DCPS Design Lab

📢Have you read our new student voice playbook yet? "Redesigning With Students" shares examples, resources, and lessons learned when it comes to making sure students are partners in school transformation efforts💡 Check it out👇 pdf.newsite.co/pdf/redesignin…

Our last SY23-24 Student Design Day was a success! DC+XQ school teams presented their pilot program findings w/ @DCPSChancellor in attendance. We saw great results from the programs students created to support their classmates. We're so proud of the work they’ve done!🌟

Witness the redesign work of @Cardozo_EC and @DunbarHighDC as both schools work to give students a more meaningful, engaging high school experience. Watch it here in #DCXQ episode 9: youtu.be/ORHAsh97ACU @DCPublicSchools @DCPSLab

When we say we're "redesigning high schools" THIS is what we mean! 💡 Meet @KrishundaP, the redesign director of #XQSchool Columbia Heights Education Campus. #ASUGSVAIRShow #DCPublicSchools

#StudentLed solutions can be some of the best solutions 💙 I’m proud of our Student Design Days where our high schoolers have a seat at the table and are empowered to develop pilot programs that address real challenges that our students face across the district 👏🏿

Learners sharing their design sprints to address absenteeism for their fellow students and their solutions!!💎 putting learners at the center to be solutionaries and codesign their culture. ⁦@dcpublicschools⁩ #CarnegieSummit2024 ⁦@XQAmerica⁩

"As adults, we are guests in the student learning experience." Yes! Let's talk more about how to get students back into the center of all conversations about teaching and learning! #carnegiesummit2024 @XQAmerica

Our first student led experiential learning opportunity was amazing. At the direction of their teacher Mr. Barbary senior young kings contacted and secured the presence of industry professionals for the first RBHS Career Ready Expo!

#XQSchools at @dcpublicschools are putting in some major work to redesign school models. Get inspired by their innovative journey with @DCPSLab's "Redesigning with Students: A Playbook for Success". 📘 Click the link below to read more: bit.ly/3tO5tSn

Ms. Fulton and Ms. Davis inspire and affirm students in their classroom through images, teaching culturally relevant content and centering student voice ✨ #Afrofuturists #EverydayAtDunbar @DcpsLab @XQAmerica

What does "Student Voice" really mean? Check out @dcpublicschools Redesigning with Students: A Playbook for Success to find out👇 bit.ly/3tO5tSn

Hear from students at our Redesign schools what student voice in action looks like—and its potential to reimagine learning. Hear from them directly in @dcpslab's student voice playbook at bit.ly/StudentVoicePl…👂

Today, our teachers engaged in collaborative planning WITH STUDENTS, to ELEVATE THEIR VOICE in designing lesson plans! This experience was truly MAGICAL! Elevating STUDENT VOICE is the bedrock of the classroom experience! @XQAmerica @DcpsLab @dcpublicschools @LewisDFerebee

Looking for a new school model that would meet the needs of their whole community, @dccoolidgeshs landed on the @UN Sustainable Development Goals as a framework to prepare future leaders of global change gettingsmart.com/2023/11/30/why… @XQAmerica @dcpublicschools @Getting_Smart

Dr. William Blake (@TheKoolestDoc) is redesigning century-old ideas about public education with lessons he learned from his father, input from students, and a new choice of footwear. Read more from @The74! bit.ly/3tXMB3d #ResourcefulReads @CardozoEC @dcpublicschools

SGA President Avanti on why we are rethinking the senior schedule. Instead of a traditional schedule, we are preparing students for what’s next through internships, apprenticeships and dual enrollment. Check us out as we prepare through internship bootcamp! #CityAsClassroom #RethinkHighSchool #StudentVoice @xqamerica @dcpslab

So much student voice represented already at #aurora23. “You can’t design for me, without me.” @XQAmerica @dcpublicschools

Wow! What a day! Today, students from Cardozo & @DunbarHSDC shared their voice at @InstituteAurora in Palm Springs! They masterfully shared their experiences being apart of their school community redesign journey @XQAmerica @DcpsLab @LewisDFerebee @dcpublicschools

Students are at the center of @dcpublicschools efforts to #rethinkhighschool in partnership with @XQAmerica! They were also the stars of this panel on #studentvoice and action! They see “innovation as a pathway to rigor” @DcpsLab @CardozoEC @DunbarHSDC

If you’re attending #Aurora2023 make sure you join our session with @CardozoEC @DunbarHSDC “Redesigning With Students: The Power of Student Voice and Student Action in Rethinking Education” at 9:45am tomorrow—Monday, October 16 💡📢