Design Thinking Workshops for Teachers
Practical, hands-on workshops provide educators with strategies and facilitation tools they can use immediately. Sessions are designed to be engaging, relevant, and impactful. Choose amongst I CAN Eduheroes, I CAN Facilitator or we can customise a program to your learning objectives.
I CAN Eduheroes
Training Duration: 6 hours
Focus: Introduction to the basic application of Design Thinking (DT) in student programs to enable students to solve real-world problems and develop 21st-century competencies (21CC).
Synopsis:
The I CAN Eduheroes workshop provides an entry point for teachers new to Design Thinking. This half-day session focuses on the basics of Design Thinking, giving educators practical tools to introduce it to their students. Participants will experience DT firsthand and learn how to help students tackle simple, real-world challenges while developing core 21CC such as creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.
I CAN Facilitators
Training Duration: 8 – 12 hours (depends on the schools’ objectives)
Focus: Intermediate-level training, focusing on facilitation strategies and tools for guiding students through more structured and complex Design Thinking projects, enabling deeper engagement with 21st-century skills.
Synopsis:
The I CAN Facilitators program equips educators to effectively lead values-driven student projects, such as Values-in-Action (VIA), Applied Learning Programs (ALP), or similar programs, using the Feel-Imagine-Do-Share (FIDS) Design Thinking model.
This full-day training emphasizes the role of the teacher as a facilitator, providing practical tools and strategies to guide students through a human-centered approach to problem-solving.
Educators will learn how to foster empathy, creativity, adaptiveness and actionable change, enabling students to develop higher-order thinking skills while addressing real-world challenges. Participants will gain skills to facilitate student-centered projects, promote collaboration, and inspire innovation, all within the framework of impactful community and social action.
LEARNING OUTCOME
By the end of the I CAN Facilitators training, participants will:
- Master Facilitation Tools for Student-Led DT Projects
- Use advanced techniques to facilitate DT, such as scaffolding, inquiry-based learning, and reflection methods.
- Guide students through the entire DT cycle with deeper focus on collaboration and iteration.
- Enable Students to address Real-World Challenges
- Facilitate DT projects where students address real-world issues, in school or the community
- Encourage students to iterate solutions and develop resilience in problem-solving.
- Integrate e21st-Century Competencies
- Empower students to apply critical thinking, creativity, and communication as part of their DT projects.
- Nurture an ongoing “I CAN” mindset, encouraging students to become active change-makers.
Consulting & Curriculum Development
With tailored collaboration, schools co-create programmes and resources aligned to their goals. The result is stronger teaching practice and deeper student learning.
Design for Change Singapore partners with schools to co-create tailored curriculum solutions and provide strategic consulting that strengthens teaching and learning. Our approach focuses on integrating Design Thinking, project-based learning, and student agency into existing programmes, helping schools align with 21st-century learning objectives and foster the I CAN mindset in every learner. Rather than offering off-the-shelf solutions, we collaborate with educators to design strategies that fit each school’s context, priorities, and student needs.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Through our consulting and curriculum development work, schools benefit from:
- Customised curriculum frameworks that embed empathy, creativity and problem-solving.
- Practical guidance on implementing project-based and experiential learning initiatives.
- Strategies to support teachers in facilitating student-led inquiry, reflection, and action.
- Tools and frameworks for assessing student learning outcomes and measuring impact.
- Insights into scaling innovative programmes across grades or departments for consistent, school-wide adoption.
Our team brings extensive experience in education strategy, programme design, and capacity building, ensuring solutions are both innovative and practical. Schools working with DFC Singapore gain a partner who understands the challenges of modern classrooms and can translate ideas into actionable plans.
By engaging in consulting and curriculum development with us, schools empower their educators to create meaningful, impactful learning experiences. The result is a vibrant learning environment where students develop confidence, agency, and the competencies to navigate complex challenges, while teachers are supported to lead innovation and inspire growth across their school community.
I CAN Whole School Approach
- How might we create a genuinely student-centric school with competing priorities and success pathways?
- How do we sustain this effort of ‘I CAN’ in our existing school system? What does it take to get there?
Our I CAN SCHOOL approach
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Fostering a child-centric environment that enhances learning experiences, improves processes, and identifies opportunities within the school.
This includes, but is not limited to, curriculum, pedagogical practices, processes, relationships, and spaces.
We engage with students, teachers and school leaders to research, co-design and iterate based on context, ensuring the solutions are user-centric, relevant and have the buy-in of all involved.