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A Virtual Crash Course in Design Thinking. IDEO design thinking. The Beginner's Guide to Design Thinking in the Classroom. In the first post of this series, I shared my biggest fear as an educator (being ineffective and my students not caring about learning).

The Beginner's Guide to Design Thinking in the Classroom

We looked at the role choice, inquiry, and ownership play — in not only engaging our students — but also empowering them to intrinsically care about what they can learn and do in school. But giving my students choice and allowing them to being curious learners was hard work. In fact, sometimes I was still really ineffective at guiding the learning that was taking place in my classroom.

The LAUNCH Cycle: A Design Thinking Framework for K-12 Students. Design Thinking with Kids Facilitator Guide. Why Design Thinking Isn't Just for Techies. "Teacher Voices": This article is part of a series of from-the-classroom perspectives.

Why Design Thinking Isn't Just for Techies

I was really intimidated when I first heard about design thinking. I also had a lot of questions: What is design thinking? Isn't it just for techies? How is this relevant to my elementary school-level classroom?