

Closing the digital divide: Middle school students propose a solution
Three eighth grade students in South Florida used design thinking to build a philanthropy with the goal of closing the digital divide in a rural farming area of their community The class was intended to be an elective, a two day a week offering for middle school students in order to leverage student agency as part of their course selection. I was first exposed to the idea of design thinking through involvement in the IB world back in 2011 as part of their MYP course requireme