Design

Thinking

for the

Maker

ClassroomLeslie Pralle Keehn

@LPralleKeehn

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@LPralleKeehn

About Me

● Instructional Technology Consultant

○ 6-12 Social Studies Teacher

○ PBS Digital Innovator

○ C-SPAN Educator Fellow

○ Social Studies Teacher of the Year

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What is Design Thinking?

● Design Thinking for Educators

○ Stanford Design School

■ Discovery

■ Interpretation

■ Ideation

■ Experimentation

■ Evolution

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Identify a Problem

● Problem/Challenge Based Learning

● Challenges vs Pure Making

● Setting Goals or Objectives

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Brainstorming and Empathy

Building

● Time for thinking through ideas

● Who will this help? Why do we need to solve this problem?

○ Audience

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Creation

● Time to build and create

● Let them struggle

● Collaboration

Cardboard Challenge

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Learning Conversations

● Time to pause and reflect

● Learning walks

○ Example

● Rethink/Regroup

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Redesign

● Act on the reflection process

● Rethinking empathy conversation

● Setting Goals

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Reflection

● Never truly done

● Going Meta

● What could or would you do differently next time in order to make it

better?

○ Example

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Tips

● Numerous challenges for almost any topic/idea online

○ Pinterest

● Build in the time for conversation, even it if means shortening the

creative time

● Find ways to include conversations with people beyond your classroom

walls

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Resources

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