By: Emili Cabrera

Six months ago, I was asked if I had any experience with the design process or design thinking during an interview. I really wanted this job, but I knew I wasn’t going to lie, so I said I had no clue.

By: Claire Gilbert

As another school year ends, we’ve taken the time to talk with teachers at Coronado High School about their efforts to increase community involvement and student engagement at their school.

By: Jake Winfield

Now that my classes are all finished, I’ve had a chance to think about what I’ve learned as an OofSI Design Fellow.

By: Punya Mishra

The journey of design is complicated, filled with conundrums —some expected, others not so much. There are many possible strategies to address them as we iterate our way to the finish line.

By: Elizabeth Mirabal

We recently had our first Admin Meeting! This was the first opportunity for almost all Teachers College administrative and support staff to meet face to face. At first you may think, ok, so what’s the big deal? Why is this so exciting?

By: Jennifer Stein

During our team’s fourth and final February visit to San Diego, I had the privilege of being part of the MLFTC team that attended the two-day event, held at High Tech High’s Graduate School of Education.

By: Christina Ngo

In the third installment of the Design team traveling to San Diego, Christina talks about her experiences at the Ashoka U Conference!

By: Benjamin Scragg

On Tuesday 2/12, I jumped back over to San Diego for my second visit in a week to “America’s Finest City.” This time, I went to join a convening of

By: Lisa Wyatt

Over the last year, our Design Team at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College has worked with Kyrene School District to imagine what is possible.

By: Benjamin Scragg

On Tuesday 2/5 and Wednesday 2/6, my colleague Jennifer Stein and I traveled to La Jolla, California for the Higher Ed Innovators and Disruptors: Social Mobility & Student Success Conference, which was organized by the Student Retention and Success team at UC San Diego.

By: Claire Gilbert

You never know what will capture a student’s attention and propel them towards certain careers.

By: Emili Cabrera

As a Design Fellow with the OofSI Design Initiatives team, I had the opportunity to support a kick-off event for the Arizona Rural Education Collaborative on Friday, January 18th at ASU Skysong.

By: Jake Winfield

Our design team has been facilitating the ongoing cross staff initiatives to improve MLFTC, which involves bringing an intrapreneurial, design approach to addressing problems that staff in the college experience.

By: Christina Ngo

All I can say is that without these innovative changemakers, we’d be “in danger of flunking most heinously tomorrow.”

By: Christina Ngo

Last week, Dr. Yong Zhao gave a talk at the MU titled “What Works May Hurt: Side Effects in Education”. Our office scored the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Zhao and just talk.