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The following are the questions we discussed in the global #DesignedToLearn Twitter Chat as well as high quality and downloadable designed images for you to use in your learning space!

Iteration and reflection are inherent in each element of Designed To Learn and the flowchart in Figure 8.2 helps guide learners through the various elements of design thinking and can pinpoint where a problem might reside (below).  

Q1: What is one creative iteration you have seen your students make in class while learning this week? How did it inspire others? How did it inspire you?

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Designed To Learn shares the “Application-Process-Future” (p.142) to concretize the beginning, middle, and future of designing solutions (below).

Q2: In the week ahead, where is there a time your learners can use these prompts to reflect on their learning?

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"In Iterate & Reflect, learners observe the power of their own voice AND the voices of their peers."

Q3: In the coming week, when and how will your learners celebrate their peers' ability to iterate and reflect?


"Learning is always more than the sum of its parts (p. 144) ...and learning is amplified through reflection."

Q4: What is one way YOU will commit to finding a few minutes EACH DAY this coming week to reflect on something that matters to YOU?

Extra credit:  Shout out to someone on SM who you would like to help you grow and meet this important goal


Designed to Learn Study Guide
Chapter 1. Finding Purpose in Learning
Chapter 2. Teacher and Student Roles in the Design Thinking Classroom
Chapter 3. How Not to Recreate the Wheel: Same Objectives, Different Pathways
Chapter 4. Understand and Empathize: Stepping Back Before Stepping In
Chapter 5. Identify and Research: Symptom or Root Cause?
Chapter 6. Communicate to Ideate: Pulling Together to Design Innovative Solutions
Chapter 7. Prototype and Test: The Messy Path Forward
Chapter 8. Iterate and Reflect: Reinforcing the Power of Formative Feedback
Chapter 9. Applying Knowledge to Practice: Isn't That the Point?

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