This month's DTL theme is Innovative Designer. The Innovative Designer standard requires students to use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
Check out this video from Dr. John Spencer about the LAUNCH cycle, a K12 friendly approach to the design process.
L = Look, Listen, Learn
A = Ask TONS of questions
U = Understanding the process or problems through authentic research
N = Navigate ideas - brainstorm, analyze, and ideate solutions
C = Create a prototype
H = Highlight what's working and fix what's failing
Next time you have your students use the tools in the Adobe Creative Suite, have them go through the LAUNCH cycle to really dive deeper into the world of innovative design.