Courageous Edventures
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Courageous Edventures

Navigating Obstacles to Discover Classroom Innovation

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Courageous Edventures

Navigating Obstacles to Discover Classroom Innovation

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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Information

Publisher
Corwin
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781506318349
eBook ISBN
9781506342887

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Half Title
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. About the Author
  10. Preface
  11. Part I Charting Your Course
  12. Chapter 1 Come on in, the Future’s Fine
  13. Chapter 2 Problem-Based Learning It’s Not Just for Kids
  14. Chapter 3 Getting Your Students Ready
  15. Chapter 4 Getting Your Materials Ready
  16. Chapter 5 Falling in Love With Failure
  17. Part II Navigating Your Problems
  18. Chapter 6 Digging Into Differentiation
  19. Chapter 7 Rethinking Assessment
  20. Chapter 8 Creating a Positive Classroom Environment
  21. Chapter 9 Planning for Powerful Learning
  22. Part III Sailing Into the Great Beyond
  23. Chapter 10 Power to the Pupil
  24. Chapter 11 Discovering the Power of Voice
  25. Chapter 12 With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
  26. Part IV Reflecting on Your Edventure
  27. Chapter 13 Evaluating Your Practice
  28. Chapter 14 Staying Inspired and Finding Support
  29. Chapter 15 Planning Your Next Edventure
  30. Appendix A: Blank Challenge Cards
  31. Appendix B
  32. Index
  33. Publisher Note