Problem Solve with Design Thinking

Empathy, Creativity, and Iteration in the Classroom

Bring innovation to the classroom using the principles of design thinking. Promote ownership, empathy, and creativity. Inspire your students to dream big and create solutions for real-world problems that they will actually use!

Learning goals

Participants will gain the necessary tools to integrate design thinking into lesson plans and projects.

PD Components

  • Define the steps of the design thinking process
  • Use design thinking to engage students in solving real problems they care about
  • Practice empathizing, ideating, prototyping, and iterating with hands-on activities
  • Identify the importance of constraints and a “fail forward” mentality
  • Explore examples of design thinking based lesson plans and projects
  • Discuss best practices for introducing and building a culture of problem solving in your classroom
  • Implement design thinking strategies in your existing curriculum

Fully Customizable

Our customizable PD is available for all grade bands from PreK–12. Our sessions include collaboration, discussion, real-time application, and authentic learning experiences. We offer a range of options to suit your needs: planning and implementation tools and resources, scenario-based examples, 1:1 follow-ups, and more. Let’s collaborate to create the perfect custom PD experience for your team!

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