The AbD Making Moves are a set of observable or actionable “moves” that learners and educators can use to help design maker-centered learning experiences, and to support, observe, document, and assess ...

A set of questions for students and educators that support critical inquiry and awareness when approaching human-designed objects and systems.

An easy reference handout of the Agency by Design Framework for Maker-Centered Learning.

A protocol for looking critically at content and developing a sensitivity to the role(s) of power and participation in the design of objects and systems.

A resource for learners to explore the ways you can use the Agency by Design Framework and Making Moves/Indicators.

The recently completed Patterns of Thinking project was a multi-year project. The project's focus is the understanding, teaching, and assessment of thinking dispositions. Traditionally, good thinking ...

This tool is connected to the Agency by Design Making Moves. The Making Moves identifies three maker capacities that support a sensitivity to design, along with their associated learning moves. Here ...

Young people are often labeled as simply “addicted” to technology, mindlessly using their devices in unproductive and unhealthy ways. However, our 10+ years of research shows that young people are ...