A.J. Juliani – The Design Thinking Mini-Course Your Instructor A.J. Juliani Juliani is the author of four books, including the best-selling LAUNCH. He is the creator of the Genius Hour Master Course, and also teaches courses at University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Juliani currently serves as the Director of Technology and Innovation in a public school district. The previous two years he served as an Education and Technology Innovation Specialist (Administrator). Previously Juliani has worked as a K-12 Technology Staff Developer overseeing a 1:1 initiative, a middle school ELA teacher, and a high school English teacher (as well as a football and lacrosse coach). More importantly, A.J. is someone who truly believes in the “inquiry-driven†education movement. I have four kids of my own, and I want them to grow up in a world that values their ideas. This blog and site serve as place where I can share ideas and thoughts around “Intentional Innovation†and the future of learning. Course Curriculum Mini-Course: LAUNCH into Design ThinkingLesson 1: What the heck is Design Thinking? (4:02 )Lesson 2: Why it matters in schools (not just business) (6:00 )Lesson 3: The LAUNCH Cycle (a K-12 Framework for Design Thinking) (47:16 )Lesson 4: Design Sprint (Mini-Genius Project) (7:50 )Lesson 5: Look, Listen, and Learn (3:56 )Lesson 6: Ask Tons of Questions (3:19 )Lesson 7: Understanding the Problem and/or Process (2:04 )Lesson 8: Navigating Ideas (P.A.R.T.S) (4:15 )Lesson 9: Creating Prototypes (3:15 )Lesson 10: Highlight and Fix (3:32 )Lesson 11: Launch It Into the World (your audience) (2:58 )Lesson 12: Getting Students Started with Design Thinking (K-2, 3-5)Lesson 13: Getting Students Started with Design Thinking (6-8, 9-12)Lesson 14: Getting Staff Started with Design Thinking – The Ultimate Faculty Meeting (6:08 )Lesson 15: How Design Thinking Can Transform Your Practice (5:12 )Lesson 16: FAQs (4:18 ) Mini-Coure Resources: Design Thinking in the Classroom: A Process and Framework for CreativityReflective Questions for this ModuleReading: 3 Great Examples of Design Thinking in ActionReading: FAQs About Design Thinking from John SpencerReading: 29 Practical Ways to Empower Your Students (thanks to all who shared their ideas)Reading: How to Get Your Ideas to Spread (Seth Godin)Resource: IDEO’s Design Thinking for Educators ToolkitResource/Activity: Apollo 13 Rescue (created by NJ Educators)Resource: 45 Design Thinking Resources to Lead This Movement via Saga BriggsActivity: Pitch Your Idea Shark Tank StyleVideo: An Interview on Creativity with Harvard’s Edward ClappVideo: TED Talk – How to Make ToastVideo: Interview with John Spencer (35:29 )Video: Why We Are All in Sales (Dan Pink Interview)
