What if I tell you that a big portion of what you believe to be true is false? Moreover, you teach your students these false “facts” and...

It was not what I expected to hear at all. I sat there, all surprised, while my brain raced in many directions. There were so many...

What if I tell you there is a different approach to teaching that can- ✅ improve your student’s academic success ✅ develop their love of...

I know you are in this profession for the kids. I know you entered teaching with the desire to be a role model for the young generation,...

Teaching Methods I often speak at international conferences about the transformative power of Design Thinking in education. Backed by...

Great teachers transform students' lives. But with the current approach, preparing lessons for excellent teaching takes time our teachers...

Once upon a time, when I was a young woman, ready to join the workforce, I decided I wanted to work in IT. Back then, the key to getting...

Can you find a better problem to solve? Let’s face it. Most of us don’t like to have problems. Although problems are an integral part of...

There is a lot of noise about getting girls into STEM. I see lots of article about it and countless posts on social media. So if there is...

Do you love oranges? On a recent business trip to Sydney, I went to see the opera house, and it blew me away. This building has such...

As part of the Glittering Minds program for schools, a year 4 inquiry unit on - “Natural and Processed Materials”, turned into a Design...

This week, Edithvale primary school, who is working with Glittering Minds for a few years now, has presented one of their Design Thinking...

Imagine you are telling your child to stop playing electronic games and the response you get is – I know you are not being mean now. I...

If you ask five-year old children what is Design Thinking, what would they say? This week, I had the pleasure of attending a foundation...

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Victoria’s Parliamentary Secretary for Schools, Mr. Tim Richardson, at one of Glittering Minds...

Have you ever seen children as young as 7 years old performing data synthesis? Last week, we facilitated data synthesis sessions with...

At Glittering Minds, it is important for us to measure the impact of our Human Centred Design for kids program on the students and...

What do you think children will answer when asked what is Human Centred Design? Here are some answers from year 4 students – "A...

At Glittering Minds we believe children learn best by doing, and we don’t stop there. Children learn better when they learn in a highly...

What kind of thinking is required to solve a problem? As humans we love to solve problems. We love it so much that when we are given a...