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Indian Prairie rolls out 'Design Discovery' pilot, moves to School Links for college-career planning
Summary
District staff described a new semester-long seventh-grade 'Design Discovery' course using Mixed Ink EDU (annual cost ~ $35,000), the statewide PACE endorsement framework and the adoption of School Links as a replacement for Naviance to track endorsements, internships and 4‑year plans.
District staff presented a plan to adopt a semester-long seventh-grade course, Design Discovery, using the Mixed Ink EDU curriculum and to expand the district’s use of School Links to implement PACE college-and-career endorsements.
The presenter described the Design Discovery course as embedding entrepreneurship and innovation, career awareness and retained elements of study skills such as social-emotional learning and executive functioning. The curriculum was described as team-based, with students identifying problems, prototyping solutions and pitching ideas; the presenter said the program will include teacher training and…
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