Careers in the 21st century are changing, but traditional education methods are not preparing students for these new jobs and demands. In this thought-provoking book, esteemed educator A.J. Juliani describes how we need to modify our classrooms to instill in students the drive for inquiry and innovation that they will need to succeed beyond school doors. Juliani reveals the ways that teachers can use Google’s 20% Time, Genius Hour, and Project-Based Learning to make students more creative, inquisitive, engaged in learning, and self-motivated―the kind of people we need to move society forward! He offers easy ways to implement these ideas while meeting the Common Core and still allowing plenty of time for content instruction. Special Features: <ul>
<li>Research on the benefits of inquiry-based learning </li> <li>Connections to the Common Core State Standards</li> <li>Stories and examples from the field</li> <li>Exciting ideas for using 20% Time, Genius Hour, and PBL at various grade levels</li> <li>Tips for preparing parents and administration for your new instruction</li> <li>Ideas for expanding your knowledge and continually learning in this area</li> <li>Classroom applications for each chapter, including sample projects and resources</li> <li>Bonus content with reproducible materials that you can use in your classroom right now, such as student checklists, questions, lessons, and unit plans</li> </ul>
As Juliani emphasizes, if we want our students to change the world, we must change our classrooms to foster inquiry and innovation.

Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom: Using 20% Time, Genius Hour, and PBL to Drive Student Success

Education & Teaching

Juliani, A.J.

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom (Eye on Education)

There is something happening across the country and around the world right now. It's hidden in the planning sessions of colleagues, in the professional development opportunities at schools and conferences, and in the hallways as teachers and administrators talk with each other about their students. It's been happening in pockets for so long, that now those groups of teachers and leaders are starting to bring in new teachers and new leaders to build a true culture of learning that looks and feels different. It's taking shape as a revolution of sorts (but not some type of education reform) that is beginning to make its way into every school and every classroom. The textbooks are no longer "good enough", and the multiple-choice tests are no longer "good enough", and the lectures are no longer "good enough" for our kids. We've seen what can happen when students are presented with a problem to solve, a challenge to overcome. We've seen what can happen when students have learning experiences that are both relevant and meaningful to them as an individual and citizen. We've seen what can happen when students own their learning, have a choice in the process and performance task, and get to choose how they can demonstrate understanding. Project-based learning (PBL) is no longer relegated to gifted classrooms, honors classes, and exploratory specials. PBL is an active piece of the K-12 learning experience, found in every subject, in every grade level, and in every part of curricula and scope and sequences. PBL is taking over traditional finals and mid-terms as the performance task. It is showing up as HOW you teach the unit, instead of only an ending project to the unit. PBL is growing because it engages and empowers students to learn experientially and share that learning in new and unique ways that go well beyond the classroom. Yet, many teachers are asking: How do we plan and implement PBL? How do we "fit it in" our current curriculum? How do we assess it using our current grading guidelines? How do we manage this type of learning? These are all real concerns and questions that cannot be dismissed. PBL takes time to plan, implement, manage, and assess. Then it takes time to tweak, improve, and highlight. In The PBL Playbook, we dive into specific answers to all those questions, and what PBL looks like in each grade level and subject area! The PBL Playbook is right for you if: You are a teacher ready to move towards an authentic learning experience for your students. You are a superintendent, district administrator, or principal who is leading a school through project-based learning. You are a coach, staff developer, or teacher leader that wants to help guide colleagues into PBL with a gameplan that works.

The PBL Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Actually Doing Project-Based Learning

A. .J. Juliani

Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student

Something happens in students when they define themselves as makers and inventors and creators. They discover powerful skills—problem-solving, critical thinking, and imagination—that will help them shape the world’s future … our future. If that’s true, why isn’t creativity a priority in more schools today? Educators John Spencer and A.J. Juliani know firsthand the challenges teachers face every day: School can be busy. Materials can be scarce. The creative process can seem confusing. Curriculum requirements can feel limiting. Those challenges too often bully creativity, pushing it to the side as an “enrichment activity” that gets put off or squeezed into the tiniest time block. We can do better. We must do better if we’re going to prepare students for their future. LAUNCH: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student provides a process that can be incorporated into every class at every grade level ... even if you don’t consider yourself a “creative teacher.” And if you dare to innovate and view creativity as an essential skill, you will empower your students to change the world—starting right now. Look, Listen, and Learn Ask Lots of Questions Understand the Problem or Process Navigate Ideas Create Highlight What’s Working and Failing Are you ready to LAUNCH?

Spencer, John

Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated

Something happens in students when they define themselves as makers and inventors and creators. They discover powerful skills-problem-solving, critical thinking, and imagination-that will help them shape the world's future ... our future. If that's true, why isn't creativity a priority in more schools today? Educators John Spencer and A.J. Juliani know firsthand the challenges teachers face every day: School can be busy. Materials can be scarce. The creative process can seem confusing. Curriculum requirements can feel limiting. Those challenges too often bully creativity, pushing it to the side as an "enrichment activity" that gets put off or squeezed into the tiniest time block. We can do better. We must do better if we're going to prepare students for their future. LAUNCH: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student provides a process that can be incorporated into every class at every grade level ... even if you don't consider yourself a "creative teacher." And if you dare to innovate and view creativity as an essential skill, you will empower your students to change the world-starting right now. Look, Listen, and Learn Ask Lots of Questions Understand the Problem or Process Navigate Ideas Create Highlight What's Working and Failing Are you ready to LAUNCH?

Spencer, Reader in Common Law John

Dave Burgess Consulting

Maverick Teachers: How Innovative Educators are Saving Public Schools

Despite dwindling resources and high-stakes testing, public school teachers all over the country are managing to breathe life, passion, and excitement into their classrooms. In this new book by bestselling author A.J. Juliani and lifelong educator David E. Baugh, you’ll meet a diverse group of teachers―Mavericks―who are doing exactly that. You’ll hear from teachers across the country and how they are shaking up the norm. Each story includes a powerful vignette and a breakdown of tactics used, so you can bring inspiration and strategies back to your own classroom. Together, these teachers and their stories will show you how to relate and respond to your students’ most pressing needs, leaving you feeling reenergized in your role as a change-maker.

Baugh, David E.

Despite dwindling resources and high-stakes testing, public school teachers all over the country are managing to breathe life, passion, and excitement into their classrooms. In this new book by bestselling author A.J. Juliani and lifelong educator David E. Baugh, you’ll meet a diverse group of teachers―Mavericks―who are doing exactly that. You’ll hear from teachers across the country and how they are shaking up the norm. Each story includes a powerful vignette and a breakdown of tactics used, so you can bring inspiration and strategies back to your own classroom. Together, these teachers and their stories will show you how to relate and respond to your students’ most pressing needs, leaving you feeling reenergized in your role as a change-maker.

Intentional Innovation

As the world changes, how do we educate differently so students, teachers, and staff are empowered to thrive in this environment? In this new book from bestselling author A.J. Juliani, you’ll learn a clear process to guide risk-taking and lead change so you can be intentional about innovation in your classroom, school, and life. Juliani shows why we need intentional innovation and how to implement it effectively using the PLASMA framework:    What to Praise, Look For, and Assess   Support What is Different   Make Time for Creative Work   Allow for the New and Unknown   You’ll also gain insights on celebrating failing and learning, creating conditions for creativity, and leading the change. Whether you are a technology and innovation coach, a teacher, or an administrator, Intentional Innovation will motivate you to take risks, be up to date on the latest research, and manage strong working relationships designed to help students succeed beyond school doors. It’s not just about technology for change, but about fostering relationships to motivate, inspire, and challenge us to step out and lead in a future that is exciting and unknown.

Intentional Innovation: How to Guide Risk-Taking, Build Creative Capacity, and Lead Change

As the world changes, how do we educate differently so students, teachers, and staff are empowered to thrive in this environment? In this new book from bestselling author A.J. Juliani, you’ll learn a clear process to guide risk-taking and lead change so you can be intentional about innovation in your classroom, school, and life. Juliani shows why we need intentional innovation and how to implement it effectively using the PLASMA framework: <ul>
<li>What to Praise, Look For, and Assess</li> <li>Support What is Different</li> <li>Make Time for Creative Work</li> <li>Allow for the New and Unknown</li> </ul> You’ll also gain insights on celebrating failing and learning, creating conditions for creativity, and leading the change. Whether you are a technology and innovation coach, a teacher, or an administrator, Intentional Innovation will motivate you to take risks, be up to date on the latest research, and manage strong working relationships designed to help students succeed beyond school doors. It’s not just about technology for change, but about fostering relationships to motivate, inspire, and challenge us to step out and lead in a future that is exciting and unknown.

Bring hope, joy, and positive energy back into the daily work of the classroom. In this book, learn to design brain-friendly learning environments that foster engagement, productivity, and achievement while allowing for seamless integration of educational technology. Discover how flexible, welcoming, and comfortable learning spaces can prepare students for the future. In this book you’ll: <ul>
<li>Find resources for redesigning spaces on a sustainable budget</li> <li>Support technology integration through blended and virtual learning</li> <li>Hear from teachers and schools whose successfully transformed spaces have increased student achievement</li> </ul>

Redesigning Learning Spaces (Corwin Connected Educators Series)

Dillon, Robert W.

Gilpin, Benjamin D.

Klein, Erin M.

Corwin

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Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom: Using 20% Time, Genius Hour, and PBL to Drive Student Success

Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom (Eye on Education)

The PBL Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Actually Doing Project-Based Learning

Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student

Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student

Maverick Teachers: How Innovative Educators are Saving Public Schools

Maverick Teachers: How Innovative Educators are Saving Public Schools

Intentional Innovation: How to Guide Risk-Taking, Build Creative Capacity, and Lead Change

Intentional Innovation

Redesigning Learning Spaces (Corwin Connected Educators Series)