The document discusses the role of design thinking in school reform. It argues that design thinking principles can be used to develop creative, critical thinkers and improve outdated school models. It provides examples of schools, like the CHAD Charter High School and Metropolitan Cleveland Consortium STEM High School, that are using design thinking to connect learning to real-world applications and drive higher attendance, graduation rates, and opportunities for students. The document promotes applying design thinking across K-12 education to reform schools for 21st century skills and help shape the future.
45. What are we reforming? Who are we reforming? Why are we reforming?
46. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 “To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.” http://www.ed.gov
47. Comprehensive School Reform NCLB SEC. 1601. … to provide financial incentives for schools to develop comprehensive school reforms, based upon scientifically based research and effective practices that include an emphasis on basic academics …
49. Re.form |ri’fôrm|verb [ trans. ] 1. make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it : an opportunity to reform and restructure an antiquated schooling model.
63. Both new high schools are based on the principles of how schools should be structured for the 21 st century . A dramatic departure from the factory-model education of the past, this new way of designing and delivering curriculum connects teachers, students and professionals to a wealth of relevant knowledge outside the walls of a school building. Students have opportunities that help them make connections between what they are learning and its application to their professional choices.
64. Objective of the District of Design is to define Cleveland as the product design capital of the US… t he Milan of the Midwest.