I N N O V A T I O Ninnovation

N A M E O N E I N N O V A T I O N

I N Y O U R L I F E T I M E

I N N O V A T I O Ninnovation

5 S K I L L S O F A S U P E R I N N O V A T O R

S K I L L # 1

4 0 0 0 B C

1 7 5 0

H O W D I D W E G E T T H I S I N N O V A T I O N I N 1 9 7 0 ?

B E R N A R D S A D O W 1 9 7 0

Robert Plath 1987

A S S O C I A T I O N

• How can I use ideas outside education

to solve problems in my school/class?

• Mash up unrelated concepts (Lucha

Libre and Jack Black)

- D R C R A Y M O N D

The new people who will be creative will sit at the

juxtaposition of two or more fields

S K I L L # 2

W H Y A R E T H E Y B U Y I N G

T H I S M I L K S H A K E ?

– Y O G I B E R R A

“You can observe a lot through watching.”

O B S E R V A T I O N

W H A T D I D Y O U

N O T I C E ?

T H I N K L I K E A

T R A V E L E R

S K I L L # 3

W H Y N O T ?

W H A T I F ?

W H Y ? W H Y N O T ?

W H Y D O W E H A V E

S T A F F M E E T I N G S ?

W H Y D O W E D O

R E P O R T C A R D S ?

W H Y D O W E H A V E P E O P L E

L I N E U P F O R

R E G I S T R A T I O N ?

Q U E S T I O N I N G

W H Y ? W H Y N O T ?

C H A L E N G E T H E T R I E D

A N D T R U E

Landfill Harmonic

S K I L L # 4

W H E R E D O G O O D

I D E A S C O M E F R O M

C H A N C E F A V O R S T H E

C O N N E C T E D M I N D

– S T E V E J O H N S O N

“Share ideas to make them better.”

– S I N G A P O R E E D U C A T I O N

“Give away all your ideas so you can come up with

new ones.”

N E T W O R K I N G

Where am I connecting with great

ideas?

S T A R T A B L O G ! ! !

T O D A Y

S K I L L # 5

- D A V I D K E L L Y

“Treat life as an experiment.”

WD-40

5128 Failures

C O M B O C L A S S E S

I H A V E N O T

F A I L E D . I ’ V E J U S T

F O U N D 1 0 , 0 0 0

W A Y S T H A T D O N ’ T

W O R K .

A L B E R T E I N S T E I N

E X P E R I M E N T I N G

H O W C A N I P U T T H I S

I D E A I N T O A C T I O N ?

J U S T D O I T !

W H E R E D O W E N E E D I N N O V A T I O N I N

E D U C A T I O N ? L E T M E C O U N T T H E

W A Y S …

• Registration Day

• Kinder Orientation

• Lunch Procedures

• Staff Meetings

• Professional Development

• Teaching Reading

W H E R E D O W E N E E D I N N O V A T I O N I N

E D U C A T I O N ? L E T M E C O U N T T H E

W A Y S …

• RTI

• Parent Conferences

• Recognition of Awards

• Teacher Evaluation

• Walkthroughs and Observations

• Cohort Planning

T H E W O R L D N E E D S Y O U R

I N N O V A T I O N

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