Teacher Challenges
Staying open to change/stepping outside one's comfort zone
What is having a growth mindset or taking risks?
Student struggles with innovative activity
What is allowing a student to build confidence in their own problem solving skills by gently guiding but not giving answers?
Teacher-leaders
Who are change agents within the school?
Vision
What is your belief about your role as teacher and expectations of learners?
Innovative Mindset
What is the backdrop to all lessons and activities?
What is providing scaffolding opportunities to increase student confidence?
Sense of urgency
What leaders stress to administrators, parents, and other stakeholders re: the need for 21st-century skills to ensure students will be successful in the workforce?
Objectives
What specific tasks are needed to bring vision to life?
Identifying innovative tools with a real-world application?
What is researching or accessing tools from EDU 612?
Neither the home nor school is able to provide a student with his/her own device
What is pairing students up with partners for active learning assignments?
Communication
What is taking advantage of opportunities to provide elevator speech or talk about the need for innovation?
Process to create and to use innovation
What is developing a professional strategic plan with clear goals and steps?
Reassurance students are learning
What is intentionally choosing innovation that is age-appropriate and supports learning objectives?
Used to being told exactly what to do
What is providing students with opportunities for self-directed learning?
Modeling
What is implementing innovation in one's own classroom to show other educators how it can be done?
Tying innovation practices to standards
What is planning in advance via a strategic plan?
Lack of school and parent support
What is presenting data and research on the "why" behind 21st century skill development (ie elevator speech)
Shy student struggles with group work
What are assigning group roles and rotating roles?
Role of
Courageous educators who are willing to beat the drum for reform; the students' very futures depend upon it.
Putting theory into practice
How a strategic plan allows you to plan with purpose?