Discussion Points & Outcomes

Setting the Context● VIDA Opened August 2014● 5th VUSD Magnet School● Magnet Theme: Innovation & Design● Current 7th/8th Graders allowed to stay for

VIDA if they wanted from former school.o 90% stayed to become Sharks and they are

AWESOME!● 6th Graders were pulled from Lottery

o 17 different elementary schoolso 0% attrition to district comprehensive middle schools

Poverty Special Ed ELD Homeless

6th Graders

79% 13% 59% 36%

7th/8th Graders

95% 20% 77% 50%

Who Are Our Kids?

Meet our kids

Short video snippets from Turn Around Testimony Kids who have been through the VIDA Transformation.

92% Decrease in Suspensions

79% Decrease Discipline Referrals

1.15% Increase in ADA

58% of students have 98% or better ADA = 8%

Increase.

What are the problems you face

with student engagement?

Why Design?What does that

mean?

Our Core Values (GILLS)

Grit to Persevere. We never give up.

Innovating through Design. We create solutions.

Learning about Empathy. We seek to understand the viewpoints of others.

Leading with Integrity. We make a positive impact.

Sparking Creativity. We honor imagination.

Design

Thinking

Please visit our website under “Design Thinking” for video.

www.vida.vistausd.org/dt

*Explicit skills taught*Integrated in part & whole*Design Challenges

How might you empathize with your users to determine

their needs?

Design Thinking in Math

Design Thinkingin the Humanities

Design Thinkingin Science

Opportunity to Ideate. What actions can we take to look

at a design-approach to improve student

engagement?

DesignChallenges

Celebrations of

Learning

Design Lab

Classes

1:1 iPad“Lessons Learned”

Maker Space

Questions?