On behalf of your moderators, welcome to #3rdchat. We are excited to have @klpotter4 serving as our guest moderator this evening. As we discuss Design Thinking in the classroom.
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Hi! Lesa Haney. I learn alongside amazing kids and colleagues in Dripping Springs Texas. I have no idea what my spirit animal is, but here is a cute gif. :) #3rdchat
A1: My favorite lesson to teach throughout the year is the phases of the moon. I love how excited the students get about creating the phases out of oreos. I also love teaching anything about space! #3rdchat
A1: I tend not to repeat very many lessons from year to year; however, my kids respond best to lessons in which they are able to collaborate and create. #3rdchat
A1: My favorite lesson to teach is an ELA/movie making unit. Ss get to write a script, storyboard, select actors, create costumes, & learn basic movie making & editing skills. Then, they enter their films into a Youth Film Festival contest. Ss love this project! #3rdchat
My favorite are SEL lessons. They brings our class family together and create a strong class community. I think the Ss love them as well. #3rdchat#sycamoreyr2
My kids love learning about our solar system. Last year, I asked student groups to create something that demonstrated their understanding of the order of the planets. I just opened the maker station and they blew me away. #3rdchat
A1 I'm having a hard time with this question. I like so many. There is nothing better than connecting kids with books so any lesson involving my favorite books! #3rdchat
A1: my favorite unit is a review camping themed unit I do at the year. I set up my room like a camp site with a tent. We study national parks, write campfire stories and make solar oven s’mores. It covers math, ELA, science, and social studies #3rdchat
Jessica here! A1 Favourite lesson for me would be any of my work on global citizenship because it’s so purposeful. My students often say Rube Goldberg machine making is top of their list. Anything involving a clear purpose or a sense of curiosity is a hit. #3rdchat
Q2: The core principles of design thinking are to empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. How do you teach students to empathize, or identify, with others? #3rdchat#designthinking
A2: My Ss work on several game design units during the year- video game, board game, arcade game. The Ss must have user empathy to determine if the game is appropriate for the player. #3rdchat
A2: anytime students have a chance to explore their curiosities... PBL, STEAM, genius hour, maker space. I can’t wait to learn more about this!! #3rdchat
A3: I also use socratic seminar type discussions to provide a space for Ss to discuss things from their perspective and to hear the viewpoints of others. Ss love getting to discuss and debate! #3rdchat
A2 Empathy comes from sitting with another person and getting to know their true self as well as you can. This comes from purposeful questioning and listening. Giving kids a chance to talk is a key element in social/emotional learning and in the design process. #3rdchat
A2: We do a lot of role playing and family talking in our class. We talk about how a situation could make another feel. We try to put ourselves in others shoes. #3rdchat#sycamoreyr2
Q2: The core principles of design thinking are to empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. How do you teach students to empathize, or identify, with others? #3rdchat#designthinking
A2 I teach empathy through books. We spend a lot of time considering ur place in the world and connections we make with others experiences, emotions, thoughts. #3rdchat
A1. I am not sure about favorite lesson. I love when Ss are engaged. That makes any engaging lesson my fave. I love introducing research to young learners. #3rdchat
Q3: Design Thinking is a mindset and approach to learning, collaboration, and problem solving. Learners are asked to apply innovation & creativity to problem solve. Why is it important to teach students design thinking? #3rdchat#designthinking
A3: Our social-emotional curriculum is fabulous for teaching empathy. I also believe that anytime role playing can be implemented, it is a win-win strategy. #3rdchat
A3: Design thinking is a process that allows Ss to collaborate & use empathy to evolve their product. It teaches kids to continuously seek feedback to adjust their thinking. Design thinking celebrates learning and growing from failure! #3rdchat#failforward#DesignThinking
A3: When I think of what our students will encounter in their future, Design Thinking instantly comes to mind. These are vital skills students will need to carry with them. #3rdchat
A3 Design thinking is about complex skills that are transferable. Collaboration, problem solving, empathy, creativity... we all need these skills! #3rdchat
A3 My favorite thing about the design thinking process is that students make a prototype and then go back and make changes. It is active practice of a growth mindset. How can we improve what we have made! #3rdchat
I think the feedback portion is huge. Helping Ss learn a growth mindset. Ss will receive feedback their whole life. It's how they take it and apply if that is key! #3rdchat#sycamoreyr2
A2. We focus on SEL learning throughout everything we do and there are many teaching moments. Sometimes I stop a S and say “look at your friend right now” and let them soak in how their choice affected their friend. Then we talk about what to do to fix it. #3rdchat
Q4: Getting students inspired to solve problems starts with helping them become more observant. How can we help students be more connected/observant of the world they live in? #3rdchat
A4: Civic engagement is a huge initiative in our building. In fact, our building received state recognition for our civic engagement. Giving students opportunities to engage and apply skills to real life situations is important to making connections with their learning. #3rdchat
A4: My district has an Ed. foundation that offers student leadership grants each yr. It provides an excellent opportunity for Ss to connect w/ school, community, or world needs. Kids discuss problems & generate ways they can be solution oriented leaders. #3rdchat@DSEFnews
A4: Last year, we connected with classes through MysterySkye, Global Read Aloud, and @EmpaticoOrg connections. Also bringing in current news stories helped broaden our view. #3rdchat
Empathy is a huge part of design thinking. It shapes the why and how of design. It’s weaves into every iteration along the way. #3rdchat#DesignThinking
A4 To be one more observant I think we need to slow down sometimes: Just listen. To ourselves. To each other. To our environment. This goes back to being mindful in my opinion. #3rdchat
A4: Share, Share, Share. Sharing what is happening in our class community, school community and world will hopefully open the eyes of our Ss and create that connection to what is happening in the world as well. #3rdchat#sycamoreyr2
Q4: Getting students inspired to solve problems starts with helping them become more observant. How can we help students be more connected/observant of the world they live in? #3rdchat
A4: EXPOSURE!! My students use News ELA to read current events. We are always discussing what’s going on in our community, the country, and the world. #3rdchat
A4. I think that being aware of others starts with self. I lived a lot of years not feeling my feelings and not even being able to identify them. Making Ss aware of their own feelings, strengths and weaknesses gives them power to observe and connect outside themselves. #3rdchat
Q5: It is said that failure is the secret to success. Is failure a positive opportunity to learn and grow, or is it a negative experience that hinders success? #3rdchat
It is what makes #designthinking DT. W/o Empathy its design or something else The key to your Q missed this… Empathy Drives the Design, the designer. The User Leads Why its Important to teach Ss DT is all abt strengthening your empathetic posture Comes way b4 iteration #3rdchat
A4 I make a point to encourage them to slow down and observe. We talk about current events, what is happening in our school, the reason we do certain things - like not running down the hall. A constant focus on how our actions effect others. #3rdchat
A5: Making mistakes and trying again is part of the learning process. When feedback is timely and given before the end of the project, this is seen as a natural part of the process. #3rdchat
A5: Failure is indeed an opportunity to grow. When we teach our students to have a growth mindset, we teach them that failure is a learning opportunity for moving forward to new opportunities for mastery. #3rdchat
A5: Failure, and learning from mistakes, is the path to success. Ss must be taught how to fail. They must be taught that each failure is a learning experience that puts them closer to success. If Ss are getting 100% on everything, what are we teaching them? #3rdchat
It is what makes #designthinking DT W/O Empathy its design or something else The key 2 your Q missed this
Empathy Drives the Design, the designer The User Leads Why its Impt. 2 teach Ss DT is all abt strengthening your empathetic posture Comes way b4 iteration #3rdchat#dtk12chat
A5 Failure is an opportunity to grow. When we reflect and consider our mistakes we learn from them and move forward - hopefully to make more mistakes and repeat! #3rdchat
A5: Use failure as an opportunity to re-teach. When a student is not successful on an assessment or assignment in my class I use the opportunity to work with those students on the particular topic. Failure can ultimately leads to growth #3rdchat
A5 Pushing limits and failure means there’s effort and investment in the learning. If there’s no failure, that is a sign that there isn’t enough exploration beyond what is already understood. This post has a second video in the link btw-Both worth sharing with kiddos!! #3rdchat
This is a short (1 min) video of me explaining some of the recent findings on the ways people reach high achievement. Struggle and pushing at the edge of your understanding is the best! If you would like the version with youcubed super heroes, it's here: https://t.co/dqJRMAIolc
Q6: In their book Launch, @spencerideas & @ajjuliani encourage students to launch their idea/project to an authentic audience. Why is it important to use an authentic audience? What ideas do you have to help classrooms connect globally? #3rdchat#launch
Q5: It is said that failure is the secret to success. Is failure a positive opportunity to learn and grow, or is it a negative experience that hinders success? #3rdchat
A6: I love making global connections with my students through #mysteryskype, global read aloud, virtual valentines, awesome squiggles. Oh I could go on and on! #3rdchat
I saw that Q… I just happened across Q3 LIVE so I shared my Q & 2cents I will go back through the other Qs of #3rdchat Thanks #dtk12chat cc @bethfuston
A6: The teacher shouldn't be the only one seeing student work. Providing Ss with an authentic audience adds purpose to their work and connects Ss w/ the world around them. It also increases student buy-in & commitment on projects. #3rdchat
A6: An authentic audience makes students feel they have a purpose in completing an assignment. If they know they are writing letter to a pen pale they are going to work much harder on it. Also looking forward to connecting with our GridPals this year using @Flipgrid#3rdchat
A6 We connect within our school regularly with special activities. We connect with our city community through social justice projects. We will be connecting with a class in India this year again with shared projects. Connection often relates directly to purpose. #3rdchat
A7: This year I am going to dive into the creation of #VirtualReality & allow my Ss opportunities to fail forward right along with me. Together, we will use @cospaces_edu to try & create projects we can publish & share w/ others. It won't be easy, but it'll be worth it! #3rdchat
My favourite is from a few years ago when my students opened a café for the teachers. They all learned how to make quality coffee and brought baking. We then shopped on @ChaliceCanada ‘s site. This showed justice because the items helped people with a long term benefit. #3rdchat
A6. Ss need an authentic audience for S buy-in, they will work so hard on something they are presenting to others. But I think even more important is the opportunity to take pride in their work and share their knowledge with the world or at least outside the classroom. #3rdchat
A7: I am going to start with some a mini design thinking project. We are reading a story about a character with strong feelings. I want to get our toes wet to design something for the character to help them. #3rdchat
Agreed. I know that I have been asked to do things that are little more than a check in a box. When I know there is a purpose and a reason for what I am doing, I am more invested. #3rdchat
A1 When I taught 3rd grade exclusively Space & The Regions of USA were always my fav units These 2 units provided Ss so many opportunities for design and creativity Yes they would #3rdchat
Q2: The core principles of design thinking are to empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. How do you teach students to empathize, or identify, with others? #3rdchat#designthinking
