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Applied Design Thinking for the Elementary Classroom


 
 

Applied Design Thinking for the Elementary Classroom

Dates: July 18, 19, and 20

Time: 8:30am to 12:30pm HST

Venue: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center

Cost: $300 per person. Scholarships available! Please click here to inquire.

Design Thinking is a way to solve problems through creativity. “It is the confidence that everyone can be part of creating a more desirable future, and a process to take action when faced with a difficult challenge” (IDEO, 2022). It is a mindset and approach to learning, collaboration, and problem solving that can be introduced to students in early childhood and re-experienced throughout their K-12 education in multiple settings. In this workshop, teachers will gain knowledge and understanding of the Design Thinking Process and how it provides a framework for the integration of core subject curricula with a societal context and the use of an ethnographic method. With a focus on elementary education, this workshop will help teachers develop strategies to use Design Thinking methodology to transform and enrich the student learning environment from traditional models to student-centered models of instruction. Participants will learn how to embed formative assessment practices into integrated lessons using the Design Thinking process. This will include seeing how Design Thinking can be integrated with Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM), and Art to create lessons and units of study. The workshop will be facilitated by leaders from Design Thinking Hawaii.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Ian Kitajima and Keith Matsumoto are co-founders of Design Thinking Hawaii, and will facilitate this workshop, with Keith Matsumoto serving as the principal instructor. Keith has taught five Hawaii State Department of Education PDE3 credit courses and twelve non-PDE3 credit courses. He has a doctor of business administration, master of business administration, and bachelor of science in engineering. Ian has a bachelor of science in business, has taught numerous design thinking sessions including various Design Thinking for Executives sessions.

Design Thinking Hawaii is a Hawaii-based, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization chartered to provide workshops and workforce development using the design thinking process. Design Thinking Hawaii has delivered eleven years of summer boot camps and introductory workshops, which have included numerous Hawaii Department of Education school participants. These workshops have led to the utilization of design thinking in schools throughout Hawaii.