You are most likely familiar with design thinking, the process that companies and individuals use to solve problems and create new products. You may have even learned the process at a workshop or conference session (perhaps involving building something with foil and popsicle sticks). But how does one actually use design thinking in education? Believing this process is an important, future-ready skill for our students, Roycemore School set a goal of implementing design thinking throughout our entire K-12 school, from student projects, to teacher professional development, to redesigning learning spaces. In this bootcamp, you will hear about our approach and how our students are benefitting from it (and yes, foil and popsicle sticks are still involved!).
I have done several presentations on the ways we are using design thinking throughout our school. The purpose of this website is to share my resources and tools from those presentations. Generally, the most recent presentation is on the Home page. If you are looking for resources from the ATLIS Webinar "Design Thinking: Not Just for Techies & Makers" in 2019, see this page.
Beth Shutters is the Director of Curriculum and Innovation at Roycemore School, a small independent PreK-12 school in Evanston, Illinois. Beth is a Google for Education Certified Trainer. She especially enjoys instilling a love of lifelong learning in students and teachers. You can follow her on Twitter @shnology, and find out more here: http://lordshutters.weebly.com/