Preparing for Design Experience 3

Overview

In this step, you will prepare school teams and facilitation partners for a successful Design Experience 3. Your role is to ensure readiness across all levels—confirming that teams have completed pre-work, finalizing logistics, and offering last-mile support to help facilitators guide a productive and energizing two-day session.

Outputs
  • Confirmed pre-work: All school and district pre-work confirmed and completed
  • Facilitators prepped for Design Experience 3: Facilitation partner is prepped with Facilitator Guide and aligned with the district team on logistics, roles, and school-specific context
  • Shared logistics plan: A shared plan to ensure a smooth and cohesive Design Experience 3 experience

Goal
Ensure school teams and facilitators are prepared, aligned, and equipped to engage in Design Experience 3 with clarity, confidence, and coordination.

Owner(s)
District transformation team

Contributor(s)
Facilitation partner

Resources

Design Experience 3 Facilitator Guide
A facilitation guide with plans and resources to prepare for Design Experience 3.

Design Journey Notebook
Central hub for team plans, community engagement activities, collected input, design reflections, and next steps between Design Experiences.

Putting It Into Practice

1

Support facilitator preparation:

Partner with facilitators to coordinate logistics, resources, and communication with schools. Align on the district team’s role during the Design Experience to ensure a smooth, cohesive session. Bring helpful context to the table, including school-specific insights and any trends or patterns you’re seeing across schools.

2

Support school teams:

Make sure school teams are ready, including engaging community, revising their Model-at-a-Glance, and completing all pre-work. Confirm dates and logistics—travel, sub coverage, materials, etc.—are in place.

3

Align as a district team:

Clarify your district team’s role during the Design Experience so everyone is clear on when to support, observe, or help synthesize learning.

Go to Next Step
Shared Milestone: Design Experience 3