Design Thinking

In freshman biology, lab work and design thinking come together through maker education.

On a mission to reimagine traditional schooling, a K–8 school in San Diego puts teachers and students at the center.

Students learn to empathize with others around the globe while solving real-world problems.

I'm a firm believer in keeping the focus on what's really important: the students. If student motivation and higher engagement is truly the desired end game, then we as teachers must adapt right along with our students in our classrooms.

Educators take on the role of guides and motivate students to direct their own learning.

A school district uses monthly missions in its design studios to increase student and teacher engagement and foster self-directed learning.

A school in India founded on design thinking principles encourages students to be active agents in their own learning.

Students in India in grades pre-K to 12 use design thinking to create products that address real needs.

Discover information, examples, and tools related to incorporating aspects of the arts, design, and the humanities into STEM-based school activities.

All points of arts integration -- from benefits and implementation to linking the arts with core curriculum -- are covered in this roundup of useful Edutopia blog posts, articles, and videos.

Use design thinking (brainstorming, prototyping, testing, building, and reflecting) to co-create your classroom environment with the students who will be learning in it.

With things like old keyboards, inexpensive aprons, free paint store supplies, and a little imagination, you can creatively customize your classroom environment to maximize learning.

While empathy is the first step in the design thinking process, keep your students focused on this necessary element as they move through definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing.

<p>As a model for reframing methods and outcomes, design thinking reconnects educators to their creativity and aspirations for helping students develop as deep thinkers and doers.</p> <br> &nbsp;

Teachers become learning designers when given the space to collaborate by (among other things) cultivating trust, keeping it simple, and ensuring that it's student relevant.