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Abstract

This session is based on the author’s book titled: Designed to Learn: Using Design Thinking to Bring Purpose and Passion to the Classroom and invites global educators to use this education-focused design thinking framework to elevate the voices of students, teachers, and the entire local community. The session begins with the author’s proprietary paper to plan protocol where participants engage in a design thinking experience. During the experience we unpack the five essential elements of the educational framework for design thinking: understand & empathize, identify & research, communicate & ideate, prototype & test, and iterate & reflect. Embedded within each element is authentic formative assessment to inform teaching and inspire learning in and out of the classroom that will be discussed. Participants will emerge with an understanding of each element and a flexible but intentional design to create future forward learning experiences that positively impact the local community and create global change.