What's Innovative?

Published on Jan 07, 2018

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What's Innovative?

Stacy Stephens, International School of Beijing, Director of Learning

Innovate:
verb. make changes to something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas or products

Are our schools innovative?

The case for yes
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International Schools = Tradition

If it is not broke, why fix it?
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We are Changing

Research Leads the Way

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Industry Tells Us We Must

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"The illiterates of the 21st century will not be not those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn...and relearn.
-Alvin Toffler

Are our schools innovative?

The case for no.
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We are progressive, not innovative

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Wonderful Models

High Tech High

Futures Academy
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Big Picture Schools

Personalized Learning
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Nueva School

Integrated Studies
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Place-based Learning

Service Learning and Social Entrepreneurship

Center for Applied Linguistics

Dual Language 

NuVu

Design and Technology
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Perhaps...
We are innovative as international schools

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Our Challenge

What is best for our context?

How do we bring students along?

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How do we convince parents?

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When it does not seem broken, how do you fix it?

Strive to not be a success, but rather of value.

-Albert Einstein
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Stacy Stephens

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