Design Thinking Educator Micro-Credential: Fostering Student Innovation

Issued by Mouse

The earner is an expert in the principles and practice of design thinking as a tool for student innovation. Earners of this badge are educators who have integrated a project-based design curriculum focused on developing career-relevant human-centered design and UX/UI design skills into a class or informal learning space and facilitated the program successfully with their students.

Type Certification
Level Advanced
Time Months

Skills

Earning Criteria

The earner completed a 3-day training on the implementation of the Design League program.
The earner created an implementation plan to integrate the Design League program, curriculum and youth outcomes into their class or student program.
The earner facilitated their adapted design curriculum with a group of students over several weeks and submitted notes on how they would iterate on their implementation in the future.
The earner mentored at least 1 team of student designers to create an original design prototype that addresses a community issue.
The earner created a digital portfolio about their design journey showcasing both their own and their students’ learning about human-centered design in a reflection video.