Each week, there will be different blog prompts for participants to reflect upon. As we encourage each prompt to be connected to the part of the book, here are some prompts that may help you get started. Feel free to use them or use your own ideas for your writing/creation.
Blog Prompts (Week 1)
- What do you see as the purpose of education? Why might innovation be crucial in education?
- “Change is an opportunity to do something amazing.” How are you embracing change to spur innovation in your own context?
3. If you started a school from scratch, what would you see as necessary, and what would you take out from what we currently do?
Blog Prompts (Week 2)
In Chapter 1, innovation is defined as a way of thinking that creates something new and better. What are some examples that you consider innovative? How is it new and better than what previously existed?
Review the “Critical Questions for Educators” in Chapter 2. Why are these important to understand those we serve in education? What other questions would you ask?
How do you embody the characteristics of an Innovator’s Mindset?
Blog Prompts (Week 3)
How do you create or build on these conditions to support innovation? What has been the impact on those you serve?
What are your connections to the “School vs Learning image? What would you add or modify?
Which “what if” question challenges your thinking in the Innovator’s Mindset? What would you add to the list of what ifs?
Blog Prompts (Week 4)
What examples of strengths-based leadership from the Innovator’s Mindset resonate with you? How might you focus on strengths to unleash talent and foster innovation in your own context?
What elements of the 8 Things to Look For in Today’s Classrooms” exist in your professional learning? What elements are lacking?
Choose one of the “foundations for innovation” above…Talk about how you are furthering that in your own settings. Give concrete examples that others can use.
Blog Prompts (Week 5)
How might we measure the impact of innovative practices in education?