Ariel Raz is the Head of Learning Collaborations with the Stanford d.school k12 Lab. In this episode, we chat with Ariel about design thinking and how it can be used in K-12 schools to unlock innovation. Ken Dirkin, Executive Director of the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute joins us to unpack our conversation with Ariel.

Here are some notes about the episode:

• Learn about the Stanford d.school and the K12 Lab program Ariel supports
• Check out Ariel’s design thinking portfolio
• Learn about projects that the d.school is engaged in: School Safety, Deeper Learning Puzzle Bus, Designing the President
• Podcast PD is a great way to extend your learning while listening to the Digital Backpack.

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