creating innovators by: tony wagner chapters 1 and 2 september 16, 2015 dr. dale ellis
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Creating Innovatorsby: Tony Wagner
Chapters 1 and 2
September 16, 2015
Dr. Dale Ellis
Why is Innovation Essential to Our Future? Economics
Agriculture, Manufacturing, Service, to what’s next?
The demands of the world we live in are evolving and increasingly complex
The gap will widen between the haves and the have nots based upon intellectual curiosity and innovation. Where do we want the US to be in that transformation?
Creativity and innovation is the number 1 demand of 21st century employers
What is Innovation?
• There are numerous definitions – How would YOU define it?
What is Innovation? – Cont.’ Using creativity to address an issue in a way that adds value in a way that
has not been realized before. Doing something differently, but in a better way.
It is not simple regurgitation of the same facts. It requires knowledge of what exists but creativity to address problems in a new way.
The Seven Survival Skills ALL Kids Need Critical thinking and problem solving
Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
Agility and adaptability
Initiative and entrepreneurship
Accessing and analyzing information
Effective oral and written communication
Curiosity and imagination
The Five Skills of the INNOVATIVE Associating
Questioning
Observing
Experimenting
Networking
The Innovation Generation These skills can be learned and nurtured
These learners are more restless because they live in a wired world
Access to information is easier so they are bored with simple access tasks
This restlessness will continue into adulthood, whether innovation has been taugh
t to students or not
How Do We Develop Young People to Be Innovators?
Play
Passion
Purpose
Discuss your understanding of these three components with a neighbor. How can you incorporate these three things into your classrooms at your particular grade level?
Portrait of an Innovator – Kirk Phelps http://creatinginnovators.com/videos/
Kirk Phelps – Cont.’ Discuss with your tablemates…
1. What part did parenting play in the development of Mr. Phelps?
2. What part did his private school education play in his development?
3. What part did post-secondary education play in his development?
4. What part did his work environment play in his development?
What Kind of Spaces are WE Providing? Chance favors the connected mind….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU
Debrief How do we start the process of taking this knowledge, in conjunction with
our other initiatives, and create a culture that nurtures innovation?
How do we nurture innovation when our students lack in basic skills?
Conclusion Questions
Comments
Concerns