Design Thinking in the Learning Commons Patricia Baker Ottawa Catholic School Board

What is Makerspace? -An area to allow students / patrons to explore, create, build and test their own ideas -An area where students have equal access to material when needed -An area where students are free to utilize the design thinking process -An area where there isn’t interference telling students what to do What is a Craft Center -A place where all the students are making similar things with specific instructions and materials

What is Design Thinking? -the steps or cycle a person uses to plan, create, build and test an idea Step 2 Plan Discuss Step 1 Research Question Explore Step 3 Build Create Step 5 Evaluate Assess Reflect Step 4 Test Step 6 Share

Teamwork Skills Cooperation Collaboration Expectations Sharing Listening Dividing jobs Expectations F Focus - stay on task R Respect - not grabbing material A Acceptance - your idea may not be used by the team M Manners - use kind words P Positive Attitude - be excited and ready to learn A Active Listening - focused on the person talking without anything in your hands Sharing Ideas Active Listening Working as a team

Goals To give students opportunities to use and develop critical thinking and collaboration skills To help teachers’ understand the process for design thinking and the need to give students time and space to explore and create without interference To give students the opportunity to share, build and reflect on their experience To help students understand that it may take many ideas for a solution to be found

Timeline To model design thinking to all classes, the time is kept to 30 minutes. 5 minutes Discuss the different challenges, discuss what collaboration means and how to speak to team members in a positive and respectful way even when there is a disagreement. 20 minutes Break into groups and start challenges 5 minutes Reflect and Discuss how any problems were solved and how well the groups worked together November’s Topic - Discuss, define and model collaboration and teamwork skills December’s Topic - Discuss what it means to be an active listener