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Middle School Science
A unit plan. A clearer picture of science learning.
For a middle school science department chair in Kentucky, USA: an assessment review, yearlong SEP and CCC trackers, and targeted ecosystem resources to connect student evidence with the next instructional step.
- Yearlong tracking
- Shared 1–4 criteria
- Intervention & enrichment
Client feedback
“I don't think I have ever received a more exciting email! The SEP tracker and practical recommendations are precisely what I was looking for.”
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The starting point
The department chair was preparing an Ecosystem Dynamics unit while helping a teaching team build a consistent approach to assessment. The unit connected many standards, but the team needed a clearer way to decide what each task actually showed, how to score it, and what to do next.
What we created
We reviewed daily alignment and proposed a manageable tracking system. Separate, full-page trackers record evidence of science and engineering practices (SEPs) and crosscutting concepts (CCCs) across units. The recommendations keep disciplinary core idea (DCI) evidence organized around assessment and unit targets, with content revisited when later work reveals a need.
A design decision with a purpose
Track the reasoning across the year.
A student’s use of models, evidence, patterns, or systems can develop across several units. Each checkpoint records the specific element assessed and points back to the student’s work, making the next conversation more useful than a score alone.
Make the score mean something consistent
A proposed 1–4 framework distinguishes beginning understanding, developing understanding, meeting the target, and extending the reasoning. Teachers can calibrate task criteria using shared examples. The review also recommends a clearer MS-LS2-2 checkpoint: students compare interactions across ecosystems and support predictions with evidence.
Connect evidence to a teaching response
The standalone classroom guide includes 11 video, simulation, reading, and case-study resources. Each entry offers an intervention, an enrichment option, and a short recheck. It also points teachers to two Core Knowledge Foundation units as attributed external curriculum references.
This case describes recommendations and resources prepared for the client. Classroom implementation and student outcomes have not been measured. External curriculum remains attributed to its original publishers.
Discuss a similar projectHigh School Biology
A missed lab day. A way back into the investigation.
For a high school biology teacher looking for a solution when students are absent on lab days: an interactive leaf disk model that supports preparation, catch-up and analysis alongside the real assay.
- 3 comparison cups
- Infiltration animation
- Explicit assumptions
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The starting point
When a student misses a lab, completing a worksheet may leave a gap between reading about the procedure and understanding the investigation. The teacher wanted a way for absent students to explore the setup, make decisions and practice interpreting results.
What we created
A theoretical model of the floating leaf disk photosynthesis assay lets students configure a reference cup and two treatments, watch a syringe infiltration animation and run all three cups together. Students can examine an idealized leaf cross-section, collect simulated counts, graph results and calculate ET₅₀, the estimated time for half the disks to float.
A design decision with a purpose
Make the assumptions part of the lesson.
Students can inspect how the model connects its settings to flotation. Numerical effects, variation and times are explicitly identified as unvalidated assumptions. Results and exports remain labeled as simulated.
A companion to the real investigation
Before the real assay, students can practice controlling variables and make predictions. Afterward, they can compare the model with actual class observations or their own makeup investigation. The notebook separates simulated results from real observations and asks students to explain agreement, disagreement and the model’s limitations.
This resource supports preparation, catch-up and analysis. It does not replace hands-on experience or establish what students should observe in a real assay. Its numerical model has not been calibrated to a leaf disk dataset.
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Custom Teaching Resources
One Spanish study guide. Five ways to learn.
A coordinated suite of visual references, independent practice, collaborative review, creative work and an online simulation.
- 5 learning options
- Teacher supports
- Web simulation
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The starting point
The original resource organized Spanish verb patterns, sports vocabulary and ways to describe routines and future plans. The design challenge was to make the material more inviting while giving students meaningful ways to practice and demonstrate the language.
The design goal
Each option has a clear role: find a pattern, practice independently, solve a mystery, create for an audience or make decisions in a simulation. Together, they let a teacher choose the experience that best fits the class rather than forcing one resource to do everything.
Inside the online simulation
Read the message. Make the plan work.
In Día de campeonato, students use Spanish team messages to select equipment, organize a schedule and correct an inaccurate announcement. Feedback supports revision, and a final challenge changes the situation so students must apply the language again.
Four written-resource options
A redesigned guide helps students compare verb patterns and locate examples while studying.
El plan bajo revisión combines familiar questions with KEEP or REPAIR decisions and replay prompts.
Partners hold different clues, share information and use evidence to repair a team message.
Students build an original team media piece with a storyboard, checklist, peer feedback and rubric.
Make the thinking visible
A capture sheet records first answers, cited evidence, original Spanish and revisions. The simulation also produces a printable results summary. Automatic email reporting and a teacher dashboard were intentionally left outside the current prototype.
References and client introductions are available upon request and with the client’s permission.
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Professional Learning
When the patient changes, the plan has to change.
An interactive patient-assessment exercise built around gathering information, making decisions and reconsidering priorities.
- 10 scenarios
- 3 difficulty levels
- Reassessment
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The starting point
The learner wanted cases that kept developing after the initial assessment. A patient who first seems stable might become confused, struggle to breathe or develop another urgent problem. The goal was to practice deciding what to do next as findings changed.
What we created
Learners choose assessments and care actions, obtain findings, record reasoning and revisit decisions when a case changes. A downloadable practice record supports reflection and instructor discussion.
A small feature with a purpose
The first impression is only the beginning.
Scheduled changes can occur even after appropriate decisions. The learner must notice the change, reassess and decide which parts of the original plan still make sense.
Three ways to start
Step-by-step prompts, clear findings and one scheduled case change.
Less guidance, additional history to clarify and a scheduled case change.
Two complications plus uncertain information or resource challenges.
The research behind the design
A 15-page review with 26 references informed the initial design. Unperformed assessments stay unknown, earlier observations are marked after a patient change, and selecting an intervention does not silently establish that it worked.
This is an instructor-supported educational prototype—not medical guidance, certification or a substitute for training, licensure, clinical review and local protocol alignment.
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Student Career Exploration
A clearer next step after high school.
A practical research tool that brings program information, comparisons and useful questions into one student-friendly experience.
- 24 pathways
- Compare 3
- Launch package
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The starting point
Students needed to consider location, cost, trade, program length, job placement and starting pay. The challenge was turning those questions into a manageable research process rather than another overwhelming list of links.
What we created
Next Step includes a searchable directory of 24 training pathways, comparison of up to three programs, official application links, commute planning and downloadable student research. Missing or unverified information stays visible.
A small feature with a purpose
Three questions. One useful next step.
Every program gives students something to ask themselves, their counselor and the school. Research becomes preparation for a better conversation.
Designed for handoff
Editable app files and a plain-language launch guide allow the recipient to publish an independent copy under their own hosting account. A virtual launch session and two flexible follow-ups were outlined for setup, feedback and focused improvements.
References and client introductions are available upon request and with the client’s permission. Personal contact information is shared privately.
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Photography Business Workflow
More time behind the camera.
A visual workflow, business plan and phone-friendly tracker designed to reduce administration between photo shoots.
- 7-page workflow
- Web tracker
- Business plan
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The starting point
Selecting and editing photos already had a place in her process. The harder part was keeping files, external-drive storage and naming consistent, then remembering where each shoot stood.
What we created
A seven-page visual workflow, a separate fillable client template, a costed business plan and a Squarespace-ready shoot tracker support a manual routine using tools she already knows.
A small feature with a purpose
Finish a session. Know where to restart.
A short check-in records what is finished, where the files are, what comes next and when it is due. Each shoot keeps a progress history, with optional email drafts and calendar exports.
A small budget, with a clear purpose
The business plan compares optional software upgrades, computer backup and focused workflow coaching. Six-month and one-year budgets sit beside examples of shoot income and time saved, helping the client judge whether an expense could make the work more manageable.
Practical ownership
Progress saves in the current browser with backup and restore. Email drafts are reviewed and sent by the user; calendar deadlines are downloaded for import. The workflow starts with familiar tools before proposing paid additions.
Financial and time-saving figures are planning scenarios, not measured results. September 2026 subscription estimates still require confirmation.
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