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Creating a Culture of Innovation

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Colorado Convention Center, 709/11

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Director of Innovation
Future Ready Schools / All4Ed
@thomascmurray
@thomascmurrayedu
Tom serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education. He has testified before the US Congress and has previously worked alongside that body and the US Senate, the White House, and the US Department of Education. Murray serves as a regular conference keynote and is the co-author of ASCD’s best-seller, Learning Transformed. His most recent best seller, Personal & Authentic was published in the fall of 2019. Connect with him at thomascmurray.com.

Session description

How can we create a culture where both students and staff can thrive? How can we ensure technology plays its proper role, and “innovation” doesn’t become a graveyard of tech tools? Built upon a culture for learning, cultures of innovation are learner-centered by design.

Purpose & objective

Goals:
1. Provide opportunities for educators to reflect on their personal style and lens.
2. Have educators take part in a variety of fun culture-building activities that they can immediately turnkey with their own teams/classrooms.
3. Help educators leave understanding key takeaways and able to utilize practical strategies and resources to shift culture in their buildings.

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Outline

Highly engaging and fun throughout

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Supporting research

www.futureready.org

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Session specifications

Topic:
Innovative learning environments
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Chief technology officers/superintendents/school board members, Principals/head teachers, Professional developers
Attendee devices:
Devices not needed
ISTE Standards:
For Education Leaders:
Empowering Leader
  • Inspire a culture of innovation and collaboration that allows the time and space to explore and experiment with digital tools.