Blockchain, escape rooms, and experiments: designing for equity, with Laura McBain

Designing For Humanity

As the co-director of the *Stanford d.school K12 Lab*, Laura McBain is exploring how to disrupt inequity in the classroom and unleash creative confidence in educators. In this episode, Laura walks us through how she applies design to re-imagine everything from common core assessments to safe spaces, among other challenges facing our American education system. How might learning experiences be different for students of all ages if teachers and principals were recognized as designers? Laura McBain has been a teacher, principal, and coach, and is currently the co-director of the Stanford d.school K12 Lab. Prior to joining the d.school, Laura helped found High Tech High, a non-profit charter aimed at applying design thinking to primary and secondary education. To explore further, visit https://dschool.stanford.edu/programs/k12-lab-network