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Teaching as Inquiry through a Design Thinking Lens

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This week I was lucky enough to be invited to be a Learning2 Leader at Learning2 Asia - a fabulous practitioner led conference that was developed by an innovative group of educators frustrated by the conferences they had available to them. Learning2 is now spreading across the globe with upcoming meet ups in Johannesburg, Milan and Ecuador. For my extended sessions I looked at  how Teaching as Inquiry can be used a mechanism for leading change. As a result of attending the NoTosh  edition of Google Teacher Academy last year in Sydney, I decided to combine what I knew worked about Teaching as Inquiry with what I picked up at GTA last year, resulting in what I think makes perfect sense - Teaching as inquiry through a Design Thinking lens. Below is an outline of my workshop activities. Much thanks to Ewan, Tom and Hamish ( NoTosh ) for their generosity in sharing many of these ideas and resources. Intro and PPT Presentation  Link to slides Introduction to Teaching as Inqu