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Introduce Primary Students To Design Thinking

PrimaryFoundationYear 1 - 6TechnologyDesign and TechnologiesDigital TechnologiesInformation and Communication TechnologiesEnvironmentalEconomicDesign ThinkingSystems ThinkingTechnology

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Introduction

Introduction

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Introduction

02.

About Visy

03.

What is Design Thinking?

04.

Set a learning goal

Curriculum Links

Curriculum Links

05.

Design and Technologies

Stages Of Design Thinking

Stages Of Design Thinking

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Design Thinking process

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Re-imagining resources

08.

Stage 1 - Empathise

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Stage 2 - Define

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Stage 3 - Ideate

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Stage 4 - Prototype - Select Ideas and Create Prototypes

12.

Stage 4 - Prototype - Seek feedback

13.

Stage 5 - Test

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Reflection

Your Teaching

Your Teaching

15.

School challenge

16.

Cool lesson plans

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Teaching tips

Reflection

Reflection

18.

Taxonomy of learning

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Suggestions for collaboration

20.

Congratulations

Course Writers

Instructor 1

Mark Drummond from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He has worked in the education sector for over 11 years as a classroom teacher, Leader of Pedagogy within an Ed-Tech start-up and as an educational consultant. Mark is an absolute science nerd and loves talking about dinosaurs as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!

Instructor 2

Melanie Rowland is an experienced teacher who is passionate about driving change to create high-quality learning experiences for students. She constantly reflects on and develops her own practice so she can adapt and grow to suit the ever-changing context of education. While still continuing to work in a range of schools, Melanie is also extending herself beyond school to mentor other teachers, write teaching resources and engage with the broader educational community.

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