The Medici Effect:  What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation, 2017

The Medici Effect: What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation, 2017

The author shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory. Referred to as the Intersection, innovation is said to occur when ideas cross disciplinary lines.  The challenge lies in breaking down the barriers between fields.  One way to begin to do so is for PK-12 to intentionally focus on interdisciplinary projects with the goal of transferring knowledge and skills across disciplinary lines.

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Edupreneur:  Unleashing Teacher Led Innovation in Schools, 2018
Edupreneur: Unleashing Teacher Led Innovation in Schools, 2018

Authors:  Aaron Tait and Dave Faulkner

VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION

Facilitated by H. Stephen Bralley, Director of Secondary Education

North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

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How Full is Your Bucket?, 2004/How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids, 2009
How Full is Your Bucket?, 2004/How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids, 2009

Authors:  Tom Rath and Don Clifton

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