Resource
20 days to PBL/design thinking
https://docs.google.com/document/
d/
1wAhaKJl46QazJqbu7j_afVtYXa5C
AM0ofjhAawhMQ6M/edit
(For more info: Blog & BIE Hangout)
6 Possible Starting Points for
Design Thinking
http://www.spencerauthor.com/look-
listen-and-learn-the-six-possible-
starting-points-for-design-thinking/
Other Spencer items worth checking out:
● When Brainstorming is Broken
● 9 Ways to Help Students
Embrace the Revision Process
4 Step Design Thinking for
Elementary
http://www.dfcworld.com/SITE
(one week and one month plans)
D.school Mixtapes
https://dschool.stanford.edu/
resources/chart-a-new-course-put-
design-thinking-to-work
Design Thinking Top Ten
Resource List
https://static1.squarespace.com/
static/
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5b35bf636d2a73fcad1b8709/15302
49062186/
Design+Thinking+Resource+List+
%28Top+10%29.pdf
Author/Source
Erin Starkey (BIE)
John Spencer, co-author of Launch
Kiran Bir Sethi and Core Team:
http://www.dfcworld.com/SITE/team
Alyssa Gallagher
@am_gallagher
(follow her and others on
Twitter)
Useful for...
-A 20 day PLAN teachers can
follow to build culture.
-Building culture is conducive to
design thinking and project based
learning is essential for a classroom
where students are willing to take
risks and share ideas freely.
-Getting started & not feeling stuck
to one model
-Design thinking starts that are
practical for the classroom and
many applications
-Simple design steps for younger
and upper elementary (Feel,
Imagine, Do, Share)
-Resources: videos, downloads for
one week and one month kits
-Make a difference and share
outside the classroom: opportunities
to hear from others and submit your
own projects
-Ties into 17 Global Goals for
Sustainable Development
-3 Downloads: Understand Mixtape,
Experiment Mixtape, Ideate Mixtape
-Many strategies on each tape that
can be used and/or modified for the
classroom
-Lists of PD books
-Lists Fiction books to read and
cultivate DT with students
-List Resources/Toolkits
-Lists Videos