#MustRead Shares (weekly)

Posted on July 12, 2015 by boadams1

The paradoxes of creative leadership | Innovation Management

Tweet from @akytle: The paradoxes of creative leadership http://t.co/EK2bbsmBkN So Blessed 2 play w/ cre8tve ldrs! #mvpschool @jbrettjacobsen @boadams1

HT @akytle
The Paradoxes of Creative Leadership http://t.co/EzHURi9kfL #creative #Leaders http://t.co/hhWSOkQpB9

tags: creative Leaders leadership innovation management creativity #MustRead
- Creative leadership is rich with paradoxes. Creative leaders are driven by their internal passion and purpose, yet they also have an externally oriented, explorative mindset. Creative leaders lead from the front by envisioning a better future, pointing the way and setting an aspiration, yet they achieve this by orchestrating a creative team, often leading from behind to bring out the best in others.
  
  In this article, we describe the competencies of a creative leader in detail, and invite you to look in the mirror and see how you score on those key competencies. We explore the topic of paradoxes found in creative leadership and leave you with some practical suggestions on how to grow as a creative leader.
- We discovered that self-awareness is the cornerstone of leadership: great leaders are aware of what we call their ‘leadership gifts’ as well as their ‘learning edges’. And we found out that self-awareness helps leaders to build authenticity, as great leaders think and act from a place of truth within themselves.
- At THNK, we distinguish between a management team and a creative team. A management team typically comprises seven or more members and is charged with running an existing business. By contrast, a creative team has ideally three members and is focused on seeking new solutions.
Maker-Centered Learning and the Development of Self

HT Parker Thomas

tags: Maker Design Agency ProjectZero #MustRead self-efficacy
In the Shoes of a Teacher: A Real-Time DEEP dive into Empathy for a School Leader | The Learning and Leading Life

A fabulous reflection from an inspired and inspiring educator who demonstrates profound perspective consciousness and empathy through walking in several different kinds of shoes.
@ChipHouston1976 @boadams1 @jbrettjacobsen https://t.co/KTFvxg3fRY

tags: empathy leadership teacher education reflection #MustRead learning teacher
The Past, Present and Future of School Design | EdSurge News

Tweet from @akytle: @jbrettjacobsen @boadams1 Here’s part 2 #mvdesign The Past, Present and Future of School Design https://t.co/TQe1qbMklL #edtech via @EdSurge

HT @akytle

tags: mvdesign edtech schooldesign learning environment #MustRead
- Most people look at schools as a commodity, where one size fits all and seat time is the primary metric. Most can’t even imagine that meaningful innovation is even possible.
- most insiders know that the real gold to be mined in the digital era is more effective use of the teacher’s time in face-to-face interactions with students.
- Schools of the future will feature effective interactions of small groups of people within communal spaces.
- Teachers, typically isolated from their peers in traditional settings, will benefit from the comradery, exchange, and feedback with multiple colleagues that teach in the same physical space.
- Also fueled by the digital revolution, maker spaces will become omnipresent in all schools to the extent where they will become part of every classroom.
- untapped opportunities involve further personalization of the curriculum, teaching, and assessment.
- Schools will no longer be just free-standing buildings but will be more integrated into community life.
- Segregating students by age will become less prevalent within learning spaces.

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Interdisciplinary PBL Collaboration (with a side of Design Thinking thrown in!)

Posted on July 11, 2015 by boadams1

An enticing introduction to a great story of collaboration among educators and colleagues, made possible by their vision and action, with support from our school and the Institute for Innovation. Look forward to learning more as this experimenting and building journey emerges in the fall.

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I’ve had the pleasure of working with 2 fantastic colleagues, Zach Strother and TJ Edwards, on an Interdisciplinary PBL “Unit”. TJ had the idea of HMW we redesign a bike for an urban commuter that he wants to use in his Tech, Engineering, and Design (TED) class. Zach teaches AP Physics. I teach Algebra 2. As I left our time of collaboration this morning, I reflected on how fortunate I am to work with these guys, how well we work together, and how learning from them is making me a better math teacher, which benefits my students. Part of what works in our collaboration is that we chose the project and each other. We come from similar mindsets to education, though not identical, which probably minimizes the disagreements. Yet, we also feel comfortable enough to push back on certain things and talk through disagreements as we get to unity.

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