design thinking
STEM & Maker
3Dux|Design: Out-of-the-Box Thinking, Right Out of the Box
3Dux|Design emphasizes process over product, promoting design thinking by creating pathways for innovative learning.
Ed Policy
Using Design Thinking with Districts to Improve Formative Assessment Practice
By: Kate Sullivan Frades & Brinnie Ramsey. Improving formative assessment practices through design thinking can prove to be a productive challenge in school districts with well-established policies.
Future of Learning
Leadership and Design Skills Chart the Future of Work
By Emily Liebtag and Tom Vander Ark. Taliq Tillman (above) is an outspoken sophomore at an Ivy League college and the co-founder of Diversity Talks, a nonprofit that gives voice to marginalized students. Tillman described to an audience at the University of Pennsylvania how traditional education—including the best known colleges—often…
Future of Learning
Solution Design: Mindsets, Practices and Systems
Adam Kulaas kicks off the first in a series of blogs that will explore the pitfalls and celebrations associated with designing large and small scale solutions. With emphasis on starting with self assessment and reflection, join him as he delivers a map to designing the future of learning.
Future of Learning
10 Signs of Progress in Engineering for the Earth, Energy and Environment
Tom reflects on his experience at the Colorado School of Mines which has since transformed into a global leader in education and research in engineering and science to solve the world’s challenges related to the earth, energy and environment.
Future of Learning
Purdue Poly: Driven By Equity, Solving Community Challenges
Join Tom and Emily on the blog as they share Purdue Polytechnic High School's mission to promote equity and provide students with hands-on, team-based, challenging learning experiences.
Future of Learning
Engineering Good in the World
The Humanitarian Engineering (HE) program at the Colorado School of Mines brings together engineering and social science professors to transform the ways engineers are taught to think, define and solve problems with communities.
Future of Learning
Contribution: Programs Alive with Possibility
Tom highlights 11 programs and community organizations that provide students with opportunities to identify and make their unique contributions to the future of everything.
Future of Learning
Getting Started with Design Thinking
The Getting Smart Staff has assembled articles, podcasts and case studies to help you and your community get started with design thinking.
EdTech
How User Design Can Impact Engagement and Learning for K-12 Students
By: Danielle Reid. Daniel shares how user interface (UI) design and, more broadly, user experience (UX) design – can be the deciding factor for the level of impact an education application or platform has on a student, particularly in the K-12 market.