the TG Story

IDEO, an innovative global design firm, believes that "Teachers are the innovators education has been waiting for." Teachers are inherently creative and work right in the midst of opportunities to make small changes that can grow. So IDEO's Design for Learning Studio, in partnership with a non-profit initiative by PLUSSED at Riverdale Country School, started the Teachers Guild in to help teachers use Design Thinking to remake education one small change at a time. 

Lakeland Community College hosted the first multi-district Teachers Guild Chapter in the world starting in the fall of 2018. They invited multiple local school districts to participate in year-long professional development resulting in innovative design work from teachers across NE Ohio. 

Lakeland employees Rachel Siegel and Leah Konopka Hartmann coach districts and educators in human-centered design.

Interested in learning more or bringing Teachers Guild and design thinking to your school or district? 

Contact Rachel!  rsiegel3@lakelandcc.edu