| Pilot Site: |
| | This is a pilot course for Logan Memorial Educational Complex. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 9 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None. |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters. |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | English Language Arts: English 1,2 |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | b - English |
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| Course Description: |
| | Design Thinking: ELA 1 serves as the foundation for all subsequent courses that involve reading, analyzing and writing, providing students with the tools needed to develop strong communication skills. As a course within an integrated learning approach based on solving Grand Engineering Challenges, Design Thinking: ELA 1 will connect student learning among various projects through the research, close-reading, reflection, discussion, and writing about concepts that drive students’ exploration of the questions they pose. Within this context, students will develop a foundational understanding for how to work with a range of complex informational, argument, and literary texts and the various types of writing styles available for academic writing and develop the skill to incorporate existing ideas in their writing, and most importantly, generate their own conclusions based on their learning. Students will learn how to access, use, and a properly attribute a variety of sources for informational and argumentative writing and build their digital literacy skills by using technology to research ideas and
information, to edit and publish work, and develop digital portfolios. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 7700 - Introduction to Engineering and Architecture |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Norman, D 2013, Design of Everyday Things, Basic Books
Greenbaum, J and Kyng, M 1991, Design at Work: Cooperative Design of Computer Systems, CRC Press
Staffer, D 2009, Designing for Interaction, New Riders |