Welcome
Design topics for all levels of student
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Welcome to the Design Thinking for Schools website. Here you will find everything that you need to teach design thinking at your school. This website is one of the few resources specifically tailored to the needs of teaching design thinking in schools. We’re so glad you found us! You have made the important first step. Read on for more information.
- Discover why design is important for school education.
- Understand design thinking and learn how to teach it to school students from elementary to high school.
- Have the teaching resources that you need at your fingertips, including design thinking exercises and methods.
- Gain extra knowledge and get certified with our unique design thinking training programmes.
Free resources for teaching design thinking in schools.
Training programmes to teach design thinking in your class.
Free resources for teaching design thinking
We believe that school students of all ages should learn how to design, and should gain experience in designing. Design thinking is a good way to do design, and it is also a good way to learn how to design, because design is a subject that you learn by doing. The design thinking teaching materials on this website are provided for free to foster valuable design abilities in our youth. You will find teaching materials for all levels of school students from year 1 to year 12 (that is, from elementary to senior high school). This website has about 240 webpages of content! We plan to add more to this collection of materials until it is comprehensive and can be used to teach design in any classroom, anywhere, and in any situation. Navigate the website using the menu at the top of the page. This website has the following free resources:
- Introduction to design and design thinking — what are they, and why should we teach them?
- A library of design topics (or exercises) for all levels of student, from elementary school children designing a lollipop to high school students designing a Mars habitat.
- Guides for teachers that cover how to supervise design projects, assessment, health and safety, and other topics.
- Handouts for students of all levels, explaining the design thinking process, how to brainstorm, how to be creative, and so forth.
Design thinking training programmes for teachers
We hope that this website with design thinking teaching materials will suffice and become a valued resource in your teaching. Nevertheless, if you need specialised guidance and instruction from our experts, we plan to offer free webinars and paid training programmes for teachers and schools. These features will be coming in future:
Webinars
Learn how to teach design thinking in your class using the resources on this website.Design Thinking Teacher programme
Become a certified design thinking teacher at your school.Design Thinking Teacher Trainer programme
Train teachers to teach design thinking.Excellence in Design Thinking programme
Implement advanced design thinking instruction at your school or district.
Register for more functionality
Use the menu at the top of this webpage to register to become a member of the Design Thinking for Schools website. That will allow you to:
- Bookmark pages from this website and see your history in the menu.
- Get news from this website emailed to you.
- Enjoy additional features for users of this website that we plan to implement in future.