2025 MidSchoolMath National Conference

This session explores the intersection of mathematics and design thinking, challenging the traditional perception of math as rote learning. The session will incorporate the human-centered principles of design thinking to address problem-solving and innovation. We'll follow the design thinking protocol to empathize, define identify, ideate creatively, generate solution as prototype and test to refine solutions, and iterate on the design process.

You'll get an overview of the Design Thinking process and use it to problem-solve real-world situations in your learning environments. Practical tools and techniques for creating innovative and user-focused solutions will be discussed for a deeper understanding of the intersection between mathematics and design thinking. Through examples and interactive exercises, you'll gain the tools and mindset to apply design thinking to their mathematical work, leading to more innovative, user-centered, and impactful solutions.

We know that our students learn far more wrestling with our questions than listening to our lectures!

This fast-paced, example-laden discussion will model a range of questioning techniques that foster student discourse.

Encore Session: This popular session is being offered twice! Please only sign up to attend one of the two sessions.