• Review: MODA’s inspiring “Design for Social Impact” shows how it can be done | ArtsATL

  “Design for Social Impact, MODA’s current exhibition, challenges that perception. An exploration of design as a tool for real-world problem solving, it takes visitors on a journey through the careful process of observation, research, development and execution that leads to effective design.”

  tags: design designthinking #MustRead

  • True and impactful design can create safe spaces, solve difficult problems and help make the world a better place for all.

• Resting Makes You a Better Creative – Explore Create Repeat – by 4ormat

  tags: rest breaks creativity #MustRead nourishself cultivateteam

• What’s the story?: The Fuzzy Front End

  Problem definition can be so much more critical than solution-ing.

  tags: designthinking discovery #MustRead

• Problem Finding and Student Ownership | Steve Mouldey

  I love strong examples of design thinking and PBL. This post from Steve Mouldey (@GeoMouldey) is just such a strong example.

  tags: designthinking #MustRead school model

• Deeper Learning Through Questions – The Right Question

  tags: questions inquiry questioning #MustRead

• Why is Pruning Important? | Chip HoustonChip Houston

  What are you pruning organizationally and programmatically so that things/people are their healthiest?

  tags: leadership pruning stopdoinglist #MustRead

• We Don't Like "Projects" | Edutopia

  Great piece via @ThinkThankThunk about the perceptions and problems with the word “project” http://t.co/CHmMkMNgal #idiploma @boadams1 [HT @MeghanCureton]

  Great questions asked “before granting resources to our students to begin working on their projects…”

  tags: idiploma pbl projects learning edutopia #MustRead CapstoneProjects

  • The answer is almost always that we eclipse the standard curriculum sometime in the winter, simply because so many big ideas are packaged together.
  • It’s truly amazing to watch a student dig into something he or she loves.

  • Before granting resources to our students to begin working on their projects, we ask the following: 

     

     
    1. Is this something you’ll be proud of in five years? Or will you at least be proud of the younger you for taking this on five years ago?

     

    2. Does this combine two or more disciplines?

     

    3. Will you work on this when no one is watching over you?

     

    4. Who else cares about the results of your project?

     

    5. What content do you think you’ll learn?

• Moving Back and Forth Between Fantasy and Reality | The Curious Creative

  Allowing for time to really explore our imaginations. Creating opportunity in schools for learners to stay with a discovery path for longer. Navigating the portal between reality and imagination.

  tags: curiosity designthinking fantasy ideas imagination tombarrett #MustRead WhatIf

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