Downloadable resource: designing a problem-solving methodology in the classroom

<div class&equals;"layout-container container responsivegrid aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12">&NewLine;<article class&equals;"gel-content-container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"cmp-container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 ">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"page-property aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"gel-lead">&NewLine;<h2>A new resource guiding innovative approaches for students is a great tool for the Game Changer Challenge too&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;article>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"responsivegrid aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 ">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-caption parbase aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"gel-image-with-caption">&NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;app&period;education&period;nsw&period;gov&period;au&sol;rap&sol;resource&sol;access&sol;ba43743b-baca-4dd2-9689-2da09ad2ffc7&sol;1c">Design Thinking Across the Curriculum resource<&sol;a> is a problem-solving methodology designed for students navigating a rapidly-changing world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Developed by the Department of Education as part of its imperative to lead innovation in teaching and learning&comma; this resource includes a series of videos and interactive activities to approach solving complex problems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Intended for students&&num;8217&semi; use in conjunction with teacher facilitators&comma; it can be used across the curriculum&comma; particularly in Years 3 to 8&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It starts by giving everyone involved in solving a problem a chance to be heard&comma; and goes on to explore defining&comma; ideating&comma; prototyping and testing solutions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Guided activities include brainstorming&comma; analysis&comma; critical thinking and mind mapping&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Teachers can download the resource now and see whether it will help develop valuable problem-solving skills in the classroom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Schools can use the resource to guide their Game Changer Challenge programming for 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;education&period;nsw&period;gov&period;au&sol;public-schools&sol;education-week&sol;game-changer-challenge">Game Changer Challenge<&sol;a> opens in Term 1&comma; with heats in four regional and two suburban centres in Term 2&period; Student winners will contest the state final in August&comma; as part of NSW <em>Education Week<&sol;em> celebrations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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