The Role of Design Thinking in School Reform Martin Rayala, Ph.D. Cristina C. Alvarez. M.Ed.

Martin Rayala, Ph.D. Kutztown University BA, MA University of Wisconsin Ph. D. University of Oregon Former State Consultant for Arts, Media and Design, Wisconsin

Kutztown University

BA, MA University of Wisconsin

Ph. D. University of Oregon

Former State Consultant for Arts, Media and Design, Wisconsin

Cristina C. Alvarez, M.Ed. K-12 teacher, Curriculum Supervisor, Principal, Central Administrator BFA, Tyler School of Art M.Ed Admin, Temple University Doctoral Program, Educational Leadership, University of Pennsylvania, completion 2010

K-12 teacher, Curriculum Supervisor, Principal, Central Administrator

BFA, Tyler School of Art

M.Ed Admin, Temple University

Doctoral Program, Educational Leadership, University of Pennsylvania, completion 2010

Design Education Images Objects Spaces Experiences

Design Education Images Graphic Design Objects Industrial Design Spaces Architecture Experiences Interactive Design

Design Thinking Empathy Investigation Visualization Innovation Prototyping Implementation

IDEO David Kelly

David Kelly

The Deep Dive Total Immersion

Design Processes Intent/Problem Identification/Clarification Research - Learn more about it Develop Criteria - What does a good solution need? Generate ideas - What are some possibilities? Select best possibilities - What fits the criteria best? Produce the design/prototype/model/layout Implement - See if it works Evaluate - How is it used?

Intent/Problem Identification/Clarification

Research - Learn more about it

Develop Criteria - What does a good solution need?

Generate ideas - What are some possibilities?

Select best possibilities - What fits the criteria best?

Produce the design/prototype/model/layout

Implement - See if it works

Evaluate - How is it used?

Henry Petroski IDSA (Industrial Design Society of America)

Donald Norman

The Case for Design Daniel Pink Richard Florida Tom Peters Thomas Friedman

Daniel Pink

Richard Florida

Tom Peters

Thomas Friedman

Success in Business Quality Price Design

Quality

Price

Design

The Bauhaus Walter Gropius, 1919 Weimar, Germany

Aeron Chair Designed by Don Chadwick and Bill Stumpf Herman Miller

Auto Design

Transportation Design

Fashion Design

Costume Design

Julie Taymor

Paul Rand The Father of Graphic Design

Typography

Matthew Carter Type Design

Type Design

Milton Glaser

Chip Kidd Book Cover Design

Illustration Society of Illustrators

Comic Book Artists

Frank Lloyd Wright

Spaces and Places AIA (American Institute of Architects) AAF (American Architectural Foundation

Architecture

Urban Planning APA (American Planning Association)

Frederick Law Olmsted ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects)

Interior Design

Set Design

Experience Design

Walt Disney

Will Wright The Sims Game Design

The Sims

Game Design

Event Design

Victor Papanek Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change

Designing a Future Worth Living Into Sustainable Responsible Reusable Equitable Practical Irresistible

Sustainable

Responsible

Reusable

Equitable

Practical

Irresistible

What is school reform?

What are we reforming? Who are we reforming? Why are we reforming?

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 “To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.” http://www.ed.gov

Comprehensive School Reform NCLB SEC. 1601. … to provide financial incentives for schools to develop comprehensive school reforms, based upon scientifically based research and effective practices that include an emphasis on basic academics …

Reform industrial age schools

Re.form |ri’fôrm|verb [ trans. ] 1. make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it : an opportunity to reform and restructure an antiquated schooling model.

The case for Design Thinking.

The creative sector will be worth $6.1 trillion internationally in less than 15 years - the largest economy in the world.

Jobs in design have increased 43% in the last ten years.

200,000 people are employed in the film industry. The computer animation industry generates $33 billion annually.

People spent approximately $55 billion dollars annually on video games.

There are over 532,000 designers working in the US alone.

“ Fifteen years ago companies competed on price. Today it’s quality. Tomorrow it’s design.” Robert Hayes Professor, Harvard Business School

CHAD C harter H igh School for A rchitecture + D esign Philadelphia, PA

How can we use the principles of design to develop creative, responsible, critical thinkers who can bring ideas to reality and improve our world?

creative and analytical thinking

structured investigation, collaboration, and problem-solving

97.5% average daily attendance 99.5% graduation rate

(MC²STEM) Metropolitan Cleveland Consortium STEM High School Design Lab High School

Both new high schools are based on the principles of how schools should be structured for the 21 st century . A dramatic departure from the factory-model education of the past, this new way of designing and delivering curriculum connects teachers, students and professionals to a wealth of relevant knowledge outside the walls of a school building. Students have opportunities that help them make connections between what they are learning and its application to their professional choices.

Objective of the District of Design is to define Cleveland as the product design capital of the US… t he Milan of the Midwest.

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