design thinking
Future of Learning
What’s Up With All the Design-Focused Schools?
Is the focus on design in schools a fad, a trend or something else? In this episode of the podcast, Tom and Emily explore the rise in popularity of design-focused schools.
Future of Work
Attacking Complexity with Confidence
By: Jonathan Rochelle, Katherine Prince and Tom Vander Ark. One thing we know for sure—tomorrow will be more complex than today. We’ve entered a new era that’s driven by artificial intelligence and education must adapt. Our students deserve a new set of learning priorities (not just more added to a crowded set of learning objectives).
Project-Based Learning
Napa Junction: Deeper Learning for All
South of the vineyards in Napa is a school that serves a diverse body of K-5 learners. They are a prime example of how a committed staff and effective leaders can work with like-minded schools to create powerful learning for all students.
SEL & Mindset
Design Thinking: A Student’s Perspective
By: Isis Toldson. "In four short months, I will be graduating high school and heading off into the future... I know that my plans may change, and whether I pursue law or not I know that what I’ve learned about Design Thinking will always be apart of my life."
STEM & Maker
All About STEM High Schools
Tom shares three dozen STEM schools that are engaging students in design challenges and high-quality project-based learning, highlighting what makes these schools special and innovative.
Future of Learning
The Only Constant is Change: Adjusting Our Practices to Meet the World’s Expectations
Anna Durfee shares with you a few small changes your school can make in order to better prepare students for the future of work and the rapid, and sometimes alarming, changes that come with it.
Future of Work
Design Thinking and Other Learning Priorities to Educate Today’s Students for the Coming Automation Economy
For young people facing novelty and complexity, critical attack skills include design thinking, project management, data science, and delivering in teams. Here's how we can give them those skills.
Schools Worth Visiting
Using Design Thinking to Disrupt for Good
One Stone is an innovative high school in the heart of Boise with a mission of “making students better leaders and the world a better place.” Learn more about how they incorporate innovation and disruption into their curriculum here.
Personalized Learning
5 Ways to Overcome the Challenges of Implementing a Genius Hour
By: Donna Harvey. I suggested finding a way to make Genius Hour, a time designed to encourage student agency and creativity. My team bought in and we set out on the journey of trying to figure out how to provide our students with the chance to work on their own passions.
Project-Based Learning
Real-Life Examples of Design Thinking in the Classroom
Design thinking centers on a pedagogy aimed at creating and facilitating future innovators and breakthrough thinkers. It is about creating creative and collaborative workflows engineered to tackle big projects and prototyping to discover new solutions.