
Courageous Edventures
Navigating Obstacles to Discover Classroom Innovation
- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Chart a course to innovation using educational technologyĀ
Let's go on an edventure! Do you want to innovate and take risks in your teaching? Looking for ways to troubleshoot common classroom challenges? Whatever obstacles you and your students face can turn into edventures, and this book will show you how to navigate them with grace, humor, and grit. Jennie Magiera charts a course for you to discover your own version of innovation, using the limitless possibilities of educational technology. You will learn:
- How to create your own Teacher-IEP (Innovation Exploration Plan)
- Keys to problem-based innovation (PBI)
- Strategies and solutions for tackling common classroom problems
- Methods for putting learning into the hands of students
- How to find innovation in everyday places
Packed with real-world, immediately applicable solutions to the problems teachers face in their classrooms every day,Courageous EdventuresĀ shows how technology can be a fun and easy tool to improve classroom management and student learning!
"Magiera leads people on a journey with some great ideas to get started in the classroom right now, or the inspiration to find your own way, leading to innovative ideas for learning and teaching."
George Couros, Author of The Innovator?s Mindset and Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant
"This book does a superb job of providing practical ideas and strategies on how to actually implement innovative practices in today?s classroom. Her knowledge and experience as a change agent further strengthen the techniques presented and will help educators truly envision what?s possible in classrooms today."
Eric Sheninger, Corwin Author and Senior Fellow
International Center for Leadership in Education
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Acknowledgements
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Preface
- Part I Charting Your Course
- Chapter 1 Come on in, the Futureās Fine
- Chapter 2 Problem-Based Learning Itās Not Just for Kids
- Chapter 3 Getting Your Students Ready
- Chapter 4 Getting Your Materials Ready
- Chapter 5 Falling in Love With Failure
- Part II Navigating Your Problems
- Chapter 6 Digging Into Differentiation
- Chapter 7 Rethinking Assessment
- Chapter 8 Creating a Positive Classroom Environment
- Chapter 9 Planning for Powerful Learning
- Part III Sailing Into the Great Beyond
- Chapter 10 Power to the Pupil
- Chapter 11 Discovering the Power of Voice
- Chapter 12 With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
- Part IV Reflecting on Your Edventure
- Chapter 13 Evaluating Your Practice
- Chapter 14 Staying Inspired and Finding Support
- Chapter 15 Planning Your Next Edventure
- Appendix A: Blank Challenge Cards
- Appendix B
- Index
- Publisher Note