We are excited to launch our first ever Design Thinking in Schools map and directory. A collaboration between the d.school’s K12 Lab and IDEO’s Design for Learning practice the map is a tool to help parents and educators find inspiration from others and make the connections they need to bring design thinking into their schools. We are thrilled to feature…
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We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of nine d.school project fellows for the academic year 2013-14. The early- to mid-career professionals come from sectors including education, law, financial services, disaster relief and others. This year’s d.school fellows are: Anne Gibbon, Margaret Hagan, Matt Haney, Kim Jacobson,Melissa Kline-Lee, Guido Kovalskys, Fred Leichter, Caitria O’Neill and Melissa Pelochino. Emi Kolawole is also joining the fellows program this year…
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3-D printing. Mass customization. A new generation of makers. A move overseas – or maybe a renaissance in American manufacturing, depending on who you ask. We’re at a crossroads in the future of making and manufacturing. Breaker 2013: The Future of Stuff (we’re calling it #MakerBreaker) is open to anybody who wants to take on…
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We’re now accepting applications for our d.fellowship program during the academic year 2013-14. The focus of the application process this year is to identify and select outstanding Edu*Innovators who will work with our d.K12 Lab Network. We’re looking for mid-career professionals and entrepreneurs with the passion and drive to make real change in education. If…
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The d.school is thrilled to announce that Susie Wise will be rejoining us to lead the next chapter of our efforts in K12 education. (A side note: we like call her “Dr. Wise,” because she is…!) Susie has been a creative force in the d.school since its earliest days. From helping to design & teach…
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We are pleased to announce the dates of the 6th Annual Summer Workshop for K-12 Educators here at the d.school. Participants from the past five seasons have helped develop a network of amazing teachers and administrators who are using design thinking to improve education. We very much look forward engaging with a new cohort of…
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The d.school is announcing an important transition in our family. Rich Crandall, director of our K-12 Lab since 2008, is joining the team at NewSchools Venture Fund as Associate Partner. A Teach for America alum with an MBA from Stanford, Rich spent four years at the d.school focused on spreading design thinking amongst K-12 educators…
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The K-12 Lab’s ongoing efforts are focused on engaging students and educators alike in design thinking, a methodology that can reunite families, solve community crises, and empower a generation. Because the K-12 Lab believes that students are more engaged and achieve greater learning when they have the opportunity to be innovative, creative, and collaborative, teachers…
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The girl in the picture to the right is part of a growing design thinking movement in India. Although her school is in a Mumbai slum, she took part in India’s first design for social change contest. Using a simple design-thinking framework, she worked with her classmates to develop lesson plans to teach the parents…
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The Design for Giving Contest is motivating schools across India to reimagine the act of giving. Taking place from August 15th to Oct 15th, the contest involves more than 30,000 schools across India. School children will design and implement solutions to help people in need. The goal of this movement is to help children realize that they…
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