Club Leader Training 31 st July 2015

① 1 hour per week for 10 weeks ② Start week of the 7 th September ③ 10 – 13 year old children ④ 12 – 15 kids in the club Some Basics

What is Design Squad Global?

TV Show  46 Episodes  24 Engineer Career Profiles  62 Animations of STEM concepts Website  Short Videos  Interactive Online Games  Hands-on Engineering Activities  Design Challenges  Space for Sharing and Collaboration Outreach Campaign  100+ Partnerships  Engineer and Informal Educator Training  Events and Workshops A Brief History

Why Engineering and The Design Process? DEFINE THE NEED BRAINSTORMDESIGN BUILD SHARE SOLUTION TEST & EVALUATE REDESIGN Every session in Design Squad Global reinforces the design process to develop core skills:  Creativity and innovation  Critical thinking and problem solving  Communication and collaboration  Confidence to take action

What is Engineering really? Engineering is boring and engineers work in a cubicle or the lab all day. Engineers work with all different kinds of people and the work that they do can be very creative, hands-on, and fun. Engineering is only for people who love Maths and Science and are very good at them. Math and science are the basis of engineering, but you don’t have to love them. You just have to be able to do them. Engineering is hard, stressful, and challenging. Engineering is extremely rewarding. You can make a difference in people’s lives and change the world. Engineering is only for boys.Anyone can be an engineer. ✗ ✓

What is Global Competency? The ability to communicate and collaborate with people around the globe who have different cultures, perspectives, and concerns. Teamwork and collaboration between kids from different countries is at the heart of DSG. Forming a successful working relationship is key to engineering in a global context.

What does Global Competency look like? Global Competency Investigate the World Understand that different places have different environments and resources Recognize different perspectives Listen to and communicate ideas Take action

A Global Partnership

Stepping Stones International Mochudi Stepping Stones International Mochudi Phatsimong Youth Club Gaborone Phatsimong Youth Club Gaborone Baha’i Primary School Mbabane Baha’i Primary School Mbabane Eqinisweni Primary School Nhlangano Eqinisweni Primary School Nhlangano YMCA South Africa Pietermaritzburg YMCA South Africa Pietermaritzburg Boys and Girls Clubs of SA Soweto Boys and Girls Clubs of SA Soweto Southern African Association of Youth Centres Soweto Southern African Association of Youth Centres Soweto Southern African Sites

United States Sites YMCA Twin Cities, Minnesota YMCA Twin Cities, Minnesota Promise Neighborhoods Chula Vista, California Promise Neighborhoods Chula Vista, California Promise Neighborhoods Indianola, Mississippi Promise Neighborhoods Indianola, Mississippi YMCA Charlotte, North Carolina YMCA Charlotte, North Carolina Middle Start Baltimore, Maryland Middle Start Baltimore, Maryland YMCA Boston, Massachusetts YMCA Boston, Massachusetts Promise Neighborhoods Boston, Massachusetts Promise Neighborhoods Boston, Massachusetts

Partners United StatesSouthern Africa Promise Neighborhoods Boston, Massachusetts Phatsimong Youth Centre Gaborone, Botswana Promise Neighborhoods Chula Vista, California SOS Children’s Village School Mbabane, Swaziland Promise Neighborhoods Indianola, Mississippi Stepping Stones International Mochudi, Botswana YMCA Charlotte, North Carolina Boys and Girls Clubs of South Africa Soweto, South Africa YMCA Boston, Massachusetts YMCA Pietermaritzburg, South Africa YMCA Twin Cities, Minnesota Baha'i Primary School Mbabane, Swaziland Middle Start Baltimore, Maryland Southern African Association of Youth Clubs Soweto, South Africa

Saranya Sathananthan Dylan Busa The DSG Facilitators United States FacilitatorSouthern African Facilitator

Your Role as a Club Leader Lead the Design Squad Club and facilitate its activities Play an active role in the Partner Exchanges and CoP Share your findings and experiences through Action Research Help us build a better Design Squad Global

Leading is important Guide kids through the process of generating and selecting ideas Brainstorming Guide kids through the design process Open-ended activities Help kids learn how to work together meaningfully Teamwork Help kids learn how to give and receive constructive feedback Feedback Help kids learn that failure is a necessary part of learning “Fail faster, succeed sooner”

General Tips for Leading DSG ① Try out all the activities ② Praise the process, not just the results ③ Ask open-ended questions ④ Take a hands-off approach to hands-on activities ⑤ Encourage kids to make mistakes ⑥ Encourage teamwork and collaboration instead of competition ⑦ Recognize multiple perspectives ⑧ Point out kids’ growth and changing perspectives

The Programme

The Design Process The Club Guide The Partner Project The Community of Practice Partner Exchanges The Programme

DEFINE THE NEED BRAINSTORMDESIGN BUILD SHARE SOLUTION TEST & EVALUATE REDESIGN The Design Process

The Club Guide The Partner Project The Community of Practice Partner Exchanges The Programme

Paper StructureHelping Hand/ Partner Project: Introduction Build a Prototype/ Partner Project: Narrow down topics Emergency Shelter/ Partner Project: Finalize the Topic The Club Guide: Part 1

Partner Project: Brainstorm and Design Partner Project: Present DesignsPartner Project: Peer ReviewPartner Project: Review Feedback and Redesign Partner Project: Present Final ProductsPartner Project: Share Solutions! The Club Guide: Part 2

The Club Guide: Your best friend An overview of the sessionWhat to do to prepare ahead of timeTips on leading the sessionWhat to do after the sessionIdeas for extension activities

The Design Process The Club Guide The Partner Project The Community of Practice Partner Exchanges The Programme

The Partner Project Partner clubs investigate issues and needs in their own community and choose one to work on together. Each club works separately to design inventions that address the topic. Groups then exchange design ideas, asking their partner club for a peer review. Clubs review each other’s feedback, redesign, and build their inventions. The final session will be a party in which Partner Clubs share their finished products with each other through video. How can we as young engineers help… ① People stay healthy ② People stay safe ③ Protect the environment ④ Reduce the amount of energy / resources we use ⑤ Improve our school ⑥ Make older people’s lives better ⑦ Make children’s lives better

The Design Process The Club Guide The Partner Project The Community of Practice Partner Exchanges The Programme

  Useful resources  General discussions  PARTNER EXCHANGES The Community of Practice A community of peers developing shared experience and expertise

The Design Process The Club Guide The Partner Project The Community of Practice Partner Exchanges The Programme

The Partner Exchanges  Online weekly exchanges of club activity between club leaders What are they?  At the heart of the DSG experience  Primary way for kids to get to know each other  Primary way for club leaders to process and reflect on what is happening in their clubs  Primary way for kids and club leaders to grow their global competencies Why are they important?

The Partner Exchanges  Every week of the programme, except for week 3, a few days after each session When do they happen?  Why capture media  What media to capture  What to do with captured media  How to capture, manage and share media in the CoP How do you do them?

Try it yourself Send a Ping-Pong ball high enough to catch it.

Action Research

What do you as researchers do? Be reflective Listen carefully to what is said and NOT said Think analytically about what they see and hear

Questions we want to answer How does DSG work? What are the successes and challenges? How well does DSG meet its goal of introducing kids to engineering and invention from a global perspective? How can we improve DSG?

Four Parts to our Research Surveys with kids and Club Leaders Document student work Hold focus groups every 2nd week Have weekly facilitator check-ins ① No special training needed! ② minutes needed per session (Action Research, including focus groups and weekly check-ins)

Surveys – PRE and POST A questionnaire/test to assess knowledge, opinions, and attitudes What? To understand what kind of changes took place as a result of DSG Why? All kids (Student Survey) and all Club Leaders (Club Leader Survey) Who? Just before the first session and just after the last session (it will take minutes) When? Gather the students in a room with you Where? Hand out the survey upside down; read the instructions; ask kids to turn it over, write their initials at the top; and fill it out How? Scan/Photograph & filled-out surveys to your facilitator What then?

Discuss any concerns Your Facilitator will ask you a series of questions about how things are going After your focus groups, the facilitator will ask you questions about what you learned Facilitators will take notes so that the Researchers learn how to improve DSG Weekly Facilitator Check-ins

How to lead a Focus Group Keep the kids for 15 MINUTES after the session A focus group is a DISCUSSION with the kids RECORD the discussion (audio or video) ANY LANGUAGE is fine Use the DISCUSSION QUESTIONS provided Try to hear from AS MANY KIDS AS POSSIBLE Try to understand the PERSPECTIVE OF THE KIDS

DateTopic Pre session 1Pre-survey ✓ 17 – 11 SeptPaper Structure ✓✓✓ 214 – 18 SeptHelping Hand ✓✓✓✓ 321 – 25 SeptBuild a Prototype ✓  428 Sept – 2 OctEmergency Shelter ✓✓✓✓ 55 – 9 OctBrainstorm and Design ✓✓  612 – 16 OctPresent Designs ✓✓✓✓ 719 – 23 OctPeer Review ✓✓  826 – 30 OctReview Recommendations, Redesign, and Build ✓✓✓✓ 92 – 6 NovPresent Final Projects ✓✓  109 – 13 NovShare Solutions ✓✓✓ Post Session 10Post-survey ✓  The call will include a reflection on the focus group discussion of the previous week The DSG Timeline

Focus Group Activity

Recap

The DSG Club: Lead and facilitate ten 1-hour sessions to help kids develop critical engineering and global competency skills The Partner Exchange: Communicate with your Partner Club Leader and share with the other club leaders in the Community of Practice by exchanging photos, videos, and any other media The Action Research: Facilitate focus groups, reflect on your findings, and share your experiences through weekly calls with your facilitator Your Toolbox Your Role in… Summary of Roles and Resources  The Club Guide  The DSG Facilitators  Your Partner Club Leader  The DSG Community of Practice  The Action Research Guide

Next Steps Recruit kidsSign release formsCollect equipment and materialsMake contact with your partnerWork through the activities in your Club Guide

Questions?

Facilitator Dylan Busa Facilitator Saranya Sathananthan Lead Researcher Annie Smiley

MAJOR FUNDING PROJECT FUNDING Design Squad Global is produced by WGBH Major funding is provided by the National Science Foundation. Project funding is provided by the Lemelson Foundation