Design Thinking in the Classroom

by Lee, David

• ISBN13: 9781612438016
• ISBN10: 1612438016
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781612438245
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-08-07
• Publisher: Ulysses Pr
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Summary

Harness the revolutionary power of design thinking in the classroom setting with this informative guide for teachers, educators and school leaders.Whether your students are tackling project-based learning or developing solutions in the STEM maker lab, design thinking will help them be more innovative. The design-thinking process, practices and mindsets teach 21st-century skills such as adaptability, collaboration and critical thinking.

The design thinking program described in this book helps develop students’ mindsets in a way that is more conducive to producing innovative solutions. It allows students to apply their creativity to tackle real-world issues and achieve better results through the use of its five learning phases:

• Empathize
• Define
• Ideate
• Prototype
• Test