Our Approach
Design a Culture of Learning
The pace of change in our society is accelerating. But one thing stays constant,
the need to learn to be successful in an ever changing world.
Construct helps educators design and lead learner centered communities, honoring the value of each and every learner — students, teachers, and school leaders.
THE CONSTRUCT TOOLKIT..
…offers a cost effective way for teachers and school leaders to recharge, find inspiration, feel effective, creative, and engage collaboratively with peers, in service of designing authentic and relevant learning experiences for every student.
ignite a passion for learning in every student
Key Elements of our approach:
DESIGN AND MINDSETS
Human Centered Design offers a process for creative collaborative problem solving (ie. learning) that is iterative and based on insights gained from the humans we serve.
EQUITY ASPIRATION
We help your team identify and craft an equity aspiration to design toward.
COACHING AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Our Coaches are educators first who became passionate about using human centered design to improve the K12 learning journey for historically underserved students.
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PARTNERSHIPS & DATA
Construct focuses on igniting teaching and learning practices that support innovation and equity, that is what we are good at!
5 simple steps to engage with CONSTRUCT
First…we ignite and expand the creative capacity of teachers and school leaders
Year 1
Fall workshops
Step 1: Introduction to Human Centered Design and creating the conditions for equitable deeper learning to flourish
School Retool Fellowship for Principals, Assistant Principals, and District Leaders ($2,500/leader)
Breakaway Intro to Design Thinking for Teachers ($500/teacher)
spring coaching
Step 2: Integrate new tools and mindsets into practice at your homesite
Build a custom plan to achieve equitable deeper learning with a coach ($500/school)
Execute a 90 day hack-action plan with the support of a deeper learning coach ($3,000/school)
Then… we cultivate communities of practice that inspire a culture of learning and innovation
Summer Community of Practice
Step 3: Participate in summer workshops
,Hacktivation Station August workshop for leader and teacher teams ($300/person) Learn More
Curriculum Design Camp August workshop for teacher teams ($500/person)
YEAR 2
NEtwork of support
Step 4: participate in virtual monthly meet-ups
Virtual Monthly Meet-ups are curated by a coach with peer to peer engagement on problems of practice ($500/ school)
Step 5: Present a Deeper Learning Showcase
Prepare and Present a Deeper Learning Showcase ($500/school)
Access Grants and On-going Services
We offer design challenge grants and innovation grants for educators in our network
Continue to access all services as needed!
join us each summer for Hacktivaiton Station and Curriculum Design Camp to gain inspiration, coaching, and peer support
send new teachers and leaders to our fall introductory workshops and spring coaching
stay connected to other edu-innovators attack problems of practice collaboratively through, Virtual Monthly Meet-Ups.