Students Showcase Design Thinking and Problem-Solving

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students across the district are thinking like designers and engineers as more classrooms incorporate design thinking into lessons. Their skills and potential are on display at school-based showcases across the district.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students, like these at Campbell School of Innovation, are applying our </span><a href="https://www.campbellusd.org/profileofgrad"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Profile of a Graduate Competencies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in relevant and real-world ways, collaborating and innovating to solve problems they see on campus and in the world.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These lessons provide more hands-on learning&mdash;something our survey data said was needed&mdash;and opportunities for students to dig deeper into topics that interest them.</span></p> <p><strong>Be sure to check <a href="https://www.campbellusd.org/calendar">your school&rsquo;s calendar</a> each week to find out when the next showcase will be happening.</strong></p> <figure class="image"><img class="" alt="8th grade boy describes his new sport shoe design" src="http://www.campbellusd.org/images/CSI-showcase_11082023_%20-%2021.jpg" width="379" height="253" /> <figcaption><strong>Enhancing athletic footwear for greater performance.</strong></figcaption> </figure> <figure class="image"><img class="" alt="8th grade girl shows her design for an enhanced athletic shoe." src="http://www.campbellusd.org/images/CSI-showcase_11082023_%20-%2018.jpg" width="381" height="304" /> <figcaption>Improving skills with a new design in athletic shoes.</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="image"><img class="" alt="8th grade boy shows his design for a glove that enhances ball handling in sports" src="http://www.campbellusd.org/images/CSI-showcase_11082023_glove%20-%201.jpg" width="378" height="352" /> <figcaption>New glove design improves ball handling in a wide range of sports.</figcaption> </figure>

School-based events reinforce skills needed for their success now and in the future.

<p><span>Students across the district are thinking like designers and engineers as more classrooms incorporate design thinking into lessons. Their skills and potential are on display at school-based showcases across the district.</span></p> <p><span>Students, like these at Campbell School of Innovation, are applying our </span><a href="https://www.campbellusd.org/profileofgrad"><span>Profile of a Graduate Competencies</span></a><span> in relevant and real-world ways, collaborating and innovating to solve problems they see on campus and in the world. </span></p> <p><span>These lessons provide more hands-on learning—something our survey data said was needed—and opportunities for students to dig deeper into topics that interest them.</span></p> <p><strong>Be sure to check <a href="https://www.campbellusd.org/calendar">your school’s calendar</a> each week to find out when the next showcase will be happening.</strong></p> <p><img alt="8th grade boy describes his new sport shoe design" src="http://www.campbellusd.org/images/CSI-showcase_11082023_%20-%2021.jpg" width="379" height="253"><br> <strong>Enhancing athletic footwear for greater performance.</strong></p> <p><img alt="8th grade girl shows her design for an enhanced athletic shoe." src="http://www.campbellusd.org/images/CSI-showcase_11082023_%20-%2018.jpg" width="381" height="304"><br> Improving skills with a new design in athletic shoes.</p> <p><img alt="8th grade boy shows his design for a glove that enhances ball handling in sports" src="http://www.campbellusd.org/images/CSI-showcase_11082023_glove%20-%201.jpg" width="378" height="352"><br> New glove design improves ball handling in a wide range of sports.</p>

<p>School-based events reinforce skills needed for their success now and in the future.</p>

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