Launch
Students will launch the project through a mosaic poetry reading, learn the core Spanish identity structures and community vocabulary they will need next, and begin using feedback routines and audio recording habits that will support later interviews, writing, and design work.
Days 1 - 2
🎭 Mosaico de identidad
Launch 40m
🗣️ Frases base y audio
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Listen & Empathize
Students will build empathy for beginner Spanish speakers by practicing simple interview language, gathering evidence from classmates and community-connected adults, and organizing what they learn about identity, emotions, and communication needs into an empathy artifact that will guide later design choices.
Days 3 - 6
🗣️ Entrevista frames and sound check
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
👂 Classmate empathy interviews
Research 45m
🏫 Neighborhood text and partner notes
Community Experience 45m
🧩 Empathy map and audio retake
Deliverable 45m
Frame & Generate
Students will turn interview and observation notes into an evidence-based design brief, write a clear How Might We statement, generate multiple concept directions for identity-sharing artifacts tied to school and neighborhood, and choose one direction using peer feedback and user evidence before moving into prototyping.
Days 7 - 10
🧩 Research Notes to HMW
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📝 Spanish Caption Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🎨 Three Identity Project Sketches
Project Work 45m
✅ Design Brief Decision Board
Assessment 45m
Prototype & Present
Students will build and test low-fidelity versions of their identity cards, neighborhood map sections, and short presentation lines, using peer and user feedback to complete two visible revision cycles before a stakeholder-facing prototype share.
Days 11 - 14
🧩 Prototype identity cards and map panels
Project Work 45m
🗣️ Rehearse greetings and feedback rounds
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🏪 Test prototypes with community listeners
Community Experience 45m
🎤 Present design journey and audio retake
Assessment 45m
Showcase
Students will present their final Spanish identity cards and neighborhood maps to community guests, use feedback from real listeners to strengthen their communication, and document growth through a final audio reflection and showcase performance.
Days 15 - 16
🎉 Community Connections Fiesta
Community Experience 45m
🎙️ Final Audio and Showcase Check
Assessment 45m