Innovation & 21st Century Learning

Innovation and 21st Century Learning.
New old thing
Or
New, New Thing?
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Nardin Academy is a Catholic Independent school which prepares the individual for life by providing a well-rounded education, by helping each student realize his or her potential and develop a love of learning, and by instilling moral values in the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Nardin Academy is a Catholic Independent school which prepares the individual for life by providing a well-rounded education, by helping each student realize his or her potential and develop a love of learning, and by instilling moral values in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
CP + V + SK +Wi + (-T) = CAC
Potential capacity comes from better, more effective - continuous exploration of what is working and how we can better?
Innovation

What is one thing as an educator you do really well?
What is one thing that Nardin does really well?
What is one thing that could be a little better?
What can you do to make that happen?
What can Nardin do to make that happen?

"The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in Abu Dhabi, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore," notes FareedZakaria. "And ... more troublingly, [the United States is] also losing [its] key grip on indices such as patent creation, scientific creations and things like that — which are really harbingers of future economic growth.“
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/30/137522219/what-does-a-post-american-world-look-like

Tom’s Story

IDEO Field Observation With Fresh Eyes - http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=2100

New Door
Rearrange the letters above to form one word
At what speed must a dog run not to hear any sound from a frying pan that is tied to its tail?

Routine causes of psychological inertia are;
Having a fixed vision (or model) of the solution or root cause.
False assumptions (trusting the data).
Language that is a strong carrier of psychological inertia. Specific terminology carries psychological inertia.
Experience, expertise and reliance upon previous results.
Limited knowledge, hidden resources or mechanisms.
Inflexibility (model worship; trying to prove a specific theory, stubbornness).
Using the same strategy. Keep thinking the same way and you will continue to get the same result.
Rushing to a solution – incomplete thinking.
the 8 causes are found in TRIZICS;
http://www.amazon.com/Trizics-yourself-impossible-technical-systematically/dp/1456319892/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300803014&sr=1-1

Steps to Break Psychological Inertia
solution finding method:
Setting the ground work
Determining Goals
Problem statement
Solutions Example
Scaling the solution
Future of the solution
Task Focus
Follow Up

Steps to Break Psychological Inertia
solution finding method:
Setting the ground work
Determining Goals
Problem statement
Solutions Example
Scaling the solution
Future of the solution
Task Focus
Follow Up
Belief
Thinking and reinforcing
Feeling
Attitude
Behavior of solving problems

“…the ability of your school to be competitive & survive lies in the capability of the people in your school to understand a situation and develop solutions.”
You are the benchmark;
Where are you now?
Where do you want to be?
What is the first step you can take to get there?

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Innovation & 21st Century Learning

by Michael Cardus on Sep 06, 2011

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