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Calling all Massachusetts Educators!
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Game On? Brain On! Wins Education/Academic Category of Book Excellence Awards!
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An opportunity for our post-pandemic education system
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Game On? Brain On! Redux
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Feedback: Less gotcha, more growth
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Empowering Students to Design the Change They Want to See in the World
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When this pandemic passes, what story will we tell as educators and as citizens of the world?
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Preparing for Learning Without Disruption in collaboration with Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed
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VIDEO SNEAK PEEK: Designed to Learn: Using Design Thinking to Bring Purpose and Passion to the Classroom
VIDEO SNEAK PEEK: Designed to Learn: Using Design Thinking to Bring Purpose and Passion to the Classroom

Design thinking prompts students to consider: "I've learned it. Now what am I going to do with it?" Equipped with strategies from Designed to Learn, teachers will be able to ensure that learning in their classrooms is visible, student-centered, and measurable-by design.

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HOW DESIGN THINKING EQUITABLY ELEVATES COMMUNITY VOICES FOR CHANGE
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The PFC’s of Design Thinking to Activate Your Biological PFC
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What is design thinking? And why does it belong in Classrooms?
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When NExT Is Now
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Level up your classroom assessments: Are you game?
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Design thinking adds "why" to the "what" and "how" of learning
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Using Games to Support STEM Curiosity, Identify, and Self-Efficacy
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Design Thinking in Curriculum Design: A Talk With Education Talk Radio
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Demystifying Learning So We Are Designed To Learn
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How can cognitive science inform the future of education?
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From Problem of Practice to Opportunity for Innovation
Design Thinking: Problem of Practice to Opportunity to Innovate
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