UPCOMING DATES March 4-6 DIG Keynote April 6 StudioChat May 4 StudioChat RESOURCES January 5 Design Thinking MiniChats MiniChat Resource Pages will be posted soon. December 1 Kerstin Nye Click Here to access Kerstin's Resource Page November 10 Garreth Heidt Click Here to access Garreth's Resource Page September 1 Tim Anness Click Here to access Tim's Resource Page PREVIOUS CHATS <June 2> <July 7> <August 4> NOTES Recordings from each Zoom session will be posted on the Resource Pages at some point soon. Thank you so much for your patience! | The Design Thinking StudioChats are FREE | The series is facilitated by SummerStudio Faculty in Collaboration with Guest Designers and Educators. Welcome, K-18 Art and Design Educators! We are delighted to virtually invite you into our homes as you virtually experience our inspirational monthly Design Thinking StudioChat sessions. Join us as we explore how design thinking methodologies are being applied in education and industry from multiple perspectives—including design thinking visionaries, practitioners, former SummerStudio participants, DIG members & grant recipients, museum educators, and beyond. StudioChat | Tuesday, February 2, 2021 | 7:30pm EST Please join our next inspirational Design Thinking StudioChat Guest Presenter, Abe Dickison! REGISTER NOW! Please invite your friends to join us for this session! The registration process is simple, just sign into your Google account and complete this form no later than 12 noon eastern time on Monday, February 1, 2021. Membership not required. NAVIGATING THE UNKNOWN WITH JOURNEY MAPPING  In a workshop format, this session offers a brief overview of Journey Mapping—then dives into a quick hands-on experience. The goal is to provide a meaningful exercise that can be easily replicated in your classroom. The resource will be shared with those who register, then later posted on this website. Essential Question: How might we create environments for better problem solving utilizing our 5 senses, documenting them through visual tools, creative notetaking, and organization? Get in touch with your senses and explore the power of Journey Mapping! Keenly take inventory of your 5 senses while using Google Jamboard to document your journey using sketching, photos, and notetaking of your experience learning how to use a new tool. Use the 8 elements of a Journey Map to layout your experience and uncover the most critical steps, points of tension, and how to be a 21st century problem solver! Abraham Dickison, MBA, is the Creative Director at ABE Studios, a strategic design, and marketing agency. Abraham is also an Adjunct Instructor of Graphic Design Portfolio at Southern New Hampshire University. Mr. Dickison loves helping clients and students discover the impact of design, through emotional connection and storytelling. He is the founder of Brave Bear, a startup that focuses on creating moments of connection to build strong communities through celebrating the unique milestones in the lives of LGBTQ people. Abraham holds an MBA from Concordia University Wisconsin and is a graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design with a BFA in Industrial/Product Design. A Agenda 7:15 PM Meeting Room Opens 7:30 Welcome! 7:35 Meet the StudioChat Facilitators 7:40 StudioChat Guest Presentation 8:00 Interactive Discussion 8:25 Wrap Up and Announcements A Certificate of Completion will be available for the 1-hour PD session upon request. Questions? Contact Rande Blank at randefblank@comcast.net or (215) 530-8085 StudioChat Facilitators  Rande Blank | randefblank@comcast.net Associate Professor, Director, MAT Art + Design Education, University of the Arts; Past-Chair, NAEA Design Interest Group; Higher Education, Pennsylvania Art Education Association Member; Design-Ed Board Member Gayle DeBruyn | gayledebruyn@ferris.edu Program Chair, KCAD Furniture, Collaborative Design, Master of Art and Design, Chief Sustainability Officer; Co-Developer of XQ Super School, Grand Rapids Public Museum School Dr. Jan Norman | jannorman728@gmail.com Founding Director, Design for Thinking Teaching Institute; Past-Chair NAEA Design Interest Group; Former Eastern Region Vice President, NAEA; Former President, Pennsylvania Art Education Association Carrie Ann Power | cpower40@gmail.com Art and Design Education Consultant; Retired Visual and Performing Arts Associate South Carolina Department of Education; NAEA Design Interest Group Member; South Carolina Arts Alliance Board Member Dr. Cindy Todd | cindytodd@ferris.edu Art Education, KCAD; Co-Developer of XQ Super School, Grand Rapids Public Museum School; NAEA Art Educator of the Year; Former Western Region Vice President, NAEA; Former President, Michigan Art Education Association Doris Wells-Papanek | doris@designlearning.us Chair, NAEA Design Interest Group; Founder and Director, Design Learning Network; Design Challenge Facilitator; Design Research and Strategy Consultant; Design-Ed Board Member Design Thinking StudioChat Series Support Provided by the NAEA Design Interest Group and SummerStudio Faculty |