What this site is
This site is the content hub for the course. It holds the durable material: units, foundations, references, AI partners, the rubric. Daily workflow (assignments, submissions, grades) lives in Google Classroom. The split is intentional: stuff that doesn't change often lives here; stuff that changes daily lives there.
The six sections
| Section | What's in it |
|---|---|
| Home | Landing page. Six entry points, one for each section. |
| Course Units | All eight units. Block pages for each day, plus each unit's assessment pages. |
| Foundations | The frameworks every unit builds on: OPVL, AI Documentation Protocol, Class Expectations, the Rubric. |
| Reference | Glossary, Case Study Library, Simulator Hub. Things you come back to across units. |
| AI Partners | The five purpose-built partners. Each one has a job. Every use gets documented. |
| Student Hub | The mechanics: how to submit, rubric quick reference, AI documentation template, calendar. |
The block-page rhythm
Every block page (one per day of class, ~80 minutes each) follows the same five-section template:
- Story. What today is about and why it matters. The connection back to the unit's anchor question.
- Concepts. Headed "Before you start the work". Watch, read, interact. The line under the heading always opens with one of four instructions, and it means exactly what it says. See the table below.
- Do. Today's work. A choice board, usually 4 options that all build toward the same Learning Intention.
- Show. What you're submitting today and how it's scored.
- Reflect. One question before you leave. No grade. Builds the metacognitive close that makes the next block easier.
The four openings in Concepts
Whatever the opening says, it describes only the cards you choose between. Anything under "Everyone does this" is not part of the choice: the unit vocabulary page, your AI partners, and the frameworks you keep coming back to are available on every route.
| If the line starts | It means | You should |
|---|---|---|
| Pick one | The cards cover the same ground. | Choose whichever suits you. One is enough. |
| Start with the Watch (or Read, or Interact, or Make) | That card is the day's anchor and everyone does it. | Do the named card first. The rest are there afterwards. |
| Use all of these | Nothing here substitutes for anything else. | Work through all of them, in any order. |
| Keep these open | A reference shelf, not a menu. | Reach for them while you do today's work. |
Do not confuse this with the Do section further down. Concepts is how you meet the material; Do is the work itself. A Do line always begins "All four paths end the same", because there you pick one route to a single shared artifact. A Concepts line never does.
Every block page also has an AI Partners callout at the top, the partners relevant for that day's work, and a bottom navigation with the previous block, the unit map, and the next block.
Finding things quickly
- Looking for today's work? Top nav → Course Units → your unit → today's block page.
- Looking up a term? Top nav → Reference → Glossary.
- Need the rubric while writing? Top nav → Student Hub → Rubric Quick Reference.
- Need to fill out AI Documentation? Top nav → Student Hub → AI Documentation Template.
- Forgotten how OPVL works? Top nav → Foundations → OPVL Framework.
What goes here vs. what goes in Classroom
| Site (this site) | Google Classroom |
|---|---|
| Block pages with the day's content | Today's assignment with the due date |
| Rubric, OPVL framework, glossary, case studies | Your submissions, returned with feedback |
| AI partner descriptions + launch links | Announcements, schedule changes, individual messages |
| The durable "what is this thing?" material | The changing "what do I owe and when?" material |