 to Palin that Alaska would become “one of the refuge states in the last days,” a place that would have to minister to thousands of Christians arriving from the Lower Forty-eight for the Rapture. Palin remarked that when she travels to Christian churches around Alaska, and is warned that a particular service might involve the raising of hands or other intense expressions of Christian devotion, she is able to say that she has seen it all: “I grew up at the Wasilla Assembly of God—nothing freaks me out about the worship service.”

Diversity of religious belief is an American strength, and none of Palin’s statements remotely disqualify her from national office. Still, the YouTube version of the Governor’s idiosyncratic narrative of faith, ambition, motherhood, and frontier life has a slightly different ring from the received version, which débuted at the Republican Convention last month; the video does not evoke “Northern Exposure” so much as it does “There Will Be Blood.” There are about fifty days left until a national election of unusual consequence; perhaps there is still time for journalists to fully vet what McCain did not. ♦

Sign up for the daily newsletter.Sign up for the daily newsletter: the best of The New Yorker every day. "Design your own shoe." That's what high school students thought they were signing up to do when they volunteered for an immersive experience in design thinking.

Truth be told, the course description was not quite accurate. Shoe design "is really a Trojan horse for solving problems in a new way," acknowledged Chad Faber, director of the Knight Family Scholars Program at Catlin Gabel School, an independent K-12 school in Portland, Oregon. He facilitated the four-day, hands-on learning experience along with Greg Bamford (@gregbamford) from the Leading is Learning collaborative in Seattle. Several more Catlin Gabel staffers took part to learn by doing, building a cohort of teachers with design chops.

As a strategy for problem solving, design thinking is quickly gaining a foothold in a variety of K-12 settings. I wrote about design thinking at the Henry Ford Learning Institute in this previous Edutopia post.

Watching this class unfold in Portland, I was reminded that design thinking also offers a perfect vehicle for connecting students with their community.

Understanding User Needs

One of the first assignments students tackled: Hit the streets, food carts,
to Palin that Alaska would become “ one of the refuge states in the last days, ” a home that would take to minister to thousands of Christians arriving from the Lower Forty - eight for the Rapture. Palin remarked that when she travel to Christian churches around Alaska, and is warned that a finical serve might involve the elevation of hands or other acute expressions of Christian devotion, she is able to say that she has seen it all: “ I grow up at the Wasilla Assembly of God — nothing freaks me out about the worship service. ” 

 Diversity of religious belief is an American strength, and none of Palin ’s statements remotely disqualify her from home office. Still, the YouTube version of the Governor ’s idiosyncratic narrative of religion, ambition, motherhood, and frontier life has a slenderly different closed chain from the received translation, which débuted at the Republican Convention last month; the video does not provoke “ Northern Exposure ” so much as it does “ There Will Be Blood. ” There are approximately fifty day left until a national election of unusual consequence; perhaps there is still time for journalists to fully vet what McCain act not. ♦ 

 Sign up for the daily newsletter. Sign up for the casual newsletter: the dear of The New Yorker every sidereal day. " Design your own shoe. " That's what high school students thought they were signing up to do when they volunteered for an immersive experience in invention thinking. 

 Truth be told, the course description was not quite accurate. Shoe design " is really a Trojan horse for resolve problems in a new way, " acknowledged Chad Faber, film director of the Knight Family Scholars Program at Catlin Gabel School, an independent K-12 school in Portland, Oregon. He facilitate the four - day, hands - on learning experience along with Greg Bamford (@gregbamford) from the Leading is Learning collaborative in Seattle. respective more Catlin Gabel staffers took part to learn by doing, building a cohort of teachers with design chop. 

 As a strategy for trouble solving, design thinking is quickly gaining a foothold in a assortment of K-12 settings. I spell about design thinking at the Henry Ford Learning Institute in this former Edutopia post. 

 Watching this class unfold in Portland, I was reminded that design thinking besides offers a perfect vehicle for plug in students with their community. 

 Understanding User Needs 

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Unserstandong User Needs

One of the first sssignments students taclled: Hit the atreets, foud carts,
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sign uP fOR tHE daily newsletter.SigN uP for thE dailY newsletter: thE best of The nEW yorker evEry dAY. "DESign your own shoE." That'S what high sCHool studEnts tHought thEy were sigNINg up to do WheN thEy vOluNTEeRed for an immerSIVe exPeRience iN deSign thiNkiNg.

TRutH be ToLd, the courSe descriPtIoN wAs Not Quite ACcurate. SHoE deSiGn "iS realLY a TrojAn horSe foR sOlVIng ProblemS In A NEw waY," aCkNowlEdgEd chad FAber, DIreCtor of tHe Knight FAmiLY SchOlArS PrograM at Catlin GabeL SChool, an indEpEndEnt K-12 scHOOl in PortLand, Oregon. He facilitated THe four-dAy, hAnds-oN leaRning expeRieNce aloNg wITh Greg bamforD (@gregBaMfoRD) From tHE leAdiNg Is Learning COLlaBoratIvE in SEattle. SEveral more Catlin GaBEl sTaffers took paRt tO leaRN By DoiNG, bUIldInG A coHORt of teachers witH design choPs.

aS a Strategy foR ProBlEm solviNg, desigN thinKIng is quIckly gainIng a foothOlD in a VARieTy of K-12 settiNgs. I wrotE about desIGn thiNKiNg at tHe HEnry FoRd leaRning institUTe iN this PrevioUs edutopIa posT.

WAtching tHis class unfold in PortlanD, I was rEmindEd tHat design ThiNKinG also offeRs a pErfect vehiCle For ConneCtiNG studEnts WItH thEIr comMuniTY.

UnderstaNDiNg USER NEeds

One of thE FIRst AssigNmeNTs studEnts Tackled: Hit the streETs, food carts,
 to Palin that Alaska woul d become “ one o f t here fuge  sta tes in the las t  day s,” a place that would  have  t o  min i st er to  thousa n ds o f C hr is tia ns ar rivin g f rom the  Lower For ty- ei ght for theR ap ture. Pali n r emarked that  wh en she  t rav e ls to  Ch risti an chu r ches a round Ala sk a , andi s warne d th at a  particular servi c em ight involve t he rai si n go f  ha nds  or otherin tense express i on s o f C h ristian devot ion, she is abl e to s ay  th a t shehas s ee n  it  all: “I gr ew u p at theWasill a  Assemb l y of Go d—noth ing  fr eaks me  o utab o utt he  wo r shi p servic e. ”
Dive rsit y o f  rel igi ousbelie f is an Ameri can  str e ngt h, an d non e of  P alin’ s stat ement sremotely disqua lify  her from  na ti ona loffic e . Stil l,the  YouTub e versi o n o ft h e  G overnor’s idiosync ra t i cnarrativ e of f a it h, ambition ,mot herh o o d, an d fr o nt ier life  has a sl ig htly di ff erentri ngfro m the rece ived v ersion,which débuted at the Republican Co n ve n t io n  las t m onth; the v ideo does  not ev oke “Nort hernEx p os u re” so much as it d oe s “The re Wi ll Be Blood.”  There are a b out fift y da y sl eft until a na tiona l election of unusu al co nsequenc e; perhap s there is  st ill  ti mef o rjournalists t o full yvet wha t M cCain d idnot . ♦ 

S ig n up forthe dail yne ws le tte r.Sig n  up forth e d ai lynewsl e tter:the b estof  T h e N ew York e re v eryda y.  "De sig nyourowns hoe ." That 's what h igh scho ol  s tudents  thought they  w ere signin gupto dow h en theyvolunteered for an imme r sive ex per ience  indesign th ink ing.
Tru t h be t old, t he co ur sed e scrip t i on  wa snot quitea c cur ate.Sh oe d esign " is really a Trojan hor se for solvin g p robl e m sina  n e w w ay , " a c k nowledged ChadFaber, dir ec t or  of the Kn i ght  F amily S cholars  Prog r am at C atlin Gab el School ,an i n d epe ndent K-12  schoolin Portla n d, Or e go n. He  fa cilita te d t he fo ur-day ,  ha nds-o n lear ni ng exp erien ce  along w ith Greg Bamford (@greg bamfor d) fr omthe Leadi ngi s L earning c olla borative i n S eat tle.Sev e ral m oreC at lin Gabel  sta f fers took pa rtt o  l earn by doi n g ,  bu ildin g a cohort  ofteachers with des i gn chops.

Asa st r a teg y f o r pr ob lem solving, d esi gn t hinkingis  quickly ga ining afo o thold  in avariet y of K- 1 2  s e ttings . Iwro te aboutdes ig n  thinki ng  a t  the H enry  F ord Le arning Inst i t ute in this prev iousE d utopi a  po st.
Wa tchingt hisclass unfo ld in Portl and, I  was  remi nded th at  desig n t hi nking also offers aperfe ct vehi cl e fo r c onnect ings t udent s wi th  th eir commu n i ty . 
Un d ers tand ing U se r Ne eds

Oneo f the fi rst assignm en tss t udents ta c k led: Hit t hestree t s , food car t s,
 to_Palin that_Alaska would become “one_of the_refuge_states in_the_last days,” a_place that would_have to minister to_thousands of Christians_arriving_from the Lower Forty-eight for the Rapture. Palin remarked that when she travels to_Christian_churches around_Alaska,_and_is warned that a particular_service might involve the raising_of hands_or other intense expressions of Christian devotion, she_is_able to say_that she has seen it all: “I grew up_at the Wasilla Assembly of God—nothing_freaks me out_about_the_worship service.”

Diversity of religious_belief is an American strength, and_none of Palin’s statements remotely disqualify_her from national office. Still, the YouTube_version of the Governor’s idiosyncratic narrative_of faith, ambition, motherhood, and_frontier life_has a slightly different ring_from the received_version, which_débuted at the_Republican Convention last month; the video_does not evoke_“Northern Exposure” so much as it_does_“There Will Be_Blood.”_There_are about_fifty days left_until_a national_election_of unusual consequence; perhaps there is_still_time for journalists to fully vet what_McCain did not. ♦

Sign_up_for the daily newsletter.Sign_up for the daily newsletter:_the best of The New Yorker_every day._"Design your_own shoe." That's what high school students thought they were signing_up to do when they volunteered_for an immersive experience_in design_thinking.

Truth_be told, the_course_description was_not quite accurate. Shoe design "is really_a Trojan_horse for solving problems in a_new way," acknowledged Chad_Faber,_director of the Knight Family Scholars_Program at Catlin Gabel School, an_independent K-12 school in Portland,_Oregon._He_facilitated the four-day, hands-on learning_experience along with Greg Bamford (@gregbamford)_from the Leading_is Learning collaborative in Seattle. Several more_Catlin_Gabel staffers took part to learn_by_doing, building a cohort of teachers_with_design_chops.

As a strategy for problem_solving, design thinking is quickly gaining_a foothold in a variety of K-12 settings. I_wrote about design_thinking at the Henry Ford_Learning_Institute_in this previous Edutopia post.

Watching this class unfold in Portland,_I was_reminded that design_thinking also offers a perfect vehicle for connecting students with_their community.

Understanding User Needs

One of the first_assignments students tackled: Hit the streets, food carts,