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DESIGN THINKING

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#dtk12chat is a community of educators+designers with a wide range and depth of design thinking experience - from novice to expert. Please join us at the Twitter hashtag #dtk12chat for a 24/7 conversation about design thinking in K12 education (and beyond) and a one-hour live chat on Wednesdays at 9PM eastern. We will connect the dots from educational pedagogy and curriculum to the design thinking methodology.

How might we enable educators around the world to leverage the design thinking mindset in order to unlock creativity and innovation in our students and ourselves?

2012

Year Established

15

Engaged

Moderators

14k+

Tweets and growing

120+

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MODERATORS

Mary Cantwell

@scitechyedu

Educator, Design Thinker, Transparent Instigator

Creator & Designer of #DEEPdt method & process

Design Thinking: Educator, Facilitator, Designer, & Coach

K12 Educator

SAHM

Atlanta, GA

www.DEEPdesignthinking.com

www.theidesignlab.com

Margaret Powers

@mpowers3

Passionate Educator & Designer. Director of STEAM Innovation. Consultant.

Always making & design thinking - mindfully, globally, usually with tech

The STEAM Studio at The Agnes Irwin School,
Bryn Mawr, PA

http://margaret-powers.com

Mindy Ahrens

@mindyahrens1

Design Thinking Lead, Founding Principal, Learner
Excited about creating learner-centered environments WITH learners
Sisu Academy, an entrepreneurial focused, tuition-free boarding high school

San Diego, CA

http://hackingelementary.com

Dan Ryder

@wickeddecent

Educator, Design Thinker, Improviser

English teacher at Mt Blue Campus

#edchatme #dtk12chat #edubelong #makered

Farmington, ME

www.danryder207.com

Bonnie Jeansonne

@_Ms_J

Online educator. Creator of 1st circular W.E.D.E.S.I.G.N. thINKing

It's all about relationships & bridging worldviews.

www.bonniejeansonne.net

Bryan Lakatos

@bryanlakatos

Teacher, designer, and ed-explorer

Director of Tech & Innovation @mvschool

Google Certified Educator & Admin

Once trespassed at the d.school

Dayton, OH

bryanlakatos.com

Laura Spencer

@LSpencerEdD

Educator, Design Thinker, and Mom who believes students + design thinking mindset = a better world for all of us.

David Lee

@davidleeedtech

Always in Beta

Design Thinker, Educator, STEM & Design Coach

Author of "Design Thinking in the Classroom"

davidleeedtech.org

From Cali

Jessica Lura

@msjlura

Educator & Explorer. Passionate about design thinking, tech, &
teaching Ss to be global citizens

Google Certified Innovator |

Common Sense Ambassador

TOSA, Bullis Charter School, CA

https://shootingforthestars.me

Erin Quinn

@luckybydesign

Above all, I'm a learner. I'm also a teacher. I'm interested in new and good ways to do beautiful things with kids.

Grade 7 Humanities + Art teacher at Griffith Woods School
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

www.creativitycollective.ca

Michelle Blanchet

@Educatorslab
Social studies teacher now focusing on PD Design. Founder of The Educators' Lab. Blogger and speaker on how to make PD that empowers

Ellen Deutscher

@Lndeutsch

Educator. Design Thinker.

20+ years public school teacher

Design Thinking and Creativity Consultant/Coach

Creator & teacher of 5th-8th grade DT program at Central Middle School

Co-author Design Dots: 50 Ways to Quickly Integrate Design Thinking in your ELA Classroom

Creativity Catalyst/Coach IDEO’s
Teachers Guild

#empathy2action #rubberchickensinspace

San Carlos, CA.

Kevin Day

@knowkmd

MS history teacher, PC(USA) pastor/chaplain, runner

HMW learn to live the questions together?

All Saints’ Day School

Carmel, CA

James Campbell

@therealjamcam

Educator

Design Thinker

Connector

Learner

Atlanta, GA

Ashley Ausp

@AshAusp

Lead Teacher of Studio D, interdisciplinary design thinking collaborative

PBL, DT instructional coach

Lover of adventures and learning as I go

Studio D School of Innovation and Design at Westwood High School

Blythewood, SC

Ela Ben-Ur

@elabenur

Co-experimenter and coach with learners of all ages

Teach Experience Design & life design at Olin College

13-year IDEO veteran

Mother. Wife. Runner. Improviser on violin and in life.

Developer of #InnovatorsCompass///InnovatorsCompass.org
to articulate and amplify our natural ways of innovating,
and support portable, powerful design thinking.

Chris Andres

@chrisandres003

Husband, Father, Teacher, Student, Trouble Maker, Banjo Picker, Virginian by birth

Head of Grade, third grade

Mount Vernon Presbyterian School

Atlanta, GA

Lisa Abel-Palmeri

@Learn21Tech

Head of School and Chief Learning Officer at Holy Family Academy

Education Innovator

ASCD Emerging Leader

Deeper Learning Equity Fellow. EdcampPGH Co-Founder

Disruptor and designer passionate about social justice and equity

Active #RemakeLearning network member in Pittsburgh

Excellenceandinnovation.blogspot.com

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