Design Thinking
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Dr. John Spencer explains The Launch Cycle, a Design Thinking Framework for K-12 Students
What does Design Thinking look like? View this video to see Design Thinking in action!
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Here, the Teaching Channel features Fern Creek's Ashley Lamb-Sinclair and her work around design thinking as applied to High School Instructional Coaching.
This article describes each step in a Design Thinking process. It is particularly helpful for understanding the semi-cyclical, non-linear nature of the process
Put your desk in the hall? Shadow a student for a day? You'll be surprised at how some schools are using Design Thinking approaches to prototype and test many new ideas, to polish their equity lens, and more.
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Want to try something new but don't know where to start? Design thinking is a process that includes empathizing with users and hacking current systems to respond to human needs. This is a collection of system hacks you can try at your school, all inspired by problems brought to light by the film Most Likely to Succeed.
The Teacher-Founders for School Startup at Fern Creek High School have outlined and currently use a Design Thinking process to deepen learning environments and experiences for their students. On their page you can see their team-based, process-oriented approach to improving teaching and learning in action.
A beginners guide to Design Thinking, this page from Stanford d.School has 4 creative problem solving activities. It provides both examples and a model of how a Design Thinking process is applied to problem solving in schools, both by teachers and students.
Another introduction to Design Thinking, the Teachers Guild provides resources in each stage of the Design Thinking process, and a downloadable "Design Thinking for Educators" Tool Kit.