This presentation was given at a Professional Development Inservice day for teachers of grades K-1. This was an introductory session into Design Thinking in education. For more information email thoma.1@napls.us

1. Design thinking
Shelley Cervantes & Kate Thoma
February 17, 2015
What? How? Help!

2. What is Design Thinking?
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Why?
What is so great about
design thinking...

4. “Design Thinking is optimistic in nature. Believe a
difference can be made and believe you can be
the one to make it!
@BryanLakatos

5. Show...Not Tell
Rapid Design Cycle

6. Redesign a chair…for your user’s needs.
____________________ really needs a chair
that _________________________________
and _________________________________
because _____________________________
____________________________________.
1 Meet Your User 2 Develop a user/needs statement
Write down two needs your user has.
Start by gaining empathy. Next Define your P.O.V.

7. Ideate: Go for volume, encourage wild ideas, build on the
ideas of others, be visual, defer judgement
3 Sketch at least 4 ways to meet your user’s needs

8. gather Feedback.
4 Share your sketches & get feedback.
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+ What worked… Δ What needs improving…
? Questions…
! Aha ideas…

9. Iterate based on user feedback.
Sketch your big, final idea!
5 Reflect & generate a new proposed solution.

10. prototype!
6 Build your solution.
Create a physical model of your solution
MAKE something that your partner can interact with
Use whatever materials you see
Be scrappy and quick...you only have 7 minutes!
Test & Reflect on your experience.
7 Review your process; identify new insights, lessons learned, etc.
Capture your ideas from discussion here.

11. Reflect on your experience.
Capture your ideas from discussion here.
7 Review your process; identify new insights, lessons learned, etc.

12. This IS K-1!!!!

13. see your students in
another light...

14. Rapid Cycle #1 Name Tags
http://alohafirstgraders.blogspot.com/2014/09/design-challenge.html
Rapid Cycle #2
Hold That Snack
http://alohafirstgraders.blogspot.com/2014/10/hold-that-snack.html
Next Up…..
Long Term Design Thinking
Short Term Design Thinking

15. Swickard Woods
Design Thinking Coming Alive
with Empathy:
● Observing in SW
● Planting in the wetlands
● Backyard Animals
● Animal Research

16. Define….
http://alohafirstgraders.blogspot.com/2014/10/swickard-woods-inquiry-part-1.html
Design Thinking and Dramatic Inquiry
Ideate….
http://alohafirstgraders.blogspot.com/2014/10/swickard-woods-part-2.html
Feedback with an Authentic Audience
http://alohafirstgraders.blogspot.com/2014/10/presentingchild-scholars.html
Prototype
http://alohafirstgraders.blogspot.com/2014/11/votingthe-results-are-in.html
Turning Design Thinking into PBL
Design Thinking and Inquiry!

17. Creepy Carrots with DT, PBL, and literacy connections
● Empathy: Jasper the rabbit
● Define: How can we keep the carrots away but safe?
● Ideate: Sketch, Feedback, Sketch, Feedback, Final Sketch
● Prototype
● Feedback and share
● Persuasive writing for Jasper to choose the best idea
● PBL: We can build our own garden (herb garden)

18. Design Thinking Resources
d.school
Head here to find the
Teacher Toolkit, the
Design Thinking K12
network, and their
amazing DT Wiki.
Twitter
Join or follow the
#dtk12chat and follow
along with leading
experts in K12 Design
Thinking. We chat
weekly at 9PM on
Wednesdays. Also
follow
@MindShiftKQED
Edutopia
Eduoptia has
resources as well for
project examples,
how to get started,
videos and lots more.

19. Thanks!
any
questions
?