Design Education Creating Thinkers to Improve the World [Hardcover]

Robin Vande Zande uses this book to stimulate thinking about design, how it influences our societal values, and how to share design based thinking with students in a reflective, observant, and practical way. It inspires, educates and creates a solid case for the teaching of design education to all students of all ages.? The book challenges readers, teachers and educators to think about design and evaluate the art of the everyday based on a solid understanding of design concepts.Children are growing up to live and work in a rapidly changing and increasingly technological world. Design thinking, allied to creativity and problem solving, are ever more essential tools for young people to develop and therefore good design teaching is ever more important. This book is indispensable contribution to this important area of education and should be a constant companion to all those teaching it.This book opens up a discussion of design education for children and youth. ?It?illustrates socially significant?ways?to build design education in schools and?strengthen the?connections between?art?and design education. ?Attending to the?interdependence?of the two fields?will?aid student learning about the vast?production and influence of?visual and material?culture in their lives.Finally, a comprehensive look at the power of a design education. Vande Zande has compiled a pivotal text to engage teachers and students from all disciplines; to educate them on the successful, joyful and fulfilling aspects of an art, architecture and design based education. This book will undoubtedly lead the way for many generations of design-thinkers.Teaching design through art education and through interdisciplinary design teams is more relevant today than it has ever been. Robin Vande Zande shows us how to think about and plan our lessons in ways that engage students in problem solving for daily living. I have used her methods to provide rich learning experiences in designing better products and communitylƒ'