Patchwork
Designing Connection between Future Teachers and Impoverished Students
Patchwork is an educational experience for Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) student teachers designed to initiate conversations about struggles connecting with their impoverished students. The experience utilizes LEGO® bricks to help narrate real and individual stories. Throughout the playful activity, the student teachers are provided specific tools and resources that help them identify where gaps might still exist. The goal of this design is to encourage steps toward shifting the education system and bringing to light concrete steps for student teachers to discover their support systems.
SCOPE
Design Research & Strategy
Branding & Identity
Packaging & Print
CONTRIBUTORS
Photography: Hadyn Burrell
Each session begins with eight IWU student teachers seated at individual tables with a Patchwork box and LEGO® baseplate. Once they open the box, they will be greeted with a question that expresses a sense of encouragement and hope. The box will include an instructions manual and a variety of LEGO® bricks.
