Education for Social Innovation - Session 2

Welcome to Session Two
Tools for Social Innovators

Theories of Change: Reflections
What is our model of change?
● Discuss the top 3 theories of change to emerge from this exercise
● Discussion groups based on grade level.

Source: The Value Web, Young Global Leaders Field Guide to Empowering Change

Theories of Change: Reflections
What is our model of change?
● Share about the compelling problem you have identified with your students following the first session.
● What is our model of change? Create one and share it with the group!

Quick rounds of 1:1 exchanges of feedback on project ideas
● Pairing based on similar grade levels and issues of interest
Project Idea Feedback Loops

Introducing Design Thinking
The Link Between Design Thinking and Social Innovation
● Framework from Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit, Overview
“Design Thinking is the confidence that everyone can be
part of creating a more desirable future, and a process to
take action when faced with a difficult challenge. That
kind of optimism is well needed in education.
Classrooms and schools across the world are facing
design challenges every single day, from teacher
feedback systems to daily schedules. Wherever they fall
on the spectrum of scale—the challenges educators are
confronted with are real, complex, and varied. And as
such, they require new perspectives, new tools, and new
approaches. Design Thinking is one of them.”
Source: IDEO, Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit

● Seven Ways of Design Thinking, Teaching Tools and Techniques
The I DeSiGN model
The letters I, D, e, S, i, G, N are cues to remind you of the seven
ways of thinking involved in designing.
Intending - Establish needs wants and goals.
Defining - Name, list and describe what is involved.
Exploring - Imagine, organize and analyze possibilities.
Suggesting - Decide, present and explain your proposal.
innovating - Continually improve as you produce what is proposed.
Goalgetting - Judge, measure and evaluate your success.
KNowing - Remember, integrate and apply what you learn.
Rows in the matrix are used to specify the things considered.
Check out the website http://www.idesignthinking.com for useful
information on Applying I DESiGN, Project Worksheets and
Notebooks, and The I DESiGN matrix Tool.

● Ideas Lab Game, and questions related to the future of education

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
"… there is no valid teaching from which
there does not emerge something learned
and through which the learner does not
become capable of recreating and remaking
what has been taught." -Paolo Freire
How do you know what you think they need is what they actually need?
● Capturing thoughts on this essential question
● Exemplars from the TDSB
Source: Video, “Culturally Relevant Pedagogy” by High School
Teacher d’Ette Nogle http://youtu.be/vP2YoZBGWFE

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
How do you know what you think they need is what they actually need?
● Capturing thoughts on this essential question
● Exemplars from the TDSB

Brimwood Branches Out
into the Local and Global Community

In the 2013/14 school year, Brimwood
Blvd. Jr. P.S. has made a commitment to
using Project Based learning. These are
some of the projects our school has taken
part in to become more locally and
globally minded...
Project Based Learning

Students in Ms. Hartmann’s Special Education class are
exploring social skills with the focus of making friends.
We have started our Inquiry process on "How to be a
friend" as global citizens.
How To be A Friend

The students have read related books, watched videos,
analyzed photos taken from around the world, etc.. We
have created a class book as a result of the inquiry.
Take a look at our school’s presentation table!
How To Be A Friend

Students posted pictures in Google Apps of food they eat at
home and activities they do to show that even though we
are from different cultures, we have the same need of good
friendships to keep us going.
How To Be A Friend

Ms. Rajan’s Grade Two and Three Class,
along with Ms. Singh started their inquiry
with the book I Will Make
Miracles by Susie Morgenstern
Miracle Makers

Ms. Rajan and Ms. Singh used A Good
Trade by Alma Fullerton to spark
discussions about children’s routines in
other countries.

Ms. Rajan and Ms. Singh encouraged
students to categorize needs and wants in
their lives.
Listing Needs and Wants

A teacher from Africa came to speak to
Ms. Rajan’s class. Here are the students
doing some activities on the Smartboard
with the teacher.
Miracle Makers

The Grade Two and Three class sent tape,
art and cards to the hospital in Tanzania.
Miracle Makers

Ubuntu-African saying meaning
“I am because We Are.”
Ubuntu Club: is a group of grade 4 to 6
students leading the school in local and
global projects.
Ubuntu Club

The Club members connected with
Samaritan's Purse “Operation Christmas
Child” initiative. Each class filled two
shoe boxes with school supplies and
treats for children in need around the
world.
Ubuntue Project #1 Operation
Christmas Child

The Ubuntu Club
connected with
Agincourt Community
Services, to lead the
school in collecting
food for people in the
local community.
Ubuntu Project #2 Food Drive
for the Local Community

Students learned about the First Nation
people, their history and some current
issues through the Free the Children
program. The students decided to share
some facts they learned with the school
during school announcements.
Ubuntu Project #3
“We Stand Together”

Club members also created posters to
display in the school to teach the school
about First Nation Values.
We Stand Together

The students also created a video for
Earth Day that was shown at an assembly
to teach the school about First Nation
People. This was the “Sneak Preview” of
the video.
We Stand Together

http://animoto.com/play/1nFCuARCnnLowzq0J39JDA
O Siem Video

The Ubuntu Club led the junior students in
the Free the Children “We are Silent”
Campaign. Students choose to be silent
for a group of people who are
marginalized by society and do not have a
“voice” that is heard by many.
Ubuntu Project #4 We Are Silent

We Are Silent
Students were encouraged to
think “outside the box” about
issues that are not always the
highlighted ones in the
media. They were also
encouraged to think about
how being silent might lead to
action to create a solution to
a problem.

This was one of the teachers pre-teaching
the purpose of We Are Silent and leading
a discussion before the actual day.
We are Silent

One of the members of
Ubuntu Club helping lead
the discussion.
We Are Silent
On the actual Day of Silence,
most of the Junior Classes
chose to participate and some
of the primary classes
participated for a shorter
amount of time.

Kindergarten’s Work to Save the
Beluga Whales and Polar Bears

The children learned through math...
Kindergarten Environmental
Project

The children learned through art…
Project

They asked questions about Belugas and
Polar Bears.
Project

The students wrote about what they had
learned...
Project

What tools and approaches are helpful when collaborating with
students on a social innovation project?
Tools and Approaches
Video,
Audio,
and
Animation
Social
Media
and
Blogging
Notes,
Images,
and
Online
Docs
Comic
Strips
and
Multimedia
Presentation
and
Polling

What is your your students’ theory of change?
● Have your students create their own theory of change!
● Upload the images of this process to your chosen tools for pedagogical
documentation
● Next session we’ll hear your ideas within your clusters!
Next Steps

Thank you for your participation!

Thank You to our Supporters
Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure: High School Entrepreneurship Outreach
Cisco Foundation

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