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As I think of the power of the conceptual lesson cycle, I naturally connect to the Design Thinking Process, which looks at conceptual ideas from the big picture.\xa0 If you haven\u2019t heard about it, no worries, I didn\u2019t until a year ago.\xa0 For those who have been engaging with design thinking for some time, we are going to explore some possibilities that will strengthen your usage of it.\xa0 I\u2019m as giddy as an early years child on their first time bringing in a show and tell artifact.\xa0

For those rubbing their hands together thinking this series is about design, I\u2019m sad to tell you it's not the case.\xa0 We will not be going through the process to create prototypes in the traditional sense.\xa0 For those ideas, consider listening to Design Cast: A Podcast about Design and Steam Education by Jason Reagin.\xa0 He\u2019s super talented and passionate about all things Design and STEAM.\xa0 He has a lot of guests that are just as nerdy as he is about design and I always walk about with new perspectives.

We are taking a journey on the Design Thinking Process.\xa0 It\u2019s the same process of design, but applying it towards organizational structures.\xa0 What does that mean?\xa0 Well, it means we are going to look at Design Thinking from the lens of education and how it impacts lasting change within our school system.\xa0 I know it\u2019s quite deep, but we need this type of thinking as we emerge into a new educational landscape post pandemic.\xa0 Now is the time to make lasting changes, rather than sliding back into how it\u2019s always been.\xa0 We are not the same educators that we were two years ago, so why should we teach the same way? Why should our learners be forced to learn in the old model?

Tim Brown Ted Talk:\xa0 \xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAinLaT42xY

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