Design thinking is a methodology for creative problem solving. You can use it to inform your own teaching practice, or you can teach it to your students as a framework for real-world projects.
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http://bit.ly/dschoolk12educatorsurvy2012We believe that creative confidence comes from repeated practice using a human-centered creative process to solve problem scenarios called design challenges. After using the process on these challenges, people will have another tool, the design thinking process, to apply towards solving real life problems.
We hope you use this space to find and share resources to teach design thinking.
This is still a working prototype, so feel free to explore and change.Popular starting points:
How to implement design thinking in your school:
Curriculum Home Page (This section explains how we teach design thinking)
Visual resources
Materials List
Skill Level
Creating Design ChallengesSample Challenges:
Some Design Thinking Projects and ChallengesHelpful resources to train others about design thinking:
Recreating the teacher training workshop at home
Workshop Take AwaysInterested in research on design thinking in education? Check out the REDLab