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  • 1.  Thinking like there is no box

    Posted 07-05-2022 01:56 PM
    Innovation is critical to create effective education in an ever-changing world. 

    Check out our blog on Educational Innovation to read about three Innovative Charter Schools: Educational Innovation: What It Means to Think Like There Is No Box - Building Hope
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    Educational Innovation: What It Means to Think Like There Is No Box - Building Hope
    Innovation is the lifeblood of charter schools. To succeed, it takes imagination, perseverance, and insight. Picking out the best innovators is almost as big of a challenge. Just ask Amy Ruck-Kagan, who helped judge those entries for the Building Hope Impact and Summit Awards. "Oh, my God," she said.
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    How is your school innovating?

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    Sherilyn Moore
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  • 2.  RE: Thinking like there is no box

    Posted 07-07-2022 09:53 AM
    Though I am currently not at a school, in my past teaching experiences I have found that the kids are the best creators of innovation.  They are open-minded, eager to have fun and don't even know that "boxes" exist yet!  Some of the best projects and teaching that I've had was actually inspired by students and was more student-led than teacher led.  Give them the "Okay" and they will run with it and the end results are usually amazing!

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    Trisha Leitem
    Assist. Director of School Services
    Fort Lauderdale
    850-848-4757
    tleitem@bhope.org
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  • 3.  RE: Thinking like there is no box

    Posted 09-15-2022 09:56 AM
    I'm late to this post, but I couldn't agree more with you both. Innovation starts with the kiddos and trickles its way up to teachers and leaders. In my senior year of high school, our English teacher let us take the reins on what direction we wanted our end-of-semester project to go in when we read Frankenstein. We ultimately decided to have a role-playing court case: Victor Frankenstein vs. the Monster, and each student played a role in the court case. This innovative idea really helped us internalize what was happening in the story and helped us identify with morality and ethical dilemmas. I'll always appreciate that experience with my classmates as it was our last work assignment as a collective group.

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    Anthony Vallejo
    Manager-Business Development
    Building Hope
    Converse TX
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  • 4.  RE: Thinking like there is no box

    Posted 09-16-2022 07:50 AM
    That's a great example!  The classes I remember the most are the ones where we either sang the material being learned or we were up and out of our seats being active learners in the lesson!  It makes such a difference!

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    Trisha Leitem
    Assist. Director of School Services
    Fort Lauderdale
    850-848-4757
    tleitem@bhope.org
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  • 5.  RE: Thinking like there is no box

    Posted 10-10-2022 09:10 AM
    I agree that the students are great resources for innovation.  It has been my experience that this is more evident in primary grades or elective classes.  As the students get older often times the lessons tend to be come more teacher focused and content driven rather than helping students derive the meaning through exploration.  I wonder if some of this can be a byproduct of mandated testing in the upper grades?  However, if the innovation remains high and the focus is on the facilitation of being creative thinkers, I think students interests will continue to be sparked as in the example given by Anthony even in the higher grades.  The ultimate goal is to create individuals who leave K-12 education as confident thinkers who are able to problem solve to resolve issues.

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    Christine Mentis
    Services Manager
    Charter Support Unit
    FL
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