Deb Schiano
Design Thinking in education resources
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Thinking Routines from Harvards Project Zero.
Great Design Sprint Activities
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.
Design sprint. I am mid-way through my second year at my current school and have begun a new collaborative partnership with a colleague with whom I haven'...
Simple Video
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
Ready, Set, Design is one of our favorite group activities, for adults and kids alike, at Cooper-Hewitt. It’s a highly adaptable design challenge that can jump-start collaborative and creative thinking in any group. We use it with kids’ groups at the Museum, for internal staff meetings, and even at industry conferences and summits we host. The activity is such a success with our participants that we’ve gotten a lot of requests for a how-to guide. Here it is! We created this short instructional video and accompanying PDF that explain Ready, Set, Design for group leaders. Use it at your next meeting, class, rehearsal, or brainstorm session – any place you need a fresh burst of creativity.
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.
Roxbury Design Thinking Course. Interesting that it's in the Business Dept? Definitely take a look at this district... Especially Edge badging!
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.
