Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit
Description
This toolkit contains the process and methods of design along with the Designer’s Workbook, adapted specifically for the context of K-12 education. It offers new ways to be intentional and collaborative when designing, and empowers educators to create impactful solutions.
At IDEO, we’ve been using similar processes, methods, and tools for years in tackling some dauntingly complex challenges. More often than not, we’ve experienced how Design Thinking helps to get to the next step. That’s why we are excited to see how it can impact the world of education. Teachers at Riverdale Country School are starting to use design process to address challenges in their classrooms and schools, and together we’ve created this toolkit in order to share these processes more broadly.
This is an invitation to experiment with the design process. Let it inspire you to approach challenges differently, and experience how Design Thinking adds a new perspective to your work.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit | Free | Please register to download a PDF of the toolkit and the Designer's Workbook. We are asking for your information for two reasons: First, to follow the spread of this tool and second, your email address may be used to contact you regarding your experience with the toolkit, the Designer's Workbook, and to update you about future editions. |
Reviews
The guidance provided in the Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit contains anecdotal and tools/processes is useful for creating learning environments and experiences. It has everything to help you (and your teams) use a design thinking workflow. I use it to help me be a better interviewer (of students). It’s strength is it really is about prototyping ideas. It’s fun to use, too. Its strength (utility and ease of use) can be its weakness as well: Its simplicity can be hard to swallow if you’re into traditional problem solving (curriculum design/development) approaches.
This was an excellent resource. I was able to get connected with a design thinking coach who helped me with learning more about the process. I don’t know if they plan to host another online design thinking activity–but it had a wonderful interface and I was definitely inspired to do more with design thinking!