Deb Schiano
Design Thinking in education resources
Thinking Routines from Harvards Project Zero.
In the first post of this series, I shared my biggest fear as an educator (being ineffective and my students not caring about learning). We looked at the role choice, inquiry, and ownership play -- in
The Genius Hour Blueprint covers six different phases of Genius Hour and what steps/activities you can do at each stage. It also has suggested resources, activities, and ways to share your work broken down by K-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Stella Bowles was only 11 when she tested water from Nova Scotia's LaHave River and found high levels of contamination.
Design based learning experiences. lesson planss
Design thinking tools to tackle real-world problems.
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Mary Cantwell's blog and resources for using Deep Design Thinking with students.
design-dash - A super-fast, facilitated introduction to design thinking methods & mindsets
Resources shared for companies, however the principles mat be used for studehts also.
Design & Thinking is a documentary exploring the idea of Design Thinking.
Design Thinking is a mindset. Design Thinking is the confidence that everyone can be part of creating a more desirable future, and a process to take action when faced with a difficult challenge. That kind of optimism is well needed in education.
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Practical tools to trigger & support social innovation. Toolkit designed for development practitioners to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver.
For educators looking to get grounded in the many intersections of design
thinking and K12 education, we prepared a resource guide. This 3-page
document offers information about design thinking projects and initiatives,
toolkits and curricular resources, reading material, ways to connect and
This is an online version of one of our most frequently sought after
introductory learning experiences. Using a video, worksheets, and
facilitation tips we will take you step by step through the process of
hosting or participating in a 90 minute design challenge.
In this 90 minute experience you will be taken through a full design cycle by participating in The Gift-Giving Project.
David Jakes' proceess with aligned skills.
Design thinking and PBL can bridge what we know and how we innovate. Try combining these two practices as an instructional framework for teaching 21st-century skills.
Blogger Suzie Boss describes how design thinking offers a perfect vehicle for connecting students with their community.
Upcycling happens in a makerspace when design thinking meets hard-to-recycle junk. Inspire students to design and create cool, useful products from trash otherwise destined for landfill.
