Step into a full day of hands-on innovation with Minecraft EDU as we explore how design thinking can empower students to become creative problem solvers. Leads will support teachers in setting up their Minecraft EDU accounts and provide key details about our upcoming statewide Build Challenge, launching the week of October 6.
During this interactive professional learning, you’ll experience the design cycle in action—empathizing, ideating, prototyping, and testing—while creating in Minecraft.
The day will culminate in a Shark Tank-style pitch, modeling how students can present and defend their own innovative solutions. With the Build Challenge giving students six weeks to design and refine their creations, you’ll leave prepared with the tools, strategies, and confidence to guide your learners through an engaging and authentic design journey.
Act 48: 5.5 hours
Lunch: 1 hour lunch on your own