Innovator's Mindset (Book Study #13)

What is the biggest change you’ve made in your classroom?   Was it easy or hard?   Were you willing or resistant?   Are you glad you did? If you haven’t made a major change in your classroom recently, what change would you like to make for next year?   Why?

George Couros, in his TED Talk   “#Our Voice”,   shares his favorite quote, the one he says “drives him”.   What does this quote mean to you? In what area of your life or what ways are you maybe heading towards irrelevance?   In what area of your life or what ways do you need to change? How do you feel about change?   Name a time in your life when you first feared change, but on the other side of it, found things better because of it.

George Couros, in his TED Talk   “#Our Voice”,   shares his favorite quote, the one he says “drives him”.   What does this quote mean to you? In what area of your life or what ways are you maybe heading towards irrelevance?   In what area of your life or what ways do you need to change? How do you feel about change?   Name a time in your life when you first feared change, but on the other side of it, found things better because of it.

Are you a school teacher or a classroom teacher?   Explain which aspects you embody well and which areas need improvement.   How would teaching in a school filled with “school teachers” make your job easier?

Jim McKenzie, in his TED talk “Future Ready Schools”, indicates today’s students are well-schooled, but poorly educated.   How does this statement make you feel?   What does it inspire you to do?   Choose one of the 4 Cs from this video.   How do you ensure this “C” is a part of your students’ education.

How do you model and explore new opportunities for learning in your own practice?   How do you model and explore new opportunities for learning in your own life? (hobbies, organizations, etc.) Do you give your students opportunities to see you acting as a life-long learner.   If so, how?   If not, why not or how could you?