Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Design Thinking: Mr. Walcott's Middle School 3D Animation Class

Our Middle School faculty have been making great strides towards more integration of design thinking principles in their classrooms. I wanted to share a couple of outstanding examples with you!

Our 7th grade 3D animation classes have been using the design thinking process in their work. They have been developing space themed animations ranging from basic to moving complex animations. Here's an incredible movie that the class made showing the process and finished product, starring our G block animators. You can see where they did their research and understanding (noticing), focused their work on particular elements (focusing), thought up creative ideas (brainstorming), and the designed and created their products. This film is their test and share. It was a natural connection for this class. Kudos to DJ Walcott and his students! All animations were 100% created by kids.