MAKING THINGS BETTER: DESIGN THINKING IN THE

CLASSROOM

JOHN RINKER@johnrinker

MAKING THINGS BETTERDESIGN THINKING IN THE CLASSROOM

Our Journey Today

What is Design Thinking & How does it work?

How does DT work at NIS?

Design Challenge

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DESIGN THINKING…

IS A HUMAN-CENTERED PROCESSwww.flickr.com/photos/mcazadi/2388418126

DESIGN THINKING…

IS A PROBLEM-FINDING PROCESSwww.flickr.com/photos/ravages/6100332395

DESIGN THINKING…

IS ITERATIVEwww.flickr.com/photos/darwinbell/9908603803

DESIGN THINKING…

IS COLLABORATIVEwww.flickr.com/photos/40032755@N06

DESIGN THINKING…

IS A MINDSETwww.flickr.com/photos/daniandgeorge/11250521824

DESIGN THINKING

designthinkingforeducators.com

deepdesignthinking.com

Immersion

Implementation, Display

Ideation, Prototyping, Feedback

NoTosh.com

Synthesis

DESIGN THINKING

RE-IMAGINE

THE GIFT-GIVING EXPERIENCEhttps://farm5.staticflickr.com/4081/4793428998_

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CHALLENGE

TO MAKE SOMETHING USEFUL AND MEANINGFUL FOR YOUR PARTNER

www.flickr.com/photos/roeyahram/6007233106THE INTERVIEW

3 minutes each

A conversation with open-ended questions

Listen without comment or judgement

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Five ‘Whys’ to Get to the Heart

3-minutes each

www.flickr.com/photos/riggzy/4021377597CAPTURE FINDINGS

Looking for ‘needs’ and ‘insights’

‘What is your user trying to accomplish? What does giving a gift do for them?

3-minutes

www.flickr.com/photos/dramaqueennorma/148952444/TAKE A STAND

This is a problem worth tackling.

Defining the statement that you will address with your design.

3-minutes

www.flickr.com/photos/anselm23/1803963596SKETCH YOUR IDEAS

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SHARE

Listen carefully to the feedback.

An opportunity for further empathy.

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REFLECT & RENEW

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BUILD

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Look carefully for new insights that will help to improve your prototype

3-minutes each

Some Questions for ReflectionDEBRIEF

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How did engaging with a real person, testing with a real person, change the direction your prototype took?

How did the pace feel- quick, iterative cycles- compared to how you normally learn?

Design thinking is an iterative, self-directed process. Based on your learning, what would you go back and do next? What would you do over again?

What principle, what tool, would you find helpful in your classroom tomorrow?

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Effective Formative Assessment(Assessment

1. Clarifying, sharing, and understanding learning intentions and criteria for success

2. Engineering effective classroom discussions, activities, and learning tasks that elicit evidence of learning

3. Providing feedback that moves learning forward

4. Activating learners as instructional resources for one another

5. Activating learners as owners of their own learning Dylan Wiliam, Embedded Formative Assessment

Individuals & Societies

Sample Challenge (MYP)Generative Topic, Immersion, Synthesis, Ideation, Feedback (NoTosh)

Immersion: Googleable vs NonGoogleable

Look at how teachers use DT to enhance the student learning experience. Ruth & Rob ‘Cold War’ & ‘Vietnam’

Pair teachers by discipline and lead a process to ‘reimagine a particular curricular objective’

http://notosh.com/lab/design-thinking-90-minute-challenge-for-schools/

A GRADE 1 DESIGN CHALLENGE

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HOW MIGHT WE USE A CIRCUIT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS A ROOM?

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Collect your Materials1 battery 1 red wire 1 black wire 1 motor 1 straw 1 skewer 2 paperclips 2 lolly sticks 3 bottle caps 1 binder clip some tape

HOW MIGHT WE USE A CIRCUIT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS A ROOM?