Hello! We're starting to schedule our Spring and Summer 2017 free maker workshops and are pleased to announce these two dates for half-day GETTING STARTED WITH DESIGN THINKING workshops. All are welcome: classroom teachers, librarians, after-school educators, scout leaders, and more! WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Design thinking is a strategy and a process for engaging students with real-world problems in a way that is fun, flexible, and academically challenging. It helps students think creatively about solving problems, inventing solutions, and engineering products within existing curriculum standards. The process gives structure to educators and workshop facilitators while keeping thinking open-ended for students. In this hands-on, engaging workshop, we’ll explore ways to bring design thinking into your library programming or classroom learning. *Friday, February 17, 2017, 11:30am - 2:45pm* Target Audience: Middle & high school age Mills Community House / Benzonia Public Library (south of Traverse City) Free registration and additional details here <http://designthinkingbenzonia.eventbrite.com> *Saturday, March 11, 10am - 1:10pm* Target Audience: Grades 3 & up Hoyt Library, Public Libraries of Saginaw Free registration and additional details here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-started-with-design-thinking-saginaw-tickets-30226120139?aff=MICHLIB> Hope to see you there! -- Kristin Fontichiaro University of Michigan School of Information 4427 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Michigan Makers Project <http://umsi.info/makers> | Book an Appointment <https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ> 734.647.3593