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Howmightclassroomberedesignedtobettermeetstudent’sneeds?• Loweredthebulletinboards• Createdacomfortablesemi-privatespaceforstudy• StudentsaremoreengagedandmovemorefluidlyintheclassroomspaceMichaelisusingdesigntore-imaginehisclassroomthroughthelensofhisstudents’eyes.
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• Howmightwecreatea21stcenturylearningexperienceatourschool?InvestigativeLearningwhichaddressesstudentsnotasreceiversofinformation,butasshapersofknowledge.
• ThefacultycontinuestoevolveandsharethisapproachwithnewteachersthroughthecreationofaManualofInvestigativeLearningtokeeptrackoftheirphilosophyandmethods.
ThefacultyatOrmondale ElementarySchoolusesdesigntoaddresstheneedsoftheirevolvingstudentbody.
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Howmightweredesignourhighschooltoelevatestudentengagementandacademicoutcomes?
• DesignThinkingHawaii,anon-protorganizationthatengagesvolunteerstoapplyDesignThinkingtobigchallenges,partneredwiththeHawaiiDepartmentofEducationtoreimaginetheCastleHighexperience.
• collectedtheneedsandinterestsoflearners,teachers,andfamiliesandengagedthelargercommunitytoimaginenewsolutionsthatcouldhelptheschoolbemoreeffective.
DesignThinkingHawaiiisusingdesigntoprovidethestatewithinputthatwillshapetheredesignofCastleHighandotherschoolsinthecommunity.
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Conclusionforreadingsofar• Everythingneedstoberedesignandrebuilttogetbetter
output• Schools• SchoolDistricts• Communities
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DesignThinking• Improvedcollaboration• Solutionsthatfitmyindividualclassroom,schoolordistrict• Morecreativeconfidence• Effectivewaystoengagestudents• Gettingunstuck• Morefun
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Designthinkingisamindset• Designthinkingisaboutbelievingwecanmakeadifference,and
havinganintentionalprocessinordertogettonew,relevantsolutionsthatcreatepositiveimpact.
• Givesyoufaithinyourcreativeabilitiesandaprocessfortrans-formingdicultchallengesintoopportunitiesfordesign.
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• It’sHuman-CenteredDesignThinkingbeginsfromdeepempathyandunderstandingofneedsandmotivationsofpeople
• thestudents,teachers,parents,staffandadministratorswhomakeupyoureverydayworld.
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It’sCollaborative• Severalgreatmindsarealwaysstrongerwhensolvingachallengethanjustone.
• DesignThinkingbenefitsgreatlyfromtheviewsofmultipleperspectives,andothers’creativitybolsteringyourown.
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It’sOptimistic• DesignThinkingisthefundamentalbeliefthatweallcan
createchange—nomatterhowbigaproblem,howlittletimeorhowsmallabudget
• Nomatterwhatconstraintsexistaroundyou,designingcanbeanenjoyableprocess.
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It’sExperimental• DesignThinkinggivesyoupermissiontofailandtolearnfromyour
mistakes,becauseyoucomeupwithnewideas,getfeedbackonthem,theniterate.
• Giventherangeofneedsyourstudentshave,yourworkwillneverbefinishedor“solved.”
• DesignThinkingisthecondence thatnew,betterthingsarepossibleandthatyoucanmakethemhappen.Andthatkindofoptimismiswell-neededineducation.
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WhatcanIuseDesignThinkingfor?YoucanuseDesignThinkingtoapproachanychallenge• Curriculum• Spaces• ProcessesandTools• Systems
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WhatdoesDesignThinkinglooklikeinaction?• Discovery• Interpretation• Ideation• Experimentation• Evolution
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TheDesignProcess
• Ihaveachallenge.• HowdoIapproachit?• Ilearnedsomething.• HowdoIinterpretit?• Iseeanopportunity.• WhatdoIcreate?• Ihaveanidea.• HowdoIbuildit?• Itriedsomethingnew.• HowdoIevolveit?
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Youareadesigner
• Beconfidentinyourcreativeabilities.• Bestrategicaboutwhatneedsattentionfirst.• Listentoyourstakeholdersandbeinspiredtodesignfor
them.• It’syouropportunity,andyourresponsibility,tohavean
impactonthelivesofyourstudentsandbepartofchangingandgrowingthesystem.
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Steppingoutofyourzoneofcomfort=learning
• Getunstuck.• Breakyourroutine.• Usetheworldoutsideyourclassroomtoinvigorate
yourwork.• Analogousinspirationisyourbestfriend.Leaveyour
classroom.Collaboratewithothers.
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Embraceyourbeginner’smind
• Approachproblemsasanoviceevenifyoualreadyknowalotaboutthem.
• Letyourselflearn.Bewillingtoexperiment.
• Beokwithnothavingthe“right”answer.Trustthatyou’llnd one.
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Problemsarejustopportunitiesfordesignindisguise.
• Haveanabundancementality.• Beoptimistic.
Believethefuturewillbebetter.Startwith,“Whatif?”insteadof“What’swrong?”
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Discovery
• Understandthechallenge• PrepareResearch• GatherInspiration
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Interpretation
• TellStories• Searchformeaning• FrameOpportunities
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Ideation
• GenerateIdeas• RefineIdeas
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Experimentation
• MakePrototypes• GetFeedback
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Evolution
• TrackLearnings• MoveForward
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