Resources

Projects

The Process

The Backpack Challenge

Articles 

d.school K12 Lab
Edutopia - Design Thinking and the Deskless Classroom
Edutopia - Using Design Principles to Build a Culture of Innovation
EdSurge - How Design Thinking Builds Empathy, Gives Purpose and Honors Educators
EdSurge - How to Use Real World Problems to Teach Design Thinking
Mindshift - What Does Design Thinking Look Like in School?
Mindshift - How to Apply Design Thinking in Class, Step by Step

Books

 Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
How Google Works by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg
LAUNCH by AJ Juliani and John Spencer

Developing Understanding

Empathy
Circle of Viewpoints Thinking Routine
Think, Feel, and Care from Agency by Design
Whose Life? from d.school
Empathy Map from d.school
Imagine a Student...

Observation
See-Think-Wonder Thinking Routine
Nature Walk
Observation Charades
Parts, Purpose, and Complexities from Agency by Design

Interviewing
Interviewing Skills from d.school
Open-Ended Questions from d.school
Advice for Interviewing
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Brainstorming

paperclip brainstorming from d.school
simple brainstorming from d.school
Compass Points (for reflection) from Making Thinking Visible