Big Thought Institute
Signature Services
Curriculum Design
BTI develops standards-based curriculum for non-traditional learning environments, helping to provide educational experiences through their programming.
Professional Learning
Our team offers a broad menu of professional learning services including topics such as social and emotional learning, classroom management, trauma-informed...
Consultation Services
BTI offers a suite of professional consultation services ranging from strategic planning to collective impact systems development and implementation.
Case Studies
- Mercedes Benz Stadium: STEAM Curriculum
- EarthX: STEAM Curriculum
- Window On a Wider World
The Mercedes Benz Stadium (MBS) in Atlanta, GA partnered with us to build out STEAM based curriculum for grades 3-12 that meets Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE). This Educational Program provides teachers with curriculum that can be included in their lesson plans prior to and after their tour takes place.
The tour allows students to see all four levels of the state-of-the-art facility and learn about:
- What makes MBS a LEED Platinum Certified Building
- Reviews the MBS partnership with SCAD and the art pieces throughout the building
- The remarkable Architectural and Engineering elements
- What makes MBS one of the most technologically advanced stadiums in the U.S.
Check out sample curricula.
For EarthX, which is hosted here in Dallas, TX each year, we helped develop free K-12 Lesson Plans and Environmental Science STEAM Curriculum that are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards (TEKS). Lesson Plans are available for each grade from Kindergarten through 8th Grade. High School Lesson Plans are a single set that can be used for any grade from 9-12.
The downloads are available to all accredited teachers and educators who register with EarthX.
Window On a Wider World is dedicated to enriching the education of Texas Panhandle students through arts, science and cultural experiences. Its primary goal is to integrate arts, science and cultural programming into the core curriculum of Math, Science, Language Arts and Social Studies. This allows teachers to use this programming to teach the state standards: Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS).
Leveraging Big Thought’s Learning Partners model, Window on a Wider World is able to maintain a dynamic arts and cultural education program that magnifies the impact of every child’s learning experience in and out of the classroom. The Big Thought Institute team is proud to have consulted on this program which benefits children in rural areas.
Professional Learning Resources
Six Dimensions of Quality Teaching & Learning
Q & A
How do I get in touch with the Institute to see if you can help us with a project?
We’d be happy to discuss your project and it’s easy to get in touch with us. Just fill out the contact form on this page and someone from our team will follow-up with you promptly!
How is the Big Thought Institute structured?
Big Thought has staff experts in a variety of categories. Additionally, we can identify and retain experts to support individual aspects of your project who will work alongside our staff.
How does your pricing model work?
Each project we work on is unique. Our process involves us listening to your core needs and deliverables, and then coming back with a few options to help you best meet your timeline and budget goals, alongside your stated objectives.
How do you measure the success/impact of your projects?
At Big Thought Institute, we measure our success and impact based upon our ability to help you achieve your core objectives. We work to develop a strong understanding of your goals, outputs and outcomes and then put together a plan to achieve those goals.
Where do the funds go from the Institute’s work since Big Thought is a non-profit?
As with any non-profit organization, raising funds to support our deep organizational goals and community needs is an ongoing effort. Big Thought is able to reduce the costs to families of our best-in-class programs by diversifying our revenue streams. This enables Big Thought to better safeguard itself against economic downturns that can negatively impact traditional fundraising, while maintaining high quality, broad reaching programs.
