What is “design thinking,” and why does it belong in America’s classrooms?
Actually, as cognitive scientist Lindsay Portnoy explains in this post, many teachers are already using design thinking but may not know it.
Design thinking is a process for solving problems creatively and infusing meaning into what students learn, regardless of the subject or grade. She writes:
Innovative methods of teaching and learning like design thinking are helping students and teachers reframe the way that school is done. What has become clear is that the success of each individual won’t come from besting a computer or working more quickly or efficiently than a robot, but rather by using our innately human capacities of talking with others to debate, discuss and develop dynamic solutions toward our shared goals.
Design thinking is a method of applying knowledge to practice. Isn’t this also the definition of teaching?
Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/10/08/what-is-design-thinking-why-does-it-belong-classrooms/
Portnoy, L. (2019, October, 8) What is ‘design thinking’? And why does it belong in classrooms? Washington Post