A flexible plastic box printed from a school's 3D printer could hold the answer to keeping first responders safe from exposed needles in the midst of an opioid epidemic that has affected communities nationwide. Over the course of four months, a group of design/modeling students at Ashland Middle School in Kentucky created the needle retriever […]

Advocates of design thinking in education know what you've heard. "Its hard to look at design thinking and not see it as a buzzword" says Ryan Bretag, director of instructional innovation at Glenbrook High Schools District 225 outside Chicago. "When we narrow down design thinking to just a bunch of steps that you can follow […]

Empathize: Gather information from users In action: Fourth-graders in Colorado solicited ideas from local residents to help their city redesign a local park. Define: Frame the problem In action: Administrators in Glenbrook High Schools District 225 considered student experience when redesigning classrooms. They chose furniture that let learners move around. Ideate: Generate possible solutions that […]

Students who have significant physical disabilities can benefit greatly from advances in "eye-gaze technology." With various platforms, students move their eyes to type letters or select pre-programed phrases. They can also navigate the internet and use computer programs with eye movements. Link to main story: Edtech equalizers in special education At Kent Intermediate School District […]