Design

Not just function but also DESIGN.
It's no longer sufficient to create a product, a service, an experience, or a lifestyle that's merely functional. Today, it's economically crucial and personally rewarding to create something that is also beautiful, whimsical, or emotionally engaging. [Daniel H. Pink, //A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future// (Penguin Books, 2006), 65.]

**Note the evolution of these products:**
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 * **Name some other pairs of products that have evolved - for the better!** ||
 * land line- cell phone || wash tub - washing mach || car seats ||  ||   ||   ||
 * televisions ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Need some ideas? Check out these resources:
 * ~ What can we re-DESIGN in education to make it better for students? What might it look like? ||
 * 1.student notebooks and textbooks - could become electronic tablets ||
 * 2.flexible seating/desk space to accomodate workstations, discussion groups ||
 * 3.look at school year holistically, explore year-round schedules, holidays as needed, detach school day from transportation limitations ||
 * 4.Value all students, all interests, worth in all areas of the curriculum ||
 * 5.Explore grouping options beyond and instead of grade levels. ||
 * A New Take on School [NBC News - //Education Nation//]
 * A Quiet Revolution [//Newsweek//]
 * How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education [Harvard Business School - //Working Knowledge//]
 * CEI-PEA.org


 * ~ What techniques, strategies, or activities might we use with students to help them develop innovation in DESIGN? ||
 * 1. Word processing skills, such as formatting fonts, page layout, use of color, etc. ||
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