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Build your instructional design portfolio with my step-by-step HARPER Method. Pay $0 today. Your first payment isn’t until January.

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FOR TEACHERS MOVING INTO INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

From Teacher to AI-Ready Instructional Designer.

Build a portfolio that shows how you think, get honest feedback from someone who made the move herself, and step confidently into your first instructional design role.

Everything is async, so it fits around your teaching schedule. Start with the free checklist, or get expert eyes on your portfolio this week.

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Three ways to build an AI-ready instructional design portfolio, all on your schedule.

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AI-Ready Portfolio Checklist

44 practical checks for a portfolio that gets noticed in 2026.

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Portfolio Review

Recorded feedback on your portfolio, résumé and LinkedIn, plus your top 3 fixes, within 5 business days. No live call.

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AI-Ready Portfolio Sprint

Ship one AI-ready portfolio piece in 6 weeks, with feedback on every milestone. Cohort 1 starts January 11.

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The Free ID Kickstart will help you understand the instructional-design field, recognize the experience and strengths you already bring, and choose your next steps without trying to learn everything at once.

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In three short lessons, you will:

  • Understand what instructional designers actually do
  • Identify skills you may already have
  • Create a clearer plan for moving forward
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The AI-Ready ID Portfolio Checklist

Building your instructional design portfolio? This free, interactive checklist walks you through what hiring managers look for in 2026, from choosing your projects to showing your AI skills the right way.

  • Pick the right 1–3 projects and write case studies that get noticed
  • Show AI skills with your judgment visible
  • Check items off as you go. Your progress saves automatically.
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