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Understanding how design thinking is being used in business & industry is useful to understand how to incorporate it into learning in K-12 schools. Great article linking a few different design thinking models.
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This is my latest post, and is a result of reflection on strategies that lead to innovation in learning.
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“Remember before the internet?” asks Joi Ito. “Remember when people used to try to predict the future?” In this engaging talk, the head of the MIT Media Lab skips the future predictions and instead shares a new approach to creating in the moment: building quickly and improving constantly, without waiting for permission or for proof that you have the right idea. This kind of bottom-up innovation is seen in the most fascinating, futuristic projects emerging today, and it starts, he says, with bein
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Inspiring!
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In my latest blog post, I share how a peer-mentoring project I facilitated in my school district has led to increased innovative teaching and learning practices in our schools.
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Flirck:WoodleyWonderworks Every educator wants to create an environment that will foster students' love of learning. Because the criteria are intangible,
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7 sound principles: "-Learners have to be at the center of what happens in the classroom -Learning is a social practice and can't happen alone -Learners are different -Students need to be stretched, but not too much -Assessment should be for learning, not of learning (and I would add -assessment should BE learning) -Learning needs to be connected across disciplines
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I found it helpful to look at a definition of innovation from a business perspective to better understand what innovation means for education.
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I love to model strategies in professional development that teachers can use with students. Look at this simple activity to help students (and teachers!) exercise their creativity and critical thinking skills!
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A very important distinction from Ray McNulty, from the International Center for Leadership in Education --Best Practices are based on 20th Century Education practices in education. Next practices are what are needed for innovative transformation in schools. Favorite passage:
"Education leaders insist that they want their schools to be innovative, yet if a teacher offers a new idea, a common response is: "That’s sounds like a good idea, but where is the data that proves it will work?" But if the current system isn’t working, then we should do what innovators and entrepreneurs have done since the dawn of humanity — try something different. Any educator knows that some of the latest research-based best practices come out of a 20th century classroom"
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Brian Solis shares his wisdom on the most exciting innovations in 2013 in less than 60 seconds. Read his Influencer posts on http://www.linkedin.com/today/po... (A short video of Brian Solis from earlier this year and his thoughts on innovation.
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You might be surprised at Brian Solis' prediction for the most exciting innovation of 2013! So true --and so important to remember in schools.
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My latest blog post responding to last week's #edchat regarding whether or not Common Core Standards stand in the way of creativity and innovation.
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An abridged guide to the many ways that your day is about to get better.
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This is an interesting way to look at innovation - rarely are they overnight success stories!
Gail M. Roper's curator insight,
October 20, 2013 12:41 PM
Really interesting and maybe not too far off.
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Three of my favorite quotes from the video:
"Passionate purposeful play is not a nicety in today in hyper-connected environment.
"Through play we build the competencies and practice needed to be able to Innovate, Create and Solve Problems"
"Risk takers doers and dreamers emerge as winners."
Play is the beginning of creativity, innovation and invention.
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This is an important post that discusses the importance of being nimble as well as offering detailed descriptions of the qualities of an innovative classroom, school or district.
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I am intrigued by this idea and excited to be on the ground floor of planning for innovation clusters in my home town of Colorado Springs. This concept definitely aligns with my thinking on how to bring innovation into our K-12 schools, and create learning opportunities that are engaging and lasting, while helping our students build essential skills.
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Love the idea of creating a Center for Innovation in a school district!
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Part two of our "Creating Innovators" journey-the work of 3 dedicated high school science teachers and their partnership with the Bachelor of Innovation Degree program at UCCS to bring innovation to high school students.
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There are several techniques to teach creativity, here are some great examples.
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Exactly! Teacher creativity & innovation leads to student creativity and opportunities for innovation.
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(This is the final post in a three-part series on this topic. You can see Part One here and Part Two here) Shawn Blankenship asked: What are strategies to close the gap between new ideas and implementation?
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"A deep understanding of the innovation is more important than the technical training in implementation."
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Nearly 300 people from across the globe have responded to Ravi’s challenge with 272 of these respondents providing their own one-word definition for innovation. What really stands out is Via Carlos Fosca
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Helpful visual of innovation that crosses disciplines.
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Students in Matamoros, Mexico weren't getting much out of school -- until a radical new teaching method unlocked their potential.
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This article belongs (and will be shared) on several of my Scoop-It pages: Blended Learning, Curating Learning Resources, and Personalized Learning. This "curiosity-fueled" learning is where all of these ideas intersect. Curating can be the strategy, Blended Learning a starting point to help it along, Personalized Learning is where it evolves to, and Innovation & Invention are the result!
Nancy White's curator insight,
October 17, 2013 1:27 PM
The more I read about this kind of learning, the more I see blended learning as just a stepping stone.
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October 17, 2013 1:28 PM
From blended-learning, to personalized learing, to curiosity-fueled learning?
Gail M. Roper's curator insight,
October 20, 2013 12:51 PM
“THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IF YOU’RE NOT THE ONE CONTROLLING YOUR LEARNING, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO LEARN AS WELL.” My mom used to say this, she told me that the main thing that kids needed to learn to do was to teach themselves. She believed that it was a skill that would last them a lifetime. This article is compelling. It even elaborates on removing adult barriers.
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Medicine, business, politics....You never know where the spark of innovation may originate at Harvard. George Whitesides, Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers Univ...
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I recommend all of the short videos in this series. Some highlights:
Professor discussing students at Harvard: "They don't work for me. I work for them!" (Personalized learning at its heart!)
"Innovators don't follow the rules. Rules are for herds."
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I spent a great deal of last year enamoured with the idea of modern learning environments. One of my placements was at a school which had a large awhina area (an indoor court-yard) shared by 4 clas...
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The classroom environment is essential to creating a workspace for innovators. I love the ideae of "ditching the desks!"
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In a world where knowledge is available with a few clicks of the mouse, colleges and universities must find new ways to give students the skills to succeed.
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Tony Wagner believes the role of the teacher needs to evolve to be more of a performance coach. Students need to have opportunities to learn to create and innovate through active learning and real world problem sovling. I agree!
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Find education news, teaching strategies, lesson plans, activity ideas and more on the WeAreTeachers blog. Featuring posts by guest bloggers and teachers as well as WeAreTeachers editors.
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The importance of play, connections, and reflection for learning are beautifully described here!
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Beautifully illustrates that if we want students to be creative, we need to give them choice - and freedom to use their imaginations!
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