Recently , I signed up to participate in #IMMOOC , a global initiative to get educators hyper-focused on the content presented in @gcouros book titled “Innovator’s Mindset.” This three-day seminar asked thousands of learning facilitators to Tweet, blog, and YouTube live about innovation in education. Each session includes a blog post, and the first question presented was “Why is innovation in education so crucial today?” Here is my response. By definition, innovation calls for a “transformation” in education. Something “new and better ” is in line with modern efforts to move away from an Industrial Age model of education. Phrases like “change is an opportunity to do something great” excites the base and moves us closer to an Information Age model that will “break the pattern of performance.” Starting with empathy and the golden question, “What is best for this student?”, Innovation in education is studen...
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