Ewan McIntosh's Design Thinking was incorporated into the school education planning process. What resulted was 100% understanding and commitment to the school goals we established for the upcoming school year.

1. School Education Planning
2014-15

2. Learning needs teachers who
learn more than learners need
teachers who turn up to teach.
–Ewan McIntosh

3. What did we learn from this year
that will help us make next year the
best yet?

4. The Best Year of My Life
Greystone 2014-15

5. Points to Consider
Mental Health Data ~ Tell Them From Me Survey
Results
Mathematical Thinking ~ Update from Galileo
Feedback ~ Ongoing, Formative, Shared vs
Summative

6. Design Thinking
Ewan McIntosh

7. The Best Year of My Life
Greystone 2014-15

8. Immersio
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9. The Best Year of My Life
Greystone 2014-15
Interview Time ~ ABC

10. Interview Time AGAIN
Round Two Criteria:
->Add some deep thinking questions
->Listen and let there be quiet space

11. What was your best experience as a teacher this
year?
How did it feel when…?
How did you know your students were feeling
successful?
When were your students most engaged in deep,
memorable learning?
What was missing?

12. Synthesis

13. Pull out themes and feed back to the group

14. How might we make this
THE BEST YEAR EVER?

15. Ideation

16. Yes, and…
instead of
no, but…

17. Brainstorm 100 ideas in
10 minutes to answer your question:
How might we…?

18. Pick 5
Awesome & 3
Silly

19. Criteria:
New
Useful
Feasible
Give each a score out of 10

20. Prototyping

21. Sketch Up Idea

22. Feedback

23. Specific Kind
Revise and Improve
Gallery Walk
Helpf
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24. Design Action Plan
*Strategies
*Evidence/Measures