A year in the making, and after several years running this program in schools, we are now thrilled to officially launch NTNAU Design Thinking.
Aligned with the General Capabilities of the Australian Curriculum, this fully resourced semester-long course is suitable to run for students of any age. Designed for the modern student, this course takes the load off teacher preparation time and maximises student collaboration, critical thinking and communication skills.
The NTNAU Model of Design Thinking is a multi step process to create meaningful solutions that solve real life problems for a particular group of people.
The process is taught in top design and business schools around the world and the job market is crying out for innovative minds able to demonstrate design thinking skills.
NTNAU Design Thinking fosters the following traits and skills:
Critical thinking
Ability to empathise with others
Written and oral communication skills
Ideation and prototyping
Seeking feedback and reflection
Collaboration
This fully resourced course comes embedded with evidence-based exemplary teaching and learning practices and rubrics that will build your teachers’ capacity in facilitation and can be transferred to other courses. In addition to resources, teaching staff running the course will also receive a full suite of NTNAU support services including:
Online professional development to support staff with launch, unpacking the resources and course scope and sequence
Ongoing online support for the duration of the course
Mid-point onsite visit from an NTNAU School Development Coach to provide feedback on student ideas
Expert panel of judges for final student presentations
Certificates provided
Opportunity to participate in national NTNAU Design Thinking Competitions
Design Thinking Graduates
“Each year we are blown away by what the students come up with - the ingenuity, collaboration and resilience building we see, especially when prototypes don’t work out is incredible.”
Could this be your next elective course? Gifted and talented program or after school club?
Contact info@ntnau.org for more information regarding pricing and start dates. This program is FREE for all Full Network Member schools.