David Jakes
Founder, Manager, Educational Designer, Author
David Jakes Designs LLC
David Jakes’ career as an educational designer has been influenced by the various roles and positions he has held over a 37-year career, with 10 years of design experience. As a certified classroom science teacher, David developed a deep understanding of teaching and learning that has served as a foundation for his entire professional life. As a school administrator, David provided leadership on a wide variety of school opportunities and issues, including the application of educational technology to the school experience. During his time as an educator, David developed an interest in design and learning spaces and joined The Third Teacher+ Design Studio of CannonDesign, an international design firm. David served as a digital learning strategist and had an opportunity to work across the United States on various K-12 and higher education design projects, all in the service of designing contemporary spaces for teaching and learning. Today, David serves as the founder and lead designer for David Jakes Designs LLC, a design studio dedicated to reshaping education through the creation of inspiring learning environments. David is also the author of "The Design Thinking Classroom," a book that provides a roadmap for using design thinking to improve the daily educational experience of students and teachers. David holds an Bachelors and Masters of Science in Biology.