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October 28, 2025

How Kentwood and GRPS Students Are Developing Durable Skills Through Design Thinking

The post emphasizes the need for education to move beyond memorization, focusing instead on Durable Skills such as creativity, communication, and critical thinking. It highlights design thinking as an effective teaching approach, showcased through the West Michigan Design Prize, which enhances student collaboration and problem-solving for real-world challenges.
10/28/2025 - How Kentwood and GRPS Students Are Developing Durable Skills Through Design Thinking
West Michigan Design Prize Kentwood
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Kent ISD's Design Thinking Model. its a colorful circle with Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test, reflect, and empath all around design thinking.
10/28/2025 - How Kentwood and GRPS Students Are Developing Durable Skills Through Design Thinking
Kentwood Public Schools student design thinking project - community connection product
Grand Rapids Public Schools student design thinking project - public space design, click to visit the website and see all projects.
GRPS student presents her design thinking project to industry partners and judges at the West Michigan Design Prize showcase
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02/12/2026 - AI in Elementary School: One Simple Lesson That Sparked Powerful Student Engagement
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