DFC News - June 2021: Pride Month at Design for Change
After a historic school year, it's finally summer. Thank you teachers for all your hard work! We hope you find time to relax before...
Turn Empathy Into Action
Join the movement of students designing solutions for change.
RACIAL
JUSTICE
EDUCATIONAL
EQUALITY
CLIMATE
ACTION
FEEL
IMAGINE
DO
Build Empathy
Brainstorm Ideas
Implement Solutions
SHARE
Inspire Others
Support Students to Build Empathy!
RACIAL
JUSTICE
Racism exists. The impact and the history of racism is complex. Join the movement for racial justice and make a real difference.
Time Commitment:
5+ hours
EDUCATIONAL
EQUITY
Differences in educational experiences have major consequences. Explore the many factors. Disrupt the inequity.
Time Commitment:
5+ hours
CLIMATE
ACTION
Climate change is real and affecting communities around the world. Face the realities and create change in your community.
Time Commitment:
5+ hours
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of educators surveyed report that Design for Change increased students' self-motivation to complete tasks and persist through obstacles.
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Engage students in a virtual changemaking experience!
Through our virtual platform, student's build awareness around a social cause and design solutions for change.
Student
Voice
Empathy-building content and activities that increase awareness and center student voice.
Social
Causes
Focus on the most current, relevant social causes such as racial justice, educational equity and climate action.
Design
Thinking
Series of design thinking activities that follow a student-centered framework: Feel, Imagine, Do, Share.
Social
Change
A virtual changemaking platform that guides students to lead change in their own community.
Getting Started
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Choose a team to focus on
Set up the experience in the platform
Support students to create change
What Educators Think
I also wanted to say thank you all for this content. This speaks to me like nothing else I've encountered. I use the SDGs for projects and your program has been a gem in this rough time of distance teaching.
Ronald Nober
8th Gr. Teacher
Southampton, NJ
At the end of this project, my students were saying things like, "I feel like I can do anything now!", "I want to be a designer!" and, "I never thought I could do this, but I did it and it feels so great!"... things I never imagined I would hear."
Dana Kinel
Design Technology Teacher
Sunset Ridge Middle School, Hartford, CT
They never wanted to miss a day from the project. They gave up their free time to do more than they had to. They were thinking critically and problem solving. They made a difference in our school community.
Patti Andreoles
5th Grade Teacher
P.S.135Q The Bellaire School, Queens, NY
See It In Action
Explore projects from some of the thousands of student teams using Design for Change.
Best Of All, Our Resources Are Free!
We provide a free web and mobile platform for educators to bring the Design for Change program into their classrooms, in person or virtually.
