Design Thinking

Curious how design thinking can be applied in the classroom? There are a few key ingredients to consider.

English language arts teachers can borrow design thinking from STEM classes to support a deep understanding of literary characters.

Professional growth experiences should be designed to amplify collaboration and active exploration.

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.

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

A well-designed STEM activity helps elementary students understand the basics of physics and design thinking.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Parents of preschoolers generally want to be involved in their kids’ education—the key is to ease the way for them.