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:

• 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.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

Part I: The Need for Innovation

CHAPTER 1: The Unlearning Cycle

CHAPTER 2: The Science Behind Learning

CHAPTER 3: Inspiring a Generation of Innovators

CHAPTER 4: Why We Need Intentional Innovation

Part 2: A Framework For Innovation

CHAPTER 5: PLASMA: A Framework for Intentional Innovation

CHAPTER 6: What to Praise, Look For, and Assess

CHAPTER 7: Looking For and Assessing Real-World Skills

CHAPTER 8: Supporting What is Different

CHAPTER 9: Making Time for Creative Work

CHAPTER 10: Allowing for the New and Unknown

Part 3: Doing the Work (Putting it All Together)

CHAPTER 11: Guiding Risk Taking

CHAPTER 12: Celebrating Failing and Learning (like Elon Musk)

CHAPTER 13: Creating Conditions for Creativity

CHAPTER 14: Leading the Change

CHAPTER 15: Innovation Starts with Passionate People

A.J. Juliani is a leading educator in the area of innovation, design thinking, and inquiry-based learning. Juliani has worked as a Middle and High School English Teacher; a K–12 Technology Staff Developer; an educational consultant for ISTE; and an educational speaker. A.J. is currently the Director of Technology and Innovation for Centennial School District. He is the author of books centered around student-agency, choice, innovative learning, and engagement. As a parent of four young children, A.J. believes we must be intentional about innovation in order to create a better future of learning for all of our students. You can connect with A.J. on his blog, "Intentional Innovation" (located at ajjuliani.com) or through Twitter (@ajjuliani).