“…professional learning facilitators worked with educators to integrate STEM education with curriculum endeavours.”

Meaningful Making: Establishing a Makerspace in Your School or Classroom

This research monograph focuses on technologies, their relationship to social life, critical thinking, and creative expression; the consideration of purpose, space, budget, tools and materials in the establishment of a makerspace, and what that might look like within the classroom (Hughes, 2017). View research monograph

Interaction Design Foundation

The Interaction Design Foundation (n.d.) explores the importance and value of design thinking, and breaks down a five-stage process utilized with design thinking. View web article

Design and Design Thinking in STEM Education

Li et al. (2019) explore how to design activities in multiple disciplines, including STEM education, and how to support the development of students’ learning and design thinking. View journal article

Design Thinking & Project-Based Learning

The State of New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education (2021) provides educators with a brief introduction into design thinking and project-based learning, and provides a printable graphic that outlines the four common phases present among many design thinking models. View webpage

Design Thinking in Education: Empathy, Challenge, Discovery, and Sharing

Wise (2016) describes design thinking in education, and proposes four modes that educators can use to develop their practice of design thinking. View blog post