<div dir="ltr">Hello!<div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:</div><div>
















<p class="MsoNormal">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. <span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Friday, February 17, 2017, 11:30am - 2:45pm</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Target Audience: Middle & high school age</p><p class="MsoNormal">Mills Community House / Benzonia Public Library (south of Traverse City)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Free registration and additional details <a href="http://designthinkingbenzonia.eventbrite.com">here</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Saturday, March 11, 10am - 1:10pm</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Target Audience: Grades 3 & up</p><p class="MsoNormal">Hoyt Library, Public Libraries of Saginaw</p><p class="MsoNormal">Free registration and additional details<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-started-with-design-thinking-saginaw-tickets-30226120139?aff=MICHLIB"> here </a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hope to see you there!</p>

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</div><div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kristin Fontichiaro<br>University of Michigan School of Information<br>4427 North Quad<br>105 S. State St.<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285<br><a href="http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning" target="_blank">Blog</a>  | <a href="http://umsi.info/makers" target="_blank">Michigan Makers Project</a> | <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ" target="_blank">Book an Appointment </a><br>734.647.3593<br><br></div></div></div>
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