design thinking workshops for educators ➔

Real, usable deliverables.

We believe that teaching students design thinking not only teaches them important skills and mindsets, but also helps students develop the mindset that the world can be a better place and that they can be the ones to make it happen.  At Design Tech High School, we have been teaching students and staff design thinking since 2013 and we are pleased to offer professional development workshops that provide each participant with:

  1. A ready-to-run design experience (classroom challenge or staff/student mini-sprint)

  2. A toolkit of templates (empathy, framing, ideation, prototyping, testing, reflection)

  3. A simple measurement tool (rubric/checklist + reflection prompts or pilot success indicators)

workshop overview ➔

Location: In-person @ Design Tech Campus, Redwood City, CA

Dates Offered:

  • June 8 - 10

  • June 15 - 17

  • June 22 -24

  • June 29 - July 1

  • July 6 - 8

Daily Schedule: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Who’s it For:

  • Teachers

  • Administrators

  • Curriculum Developers

  • Student Support Providers

  • School Operations Staff

optional coaching ➔

In specific circumstances, a-la-carte coaching is available at rate of $75/hour for:

  1. School/classroom change design

  2. Design Thinking curriculum integration

Enroll in a Workshop

workshop Levels ➔

Select a level based on your exposure to design thinking:

Level 1: Introduction to Design Thinking

Build a designer mindset and practical tools for empathy-driven problem solving in education. Includes consideration of a world with AI and how that impacts our use of design thinking.

Time: 18 hours over 3 days

Fee: $1,500 per educator (travel/lodging not included)

Level 2: Discover More Design Thinking

For educators who’ve completed the beginner workshop (or have equivalent design thinking experience). Go beyond “linear steps” into facilitation, authentic testing, and deeper prototyping. Shape a design thinking framework that is adaptable and suited to your ever-evolving context.

Time: 12 hours over 2 days

Fee: $1,000 per educator (travel/lodging not included)

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workshop pathways ➔

Pick the pathway that matches what you want to do with design thinking:

Pathway A: Teach students design thinking

You’ll focus on classroom-ready facilitation, scaffolds, and assessment for student DT work.

Pathway B: Use design thinking to improve your class/school

You’ll focus on stakeholder empathy, problem framing, prototyping, and piloting changes in your professional practice before scaling.