Share Paper: Design Thinking in the Education Maker Space

  1. Jeremy Jameson, Village Tech Schools, United States
  2. Justin Robinson, Village Tech Schools, United States
Wednesday, March 20 5:45 PM-7:00 PM Celebrity Ballroom 1&2

Abstract: Our goal is to explore techniques for designing projects that allow students the freedom of choice, while at the same time, challenging them to push for deeper meaning and purpose that enhances a variety of core curriculum. Student-created projects are a great way to see true learning spring to life. Allowing students the freedom of choice is a sure fire way to increase engagement. But once you’ve captured that spark, how do you make the best use of that fire? Can you share that interest across of variety of subjects, instead of just one? Learn how to design for student ...