Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions.
You\'ll be inspired to: Connect with other innovative educators Support teachers and leaders as learners Tap into the strength of your Learning community Create ongoing opportunities for innovation Seek more effective methods for measuring progress And, most importantly, embrace change and use it to do something amazing.
You are a teacher who wants to create relevant Learning experiences and help students develop the skills they need to be successful.
The Innovator\'s Mindset is for you if: You are a superintendent, district administrator, or principal who wants to Empower your staff to create a Culture of innovation You are a school leader - at any level - and want to help students and educators become their personal best.
Ultimately, innovation is not about a skill set: it\'s about a mindset.
In other words, innovation begins with you.
If we want innovative students, we need innovative educators.
In The Innovator\'s Mindset, George Couros encourages teachers and administrators to Empower their learners to wonder, to explore--and to become forward-thinking leaders.
It\'s time to recognize that compliance doesn\'t foster innovation, encourage critical thinking, or inspire creativity--and those are the skills our students need to succeed.
But our job as educators is to provide new and better opportunities for our students.
The traditional system of education requires students to hold their questions and compliantly stick to the scheduled curriculum.
How you, as an educator, respond to students\' natural curiosity can help further their own exploration and shape the way they learn today and in the future.
Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions
