Courses and Toolkits Available Today


Creating Student Design Challenges, Part 1

Design Challenge Phases 1-3: Discover, Analyze and Define, Generate Ideas Whether you're a novice or you've engaged in Design Challenges before, this asynchronous, experiential-learning course will deepen your understanding of Student Design Challenge pedagogy. Optional CE credit is available.

Construct Foundation

Construct Foundation

$199

Curriculum Toolkit: Future of Electric Transportation

A comprehensive, 130-page curriculum providing detailed Challenge lesson plans and daily instructions, as well as the resources, activities and homework a teacher needs to run the Challenge--from before kick-off to Pitch day. Includes all the foundational tools needed to modify the Challenge as needed for a particular classroom.

Construct Foundation

Construct Foundation

$150

Curriculum Toolkit: The Future of Equitable Schools

A comprehensive, 110-page curriculum providing detailed Challenge lesson plans and daily instructions, as well as the resources, activities and homework a teacher needs to run the Challenge from before kick-off to Pitch day. Includes foundational tools needed to modify the Challenge as needed for a particular classroom.

Construct Foundation

Construct Foundation

$150

School Success Road Map with Kyle Laier

Kyle Laier

Kyle Laier

$350

Bundled Pricing for School Districts

Early Adopters: Team Bundle C

Up to 3 learners; 2 Curriculum toolkits; 2 online and asynchronous courses; virtual Toolkit Workshop, and help to build out a School Success Roadmap

Courses: 5 Coaching: 1

$1,600

Early Adopters: Team Bundle E

Up to 6 learners; 2 Curriculum toolkits; 2 online and asynchronous courses; virtual Toolkit Workshop, and help to build out a School Success Roadmap

Courses: 5 Coaching: 1

$2,900

Team and Individual Bundles Available

"This experience ignites a new passion for teaching and deeply engages students, too!"


- Lori MacKenzie, Teacher, Gardiner Middle School

Construct partners with 5th-12th grade educators to transform the student experience, using community-connected, real world relevant opportunities for problem-solving: Design Challenges.



Learn to use the Innovator’s Toolkit :



Human-Centered Design: a process for learning about a human-centered problem, then understanding, investigating, and improving the human experience with respect to that problem.


Invention: a framework for identifying a problem, thinking up a new and novel way to solve that problem, and building a prototype to test and develop.


Design Mindsets: shift the way that we collaborate, view challenges, and approach problem-solving. Construct Design Challenges include activities to nurture and develop new mindsets in students.


Meet your Coaches

Director of School Success



Kyle Laier has 22 years of experience in education, and a passion for ensuring students are prepared for success after school.

A former high school teacher, elementary, charter, high, and comprehensive school principal, as well as a former assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, and most recently, superintendent, Kyle was an Early Adopter of Design Challenges in schools.

Kyle deeply appreciates the opportunities and challenges educators face every day, and works closely with schools and districts to implement Design Challenges into the culture of a school. 









Design Challenge Facilitator Extraordinaire




Michelle Gaither is a passionate advocate for student-led learning. Her career in education is focused on centering students who are furthest from the opportunities of our systems. In addition to her work with Construct, Michelle also consults with educators and organizations on equity and a trauma-responsive mindset.

Teacher Delight Specialist



Erin Bray is an ardent change-maker, committed to shifting education towards equitable and joyous learning experiences for all. A veteran public school teacher and liberatory designer, Erin brings a unique bag of tricks to support teachers as they cultivate equity-centered design skills.