Student Agency and Design Thinking with Dr. Sabba Quidwai

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Teach Smarter

Stephanie Dinnen and Pete Siner

31 episodes

1 week ago

Teach Smarter is a podcast for educators who want to save time, teach more effectively, and stay focused on what matters. Hosted by former classroom teachers Stephanie Dinnen and Peter Siner, each episode shares practical strategies you can apply right away—from planning routines and instructional tools to tech that actually supports learning. Our goal: help teachers work smarter without losing sight of what works in real classrooms.

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Student Agency and Design Thinking with Dr. Sabba Quidwai

Teach Smarter

55 minutes 16 seconds

1 week ago

Student Agency and Design Thinking with Dr. Sabba Quidwai

In this episode, Peter talks with Dr. Sabba Quidwai about how educators keep agency with AI. Sabba explains why design thinking is action, not PDFs, and how her SPARK interview turns vague goals into five day wins. They dig into teaching AI as habits and mindsets, the leap from desktop thinking to mobile thinking, what to automate, and what to stop doing. They also cover the skills schools need next, learn to learn, take initiative, listen well, and ship work.

About Dr. Sabba QuidwaiDr. Quidwai is a former Apple Education executive, researcher, and course designer who helps schools and organizations use design thinking to shape their future with AI. She built a pioneering iPad program at USC, completed research on AI and design thinking in 2020, released a documentary in 2022, and teaches technology and media literacy at UC Irvine.

You can learn more about Sabba’s work at designingschools.org