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Teacher creativity is nothing new. Good teachers have always found inventive ways to make learning come alive and open opportunities for their students. A persistent challenge facing education has been figuring out how to expand these pockets of innovation so that more students can benefit.
That's why the rise of the teacherpreneur is so promising. Teacherpreneurs use all the tools at their disposal -- such as digital platforms, peer-to-peer professional development, and informal meet-ups -- to help good ideas spread and scale.
As Heather Wolpert-Gawron explained in her post The Era of the Teacherpreneur, these educators are opening new leadership pathways in education. Instead of leaving the classroom to launch new ventures, teacherpreneurs leverage their entrepreneurial spirit to lead change from within the system.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Teacherpreneur
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com
- https://gustmees.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/document_fusionne.pdf
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/what-are-the-skills-needed-from-students-in-the-future/
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/learning-to-learn-preparation-for-better-learning-how-to/
I gravitated towards this article because in every school building there are master teachers who's proficiency needs to be tapped - they are an invaluable resource. In our district, "teacher lab" is a peer-to-peer platform for showcasing good teaching or new strategies. As an educational leaders we must find ways to advertise good teaching. Providing these opportunities is incredibly important.