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Design Thinking for Deeper Student Learning - Dearborn Workshop

Join HFLI for a three-day deep dive into Design Thinking for Deeper Student Learning. Learn Design Thinking tools, mindsets, and strategies to support the development of independent learners achieving ambitious individual outcomes. 
Format

In-person

Workshop duration

July 17-19, 2024

Duration

3 Days

Location

Henry Ford Innovation Museum

What you are going to learn
This workshop helps students activate Design Thinking tools, mindsets and methods to promote meaningful students connections and develop independent, creative learners.
Throughout this workshop you will: 

  • Describe Design Thinking, including mindsets and methods
  • Activate and embed DT tools and methods to promote student learning, critical thinking and creative problem solving
  • Use DT principles to create Deeper Learning x Doing lessons and units for your classroom
  • Understand how DT tools and methods support culturally responsive teaching practices
  • Know where/how to find resources and support

Instructors

Clare McKenna

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF LEARNING
As National Program Director, Clare works in partnership with HFLI’s leadership team to advance HFLI’s national programs and vision of excellence in education for all. Clare believes education should ultimately foster students’ abilities to creatively transform their world, and she leverages a Deeper Learning by Doing® approach to promote experiences that guide learners to develop future-of-work readiness skills and competencies. She earned her School Administrator Certification in Education Leadership through Grand Valley State University, her M.A. in Teaching Secondary Education from Oakland University, and her B.S. in Human Development from Cornell University.

Deborah Parizek

Executive Director
Deborah Parizek drives HFLI’s efforts to provide workshops, programs and site coaching that pair effective education and human-centered design approaches, empowering learners to lead transformational change in, with and for their community. She is known for cultivating the conversations, empathy, and capacity critical to addressing complex challenges. Prior to joining HFLI in 2005, Deborah designed and directed extensive teacher leadership development programs for multiple school systems.