Micro-Pathway Design Tools 

Opportunity Statement Builder 

🎥 (Tutorial) Opportunity Statement Builder 

💡(D2L Module)  Opportunity Statement Definition 

🔧 (Template) 

• (Google Slides) Opportunity Statement Builder 

• (MIRO) Opportunity Statement Builder

• (PRINT) Opportunity Statement Builder

Occupation Selection 

🎥 (Tutorial) Occupation Selection 

Step 1: Identify and understand initiatives and policies that can support and align micro-pathways with college, state, local, and system goals

Step 2: Identify Occupations to Design For

Step 3: Deep-Dive on Occupations you are Designing Towards

Step 4: Consider Learner Interest & Obstacles

💡(D2L Module) Occupation Selection 

🔧 (Template) 

• (Google Sheets) Occupation Selection Toolkit 

Learner Persona 

🎥 (Tutorial) Learner Persona 

Step 1: Conduct Learner Empathy Interview

Step 2: Consider National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and Institutional Data

Step 3: Develop Learner Persona Frame

Step 4: Validate Learner Persona Frames

💡(D2L Module) Learner Persona  

🔧 (Template)

• (Google Sheets) Learner Persona Toolkit

• (Canva) Learner Persona Toolkit 

Ecosystem Mapping 

🎥 (Tutorial) Ecosystem Mapping + Step-by-Step

💡(D2L Module) Ecosystem Mapping

🔧 (Template) 

• (Google Slides) Ecosystem Map

• (MIRO) Ecosystem Map

• (Print) Ecosystem Map

• (Canva) Ecosystem Map

Communication Planning 

🎥 (Tutorial) Communication Planning

💡(D2L Module) Communication Planning 

🔧 (Template) 

• (Canva) Communication Planning 

• (Google Docs) Communication Planning 

• Internal Communication Planning 

• External Communication Planning 

Micro-Pathway Validation with Learners & Employers 

🎥 (Tutorial) Micro-Pathway Validation: 

• with Learners 

• with Employers 

💡(D2L Module) Micro-Pathway Validation with Learners & Employers 

🔧 (Template)

• (Canva) "How Might We": Micro-Pathway Validation

Develop Marketing & Communication Plan 

🎥 (Tutorial) Develop Marketing and Communication Plan 

💡(D2L Module) Develop Marketing and Communication Plan 

🔧 (Template)

•  (Google Docs) Marketing Canvas Template 

• (Canva) Marketing + Communication 

Assessing Micro-Pathway Funding Options

🎥 (Tutorial) Assessing Micro-Pathway Funding 

💡(D2L Module) Assessing & Aligning Micro-Pathway Funding

🔧 (Google Sheets) Funding Toolkit