Learnings @AK12DC from the morning Track 1 session

​Our six design teams from Trinity School, Cliftondale Elementary, Woodward Academy, Drew Charter School, Summit Hill Elementary and Atlanta International School shared their learnings from their process thus far.   With regard to the process, they were amazed to realize that:

• the process of design thinking puts them in touch with their user in power ways;
• standard questions led to deeper conversations with users;
• the process gave our users a voice;
• students' voices can have a great impact on the work;
• it is powerful to listen our users and we learned so much from them; and
• there was such a diversity of responses from our user interviews.

With regard to their project they were amazed to realize:

• our users have similar needs;
• our project is still evolving over time;
• our project has fidelity for our school;
• the progress we are making;
• how inclusive this process is for the school; and
• how many teachers want a consistent way to communicate student achievement.

With regard to their team, they were amazed to realize that:

• they are looking for a deeper, lasting impact;
• they need to invest time to make this work happen;
• they have accomplish so much in such a short time;
• the experience has been so positive thus far;
• they have been so productive at their meetings using the design thinking process.

As you can see, each team is learning a great deal at Atlanta K12 Design Challenge.