Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Thinking Guide for Elementary Teachers (The Best Educators Resource for Design Thinking with Comprehensive Examples)

A classroom led by a design-minded teacher breaks tradition and challenges norms. It might not look or sound like any class you've encountered before, but no one can deny enthusiasm for learning fills the room as students use creative thinking. In The Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Tin n king Guide for Elementary Teachers, authors Doug Robertson and Jennifer Borgioli Binis provide K-5 educators with a five-stage design process and strategies for effectively employing design-minded teaching across all content areas. The authors candidly demonstrate with real-world examples how teachers incorporate this process in various subjects and grade levels. By adopting a design mindset, elementary teachers will create engaging learning environments where their students think critically, solve problems, and take ownership of their learning. Readers will: Learn how design-minded teaching advances student learning and improves engagement, Review the five stages of the design process-(1) define, (2) design, (3) build, (4) test and revise, and (5) reflect, Study actual experiences of the design process in action from numerous educators, Receive comprehensive examples of projects they can adapt to fit their classroom's needs, Obtain reproducible tools and templates to enhance their understanding of the material

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Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Thinking Guide for Elementary Teachers (The Best Educators Resource for Design Thinking with Comprehensive Examples)

A classroom led by a design-minded teacher breaks tradition and challenges norms. It might not look or sound like any class you've encountered before, but no one can deny enthusiasm for learning fills the room as students use creative thinking. In The Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Tin n king Guide for Elementary Teachers, authors Doug Robertson and Jennifer Borgioli Binis provide K-5 educators with a five-stage design process and strategies for effectively employing design-minded teaching across all content areas. The authors candidly demonstrate with real-world examples how teachers incorporate this process in various subjects and grade levels. By adopting a design mindset, elementary teachers will create engaging learning environments where their students think critically, solve problems, and take ownership of their learning. Readers will: Learn how design-minded teaching advances student learning and improves engagement, Review the five stages of the design process-(1) define, (2) design, (3) build, (4) test and revise, and (5) reflect, Study actual experiences of the design process in action from numerous educators, Receive comprehensive examples of projects they can adapt to fit their classroom's needs, Obtain reproducible tools and templates to enhance their understanding of the material

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Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Thinking Guide for Elementary Teachers (The Best Educators Resource for Design Thinking with Comprehensive Examples)

Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Thinking Guide for Elementary Teachers (The Best Educators Resource for Design Thinking with Comprehensive Examples)

Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Thinking Guide for Elementary Teachers (The Best Educators Resource for Design Thinking with Comprehensive Examples)

Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Thinking Guide for Elementary Teachers (The Best Educators Resource for Design Thinking with Comprehensive Examples)

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A classroom led by a design-minded teacher breaks tradition and challenges norms. It might not look or sound like any class you've encountered before, but no one can deny enthusiasm for learning fills the room as students use creative thinking. In The Cardboard Classroom: A Design-Tin n king Guide for Elementary Teachers, authors Doug Robertson and Jennifer Borgioli Binis provide K-5 educators with a five-stage design process and strategies for effectively employing design-minded teaching across all content areas. The authors candidly demonstrate with real-world examples how teachers incorporate this process in various subjects and grade levels. By adopting a design mindset, elementary teachers will create engaging learning environments where their students think critically, solve problems, and take ownership of their learning. Readers will: Learn how design-minded teaching advances student learning and improves engagement, Review the five stages of the design process-(1) define, (2) design, (3) build, (4) test and revise, and (5) reflect, Study actual experiences of the design process in action from numerous educators, Receive comprehensive examples of projects they can adapt to fit their classroom's needs, Obtain reproducible tools and templates to enhance their understanding of the material


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781952812552
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Publication date: 06/07/2022
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

About the Authors ix

Preface xi

Introduction: Lightning and Thunder 1

What It Means to Be a Design-Minded Teacher 3

Who This Book is For 4

What You'll Get From This Book 5

A Note About Citation Practices 7

Chapter 1 But Seriously, What Does Design Minded Mean? An Overview of Design-Minded Teaching 11

The Boat Analogy 12

Thinking About Your Thinking 15

My Teacher Identity 20

Part 1 Putting Design-Minded Teaching Into Practice 21

Chapter 2 Define: What's the Problem? What's the Goal? 23

The Problem With Too Much Structure 25

The Importance of Listening and Questioning 28

The Hierarchy of Problems 30

Design-Minded Thinking Across Content Areas 32

The Joy of Defining Problems 34

Define Reflection Template: What's the Problem? What's the Goal? 35

Chapter 3 Design: How Can We Solve the Problem? 37

Designs Must Be Flexible 38

Designs Must Be Detailed (Not Final) 40

Design-Minded Thinking Across Content Areas 49

The Joy of Designing 51

Design Reflection Template: How Can We Solve the Problem? 52

Chapter 4 Build: How Do We Create a Solution? 53

Let Go of Control 53

Focus on Engagement 57

Establish (Some) Rules and Expectations 58

Encourage Growth Through Failure 64

Design-Minded Thinking Across Content Areas 67

The Joy of Building 69

Build Reflection Template: How Do We Create a Solution? 70

Chapter 5 Test and Revise: What Happens When We Try Out the Solution and Respond to Data? 71

Model Testing and Test the Model 73

Use the Cyclical Nature of Testing to Teach 75

Design-Minded Thinking Across Content Areas 83

The Joy of Testing and Revision 85

Test and Revise Reflection Template: What Happens When We Try Out the Solution and Respond to Data? 86

Chapter 6 Reflect: What Did We Learn? 87

Reflection Is Active 88

Reflection Is Equitable 89

Reflection Is Informative 91

Reflection Always Asks Why? 92

Reflection Defines What We Are Learning and Why 94

Reflection Happens Across Content Areas 96

Here's What You Do With All Those Projects 99

The Joy of Reflecting 100

Reflect Reflection Template: What Did We Learn? 101

Chapter 7 Put It Into Practice 103

When to Expect Inspiration 103

How to Build: A Trap for a Tree Kangaroo 104

The Joy of Putting It All Together 114

Put It Into Practice Reflection Template 115

Post Assessment 116

Part 2 Becoming a Design-Minded Teacher 117

Chapter 8 Specific Designs 119

A Closer Look at Grades K-2 122

Wind-Powered Cars 123

Trebuchets 126

Cardboard Arcade 130

Stop-Motion Movies 135

Cardboard City 139

Rube Goldberg Machine 144

Marionettes 149

The Joy of Specific Designs 152

Chapter 9 Assessment in the Design-Minded Classroom 153

Teacher Evaluation 154

Test Preparation in the Design-Minded Classroom 157

Grades by Design 161

The Classroom Assessment Toolbox 163

The Joy of Assessment in the Design-Minded Classroom 170

Chapter 10 Cure-Alls, Buy-In, and Trust 171

Cure-Alls 172

Buy-In 173

Trust 177

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 179

References and Resources 189

Index 195

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