design thinking
Students and Equity at the Heart of School Redesign
The Strategy Lab supported seven districts as they navigated a real-time redesign process — this is the story of a few of those districts.
Building Trust through Design Thinking
By: Sabba Quidwai and Devin Vodicka. Recent research by Dr. Quidwai found a critical connection between relational trust, collaboration, and the development of mindsets and skillsets when engaging in design thinking.
Redesigning School: Six Key Pillars From Six of the Most Innovative Schools and Programs
We all have unique learners, people, and communities to serve. We don’t have to build a new model for school to best serve them. We simply need to make a few tweaks to the ones we already have.
Portrait of a School Wide Project Launch
Charter Elementary school launches universal school wide project as a means to engage all students and staff in a relevant, personalized, and public purpose.
Climate at the Apex of Education Re-Design
By: Matt Piercy. Readers are introduced to the Interconnectedness of COVID-19 and equity, but also how climate change should be an integral part of the conversation when redesigning education.
Mastery Learning in Action
Mastery Learning in Action, a paper recently published by the Mastery Transcript Consortium, offers a comparative structure based on visits and interview from five of its member schools.
‘Voices Of A Learning World’ Aims To Be New Medium for the Global Redesign of Learning
18 education practitioners, thought leaders and edupreneurs from around the world—Voices Of A Learning World—have come together to engage all stakeholders in envisioning a new dawn in learning.
When Humans, Not Systems, Run Schools
By: Andy Calkins. Andy discusses how the districts in NGLC's change management project have transitioned to home-based learning with rapid design of new systems and communication.
T3 Alliance: Turning a Crisis into an Educational Opportunity
By: Adam Low. Adam discusses how the T3 Alliance curriculum provides design thinking guidance and new structures that empower students to make a difference during times of crisis.
Where High School Starts with Leadership and Design Thinking
Imagine a high school that started with design thinking and leadership training. Imagine having the opportunity to prototype a solution to a community problem and earn a provisional patent. For students at a Kansas City high school, it's a reality.