Project Management

Iterative ADDIE Model

During our project, we had primarily used the ADDIE model as a foundation for our work cycle, which we hoped would give us a strong basis in measurable outcomes and create a powerful, high-quality design. However, we recognize that classroom programs are highly iterative, relying heavily on the facilitators to tweak the implementation to best suit their classroom, so we wanted to build in space for that natural process to feed into the design of our solution, emphasizing flexibility without sacrificing detailed evaluations and high-quality design.

If we were to do this project again, we would also like to pay special attention to our assummptions, codifying a clear hypothesis that research and analysis will refine and build upon. Learning solutions are wide-ranging and inter-connected, so articulating our aim before research could have helped us focus in on more details during user research and analysis.

Project Management

As a team, we would meet on a weekly or twice-weekly basis to evaluate and assign upcoming tasks, check in with each other about progress, and ensure clear, timely deliverable handoff.

Tasks were assigned based on availability and personal expertise, providing members with the opportunity to express their preferences.

Team Members & Responsibilities

Carlos Rosales

Project Management Lead

User interviewsLearner assessment writeupEvaluation plan and report

Educator Interviews: Spearheaded the interviews conducted during the preliminary portion of the project. This provided us with baseline data which was essential in identifying the direction of the project. Ultimately, with the information collected we identified a focus group and area.

Education: Background as an educator in an elementary school and consistently collaborating with colleagues has provided me significant insights about literacy. Furthermore, I currently have a student who is learning to read, thus, I can bring the knowledge of what services are provided to such a student to our discussions, as well as what educators can actively do to help with literacy.

Kathy Laguerre

Research Lead

User & desk researchLesson plansMonitoring keysResearch & design implementation writeup

Research: Collected important data and readings to help push our design forward

Find and Evaluate Sources: Gathered reliable, relevant, and diverse sources of information (e.g., academic journals, credible websites, interviews).

Synthesize Information: Analyze and summarize findings to ensure the team understands the key insights and trends.

Teacher Expertise: An educator background contributed to creating lesson plans and monitoring keys, and being a SEL Certified Teacher helped me develop implementation

Present Research Findings: Communicate results clearly during team meetings or presentations, often using visuals or written summaries.

Rebeca Arens

Design Lead

Website design and documentationTask organization and assignmentResearch analysis writeupsUser personasLearning theories and strategies Implementation documentationLogic modelAffinity mapping

Design Thinking: Utilizes creative problem-solving strategies to address multiple student needs and integrate them into a coherent, inclusive design solution that is highly relevant to the students and thoughtful of the potential range of personal needs.

Coordination: Manages and oversees the design process, paying meticulous attention to ensure that all deliverables and design decisions are aligned with each other throughout iterations.

Project Documentation: Organizes and maintains project deliverable information, including timelines, role assignment and design documentation, and maintains the website to ensure clear, coherent, and extensive documentation forms a cohesive narrative of the project vision.

Visual Design: Background in creating class materials and visual designs ensures that the documentation is vibrant and consistent, creating user personas, affinity maps, and implementation visuals to clearly communicate the project vision.