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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Making Numbers Count:  The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers, 2022
Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers, 2022

Authors:  Chip Heath & Karla Starr

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Superstar Teacher, 2021
Superstar Teacher, 2021

Author:  Ebony Holland

VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION

Facilitated by Carla Drake, Head Teacher at New Orleans Adventist Academy.

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