🗓️ Before Class: Teacher Prep
- Gather/set out: Computer with design/PDF tools, Sample vendor specification sheet (teacher-provided).
- 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
- How do we prepare a design job to be printed by an outside print vendor instead of our own printers?
📈 Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson (2 Days), students will be able to:
- Identify when a job requires an outside vendor (size, quantity, or special materials the school can't produce).
- Prepare a print-ready file meeting a vendor's specifications.
- Write a professional request/quote email to a vendor.
📐 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.
- CDOS 3b — Career Majors -- knowledge and skills required for success within a specific career pathway (here, Digital Design).
Industry Standards (CCTC)
- AR-PRT 1-2 — Apply knowledge of services, equipment, capabilities, workflow process, data acquisition and technology to deliver customer service.
📚 Key Vocabulary
- Vendor
- An outside business the studio pays to produce work beyond what school equipment can handle.
- Quote
- A vendor's estimated price and timeline for a specific job.
🧰 Materials & Tools
- Computer with design/PDF tools
- Sample vendor specification sheet (teacher-provided)
🧠 Do Now (Warm-Up)
Name one thing our school printers definitely CAN'T do that an outside print shop could.
📋 Main Workshop / Lesson Sequence
This lesson spans 2 Days. Suggested pacing:
| Day | Focus | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Preparing the File | Do Now (5 min, above). Mini-lesson (15 min): when to use an outside vendor vs. school printers, and what vendors need (specs, quantity, deadline, budget). Independent prep (20 min): prepare a sample file to vendor specifications. Share (5 min). |
| Day 2 | Requesting a Quote | Do Now (5 min). Mini-lesson (10 min): writing a professional vendor request/quote email. Independent writing (25 min): draft a request email for a sample job. Peer review (5 min). |
✅ Assessment & Exit Ticket
File + email scored with a rubric: correct vendor specs met, professional and complete email.
Exit Ticket: What information does a vendor need from us that our own printers don't?
📊 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.
🔗 Resources & References
- None beyond this lesson's materials.