March 18, 2019 Jade and I are currently in preparation mode for our upcoming workshops with Lakeland’s Higher Achievement scholars! We spent the day reviewing d.school’s Liberatory Design methods (a big thanks to Texas DFC Champion, Monica!) and outlining our plans for working with students. Based on the vital information we have gotten from Monica... Continue Reading →
Frame and Plan
January 29, 2019 Getting Started/Day 1: Frame and Plan: Jade and I are currently working through the Frame and Plan stage and are also diving into our initial research. To kick us off, our project advisor, Becky Slogeris, connected to us a teacher who worked with Becky and a previous Social Design student to work... Continue Reading →
The Project: Sharing, Implementing, and Sustaining Design for Change in Baltimore City Classrooms
This project began from Jade Shih’s desire to use her experience in MICA’s Social Design Master’s program in a way that would both be inspired by and support the work of Design for Change. Design for Change is a global movement founded on the concept that children Can create change, and they can start today.... Continue Reading →