Strengthen Step 0 welcome scaffolding and learner actions#1019
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[WIP] Update 00-welcome.md to improve activity density and scaffolding
Strengthen Step 0 welcome scaffolding and learner actions
Jul 14, 2026
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workshop/00-welcome.mdwas underperforming on active learning and scaffolding: the welcome step mostly asked learners to read and self-assess, and it lacked a lightweight orientation section before path selection. This updates Step 0 so learners do a small amount of concrete setup-thinking up front and leave the page knowing exactly where to go next.Add upfront scaffolding
Before You Startsection immediately after the opening paragraph.Convert passive self-check into an active warm-up
Add one more interactive snippet
Tighten checkpoint outcomes
Example of the updated warm-up pattern: