next, based on its origins and trajectory.
🧰 Materials & Tools
- Computer/internet access for research
- Notes from Unit B (design history)
🧠 Do Now (Warm-Up)
Name one design trend you've noticed recently (in apps, ads, or social media). What does it look like?
📋 Main Workshop / Lesson Sequence
This lesson spans 2 Days. Suggested pacing:
| Day | Focus | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Researching Trends | Do Now (5 min, above). Mini-lesson (10 min): quick recap of the "Counterculture to Today" trends lesson from Unit B. Independent research (25 min): research 2-3 current trends in depth, collecting visual examples. Organize (5 min): sort your examples by trend. |
| Day 2 | Connecting & Presenting | Do Now (5 min): pick your strongest trend example. Prepare (15 min): prepare a short visual presentation connecting a current trend to a historical movement from Unit B. Present (20 min): share to small groups. Discussion (5 min). |
✅ Assessment & Exit Ticket
Presentation scored with a rubric: 2-3 real trend examples, a genuine and specific historical connection.
Exit Ticket: Name one current design trend and the historical movement you connected it 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.