Intro to Design Thinking by

programsandtrainers — 2025-06-11 16:24:31 UTC

Sounds like Ms. Huerta is in a MS or HS where there is lots of movement between classes. This poses extra challenges.

2025-06-11 16:24:36 UTC

This is how I imagine Ms. Huerta coming home. :(

2025-06-11 16:25:28 UTC

Teacher burnout is impacting students.

programsandtrainers — 2025-06-11 16:25:31 UTC

She lacks a good adult support network at school, very lonely and isolating experience.

2025-06-11 16:25:39 UTC

With this challenge Ms. Huerta is facing, I imagine she is also carrying the weight of not being able to support her students and I worry this will lead to burnout.

alyssaching — 2025-06-11 16:25:42 UTC

She doesn't have a lot of time to search for resources.

2025-06-11 16:25:51 UTC

The teachers don't have a strong sense of belonging at their school. Maaking it more difficult to translate that to students

2025-06-11 16:26:09 UTC

How can we help increase belonging and trust in a school community while also developing resources that are a low-lift for educators.

2025-06-11 16:26:14 UTC

Mrs. Huerta is feeling what many educators feel on a daily basis which is often leading to burn out and frustration along with mental health/personal wellness challenges.

2025-06-11 16:27:55 UTC

Adjustments Mrs. Huerta can make will only be able to impact her classroom in the short term with so many issues on the systemic level. Connecting with other faculty seems crucial.

2025-06-11 16:30:23 UTC

How can we create the lowest lift, easily accessible, and high-quality resources to support educators and students both?

programsandtrainers — 2025-06-11 16:31:15 UTC

Provide the Mighty Networks Professional Networked Community of educators across the country to gain new ideas, support, and space outside the problem of practice to ideate.

2025-06-11 16:31:34 UTC

Creating student connector or belonging booster like activities that are an easy lift and for both educators and students to participate in.

2025-06-11 16:31:50 UTC

How do/can we deliver a resource bundle to the school to remove the barrier of time and resources that is easy for them to use and implement?

2025-06-11 16:32:29 UTC

C&C is working to provide accessible and well-researched learning materials that is easily adaptable for multiple classrooms to create schoolwide belonging for students.

2025-06-11 16:46:41 UTC

Key take away: Backwards planning. We need more time to process steps 1 and 2 before we ideate and begin to develop.

programsandtrainers — 2025-06-11 16:47:03 UTC

It's a great process to guide the work.

2025-06-11 16:47:21 UTC

If we have time, I would love to dive deep into discussion on each step. I think we could have great discussion and leave with action steps on how we can move forward as we go through this new transition period with our programs.

2025-06-11 16:47:57 UTC

It is helpful to think of and name constraints first as a way to guide our ideation with concrete details

2025-06-11 16:48:09 UTC

I love the focus on 'what problem solving for' and appreciate how that may further discipline us in developing or refining content. This exercise also shows how there can be a diversity of opinions about what solving for and the need to have deep conversations to ensure alignment around this.

2025-06-11 16:48:43 UTC

Key takeaway: We need to pause a bit and reflect on what it really feels like to be in Mrs. Huerta's position. Slowing down to empathize is essential in developing high quality materials. Stop churning out resources without understanding the need. I would like to learn more about how can we can respond to the business needs while also balancing the design process.