November 21, 2010

By: Kim R. from New York, NY
Comments: 67

Posted By: Kim Robledo-Diga
On: 8/20/2007 4:22:25 PM

Cooper-Hewitt hosted 32 K-12 teachers from around the country at its Summer Design Institute (SDI) professional development training. Participating teachers ranged from various subject areas such as science, language arts, social studies, art/technology and special ed to name a few. SDI explored ideas presented in a Cooper-Hewitt exhibition, Design for the Other 90%. This exhibition featured work of designers attempting to improve the lives of people living in poverty or recovering form natural disasters. The week long teacher training focused on hands-on workshops and keynote presentations that connect the school curriculum with the world beyond the classroom. The end goal of this training was for participating teachers to take what they learned and create inventive design-focused lesson plans and activities that will be executed in their classroom. This conversation area is meant for SDI participants to continue conversations, share ideas and resources with fellow participants around the country. This area also invites all teachers that have interest in introducing the idea of Design for the Other 90% in their classroom. In addition to teachers participating in this conversation area, Cooper-Hewitt has invited experts in the field of teaching design thinking, professional designers, and educators to join the conversation.

Posted By: Pratt Design Incubator
On: 8/22/2007 12:11:48 PM

Pratt Design Incubator would like to thank everyone for making the Summer Design Institute a wonderful experience for Deb Johnson and her team. We hope to continue providing our resources to other eductional institutions by teaching "Innovation By Necessity" and delivering the message of design as a valuable asset in the classroom. We invite all who have participated in this summer's Design Institute at the Cooper-Hewitt to please post your responses and feeback so that we can incorporate them into future workshops. Our doors are always open and we would love to hear more about you and your experience at SDI. Stop by or send an email as we look forward to hearing from you all. From all of us at the Pratt Design Incubator, thank you. Anh Dao Nguyen Advisor Pratt Design Incubator Pratt Institute 200 Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn New York 11205 718.636.3600

Posted By: Keith Lewis
On: 8/23/2007 4:14:48 PM

Hi there, I would like to thank you once again for a smashing summer workshop in New York. This new school year will be the year of enlightenment. Can you think of a better time to introduce a design curriculum to New Orleans? This is going to be fun, and for some of my students, therapeutic. I'll try to keep you abreast of the lessons. I will be rolling out my design project in the next few weeks. See you soon Kim! Keith P.S. This site could use spell-check ; )

Posted By: Kim Robledo-Diga
On: 8/24/2007 2:11:42 PM

Timothy Prestero, CEO and co-founder of Design that Matters was kind enough to offer a few book suggestions for educators regarding the subjet of this conversation board. 1) The Design of Everyday Things, by Donald A. Norman 2) Product Design and Development, by Karl Ulrich and Steven Eppinger 3) Open Here: The Art of Instructional Design, by Paul Mijksenaar & Piet Westendorp

Posted By: Kim Robledo-Diga
On: 9/12/2007 11:56:20 AM

Take a look at an article in yesterday's New York Times called Low Technologies, High Aimes. The article relates with the Design for the Other 90% exhibit goals and the theme of this years Summer Design Institute. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/science/11mit.html?_r=2&ref;=science&oref;=slogin&oref;=slogin

Posted By: Franc Leo
On: 9/17/2007 12:26:40 PM

Thanks for this article. I'll be showing it to my students after the first two design projects that are like warm-ups for the semester. The next step is to design for the other 90%. Franc

Posted By: susanne donahoe
On: 10/7/2008 3:16:25 PM

I know that i've said this before; but thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in the summer design for the other 90% workshop. I have shared my knowledge with several other staff and they are trying to integrate the design approach to lesson planning. susanne

Posted By: Catherine Macaulay
On: 12/29/2008 1:58:10 PM

I am really interested in this workshop. I have heard such remarkable things. At my school the fourth grade and the studio arts teachers team up for a project called, "empty bowls." Students make ceramic bowls and sell them to the community to raise money to fight hunger around the world. The students research and take trips to local organizations and well as national and international organizations that fight hunger. I feel that there could also be a design element to this project. Maybe a component of the "empty bowls" project could involve students designing systems or products that could help in the fight against hunger. Food for thought...

Posted By: Kerrie Hersey
On: 10/21/2010 5:09:37 PM

Are there any plans for another educators conference. The conference in 07 was designed to help educators in poor areas. I wonder if they can bring it back. I work for the Rental Authority and we are looking for ways to educate the public about apartments with bed bugs. The poor seem to really be suffering from this new problem. It would be great to get the help for our educators informed about the problem so that they can help their students in need.

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Posted By: mivpl susan
On: 11/20/2010 2:29:29 PM

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Posted By: mivpl susan
On: 11/21/2010 10:25:17 AM

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