Dr. Nathan Lang, an Ed Leader and Innovator, shared this graphic on his Twitter ( @NALANG1 ) the the other day. In four words, it simplifies much of what we are working to achieve through Design Thinking in my school district. When I was in school, I completed a lot of projects. I created clothing worn by a Native American tribe; I recreated a topographical map of California with salt dough; and I built a California Mission with sugar cubes. Most of us have similar memories from our school days. However, none of these projects truly prepared me for the challenges of life. Yes, I learned to work nicely with others, and clean up after myself. I even learned that, if I procrastinated long enough, my mom would work on my projects after I went to sleep. But the piece that was missing was that these projects were just projects. They were defined for me by my teacher, and were meant to teach a specific content standard. What each of these projects was missing was the creation of an ex
Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. ~ Denis Waitley