Cardboard Classroom

A design-minded teacher facilitates learning that is flexible, creative, and collaborative-with a healthy mix of critical thinking, trial and error, failure, and success. In The Cardboard Classroom, authors Doug Robertson and Jennifer Borgioli Binis offer practical guidance and sample projects developed from Robertson's authentic classroom experiences to help you find space for this engaging approach to instruction in your daily practice.Elementary educators will:Discover why design thinking is more the identity of the teacher than instructional strategy Learn how design-minded teaching advances student learning and improves engagementStudy real-world examples and experiences of the design process in actionReceive comprehensive examples of projects you can utilize and adapt to fit your classroom s needsObtain reproducible tools and templates to enhance your understanding of the materialContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Lighting and ThunderPart 1: Overview of Design-Minded TeachingChapter 1: What Does Design-Minded Thinking Mean?Part 2: Design-Minded Teaching in PracticeChapter 2: Define What s the Problem? What s the Goal?Chapter 3: Design How Can We Solve the Problem?Chapter 4: Build How Do We Create a Solution?Chapter 5: Test and Revise What Happens When We Try Out the Solution and Respond to Data?Chapter 6: Reflect What Did We Learn?Chapter 7: Putting It Into PracticePart 3: Becoming a Design-Minded TeacherChapter 8: Specific DesignsChapter 9: Assessment in the Design-Minded ClassroomsChapter 10: Cure-Alls, Buy-Ins, and TrustFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)References and ResourcesIndex