School communities should be accessible, inclusive, and safe places for students of varying backgrounds, abilities, and needs. This important title teaches readers how to use design thinking principles to become positive change-makers in their school communities. Beginning with a detailed look at the steps involved in design thinking, readers are guided through the process so they can design their own solutions to big issues from inclusivity to bullying to learning needs." -- Provided by publisher.

What is design thinking? -- The design thinking process -- Step 1: empathy -- Define the need -- Step 3: ideate -- Step 4: prototype -- Step 5: test -- Step 6: reflect -- Project 1: Challenges for new students -- Project 2: Accessibility in school communities -- Project 3: Bullying at school -- Learning more -- Source links -- Glossary -- Index and about the author.