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Welcome and Overview

Getting Started with the Innovative Teaching Academy (5:14)
Why innovation is needed now more than ever in our schools.
Intentional Innovation Framework
Share your Social Media and Blogging Info with the Academy
Where Are You on the Journey?
ITA Member Survey

Course 1: Build a Better Blog

Setting up Your Blog Domain and Hosting (4:22)
Getting Wordpress Setup on Your Blog (5:15)
Setting Up a FREE Wordpress.com Blog
Choosing the Right Wordpress (Blog) Theme and Look (8:42)
Setting up Your Pages and Posts (and the difference) (11:54)
Setting up the Menu and Settings (and what your Home Page options are) (9:12)
Adding New Plugins and Setting up Widgets (12:27)
Publishing Posts, Sharing Posts, and Setting up Jetpack (9:03)
Stats, Analytics, and the Best Plugin (SumoMe) (12:20)
Building a Blog Audience and Community Over Time (6:05)
Promote with Purpose: Build Relationships and Connect (10:34)
The Power of a Blogging Tribe (Join our Triberr) (4:40)
The Importance of Blog Titles (and five tools to help you pick the best one) (7:56)
How long (or short) should my articles be? (7:21)
Creating Cornerstone Content and a Blog Series (7:04)
Why Email Marketing Matters (and how to start in 5 mins) (3:46)
Bonus Video: Commit to Consistency for Blogging Success (5:23)

Module 1 Resources: Goal Setting and Priorities for Innovative Teaching and Learning

Reading: Smarter Ways to Set Goals
Activity: Setting Goals for the Academy
Activity: Write a Letter/Email to Your Future Self (4:06)
Reflective Questions
Resource: Action Plan Template
Video: The One Phrase to Stop the Fizzle (3:03)
Reading: How to Make Writing a Habit
Activity: Create a Meme and Share it!
Video: Interview: Ask Me Anything with George Couros (46:55)
Video: Interview with Bo Adams
Resource: From Zero to Thousands of Readers

Course 2: Design Thinking

Lesson 1: What the heck is Design Thinking? (4:02)
Lesson 2: Why it matters in schools (not just business) (6:00)
Lesson 3: The LAUNCH Cycle (a K-12 Framework for Design Thinking) (47:16)
Lesson 4: Design Sprint (Mini-Genius Project) (7:50)
Lesson 5: Look, Listen, and Learn (3:56)
Lesson 6: Ask Tons of Questions (3:19)
Lesson 7: Understanding the Problem and/or Process (2:04)
Lesson 8: Navigating Ideas (P.A.R.T.S) (4:15)
Lesson 9: Creating Prototypes (3:15)
Lesson 10: Highlight and Fix (3:33)
Lesson 11: Launch It Into the World (your audience) (2:58)
Lesson 12: Getting Students Started with Design Thinking (K-2, 3-5)
Lesson 13: Getting Students Started with Design Thinking (6-8, 9-12)
Lesson 14: Getting Staff Started with Design Thinking - The Ultimate Faculty Meeting (6:08)
Lesson 15: How Design Thinking Can Transform Your Practice (5:12)
Lesson 16: FAQs (4:20)

Module 2 Resources: Design Thinking in the Classroom: A Process and Framework for Creativity

Reflective Questions
Video: An Interview on Creativity with Harvard's Edward Clapp
Resource: IDEO's Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit
Reading: Frequently Asked Questions about Design Thinking from John Spencer
Reading: 3 Great Examples of Design Thinking in Action
Video: TED Talk- How to Make Toast
Resource/Activity: Apollo 13 Rescue (created by NJ Educators)
Reading: 29 Practical Ways to Empower Your Students (thanks to all who shared their ideas)
Video: Interview with John Spencer (35:29)
Resource: 45 Design Thinking Resources to Lead This Movement via Saga Briggs
Video: Why We Are All in Sales (Dan Pink Interview)
Activity: Pitch Your Idea Shark Tank Style
Reading: How to Get Your Ideas to Spread (Seth Godin)

Course 3: Learning Spaces Redefined

Lesson 1: Not All Learning Spaces are Created Equal (2:54)
Lesson 2: Using Design Thinking for Learning Space Redesign (2:58)
Lesson 3: Where to Start?
Lesson 4: Research and the Impact of Learning Spaces
Lesson 5: Learning Space with Technology
Lesson 6: Making Change Happen in Your Space
Lesson 7: Getting the Community Involved
Lesson 8: Case Study with Joy Kirr
Lesson 9: Case Study with Jen White
Lesson 10: Case Study with Aaron Mauer
Lesson 11: Case Study with Jacqueline Durant-Harthorne
Lesson 12: Redesigning Learning Spaces Webinar with Tom Murray and Ben Gilpin
Lesson 13: Setting Up a Brain-Friendly, Beautiful Classroom with Erin Klein (56:03)
Lesson 14: 5 Steps to Start Your Redesign (2:44)
Lesson 15: Why Learning Spaces Matter (A Final Call to Action from Edutopia)

Module 3 Resources: Real Classrooms for a Real World

Reflective Questions
Reading: Reimagining Learning Spaces with Design Thinking (via Ross Cooper)
Video: Four teachers that took classroom design to the next level
Activity: Identify Your Learning Space to Be Transformed
Video: Setting Up a Brain Friendly Beautiful Classroom (56:03)
Reading: Flexible Seating and Student-Centered Classroom Redesign (via Kayla Delzer)
Resource: The Third Teacher - Designing the Learning Environment for Mathematics and Literacy
Resources: Cult of Pedagogy Eye Candy
Reading: Your Classroom Doesn’t Have to Be Like Pinterest
Video: Classroom Makeovers to Engage Learners (via 5 Min Film Festival)
Video: Google Hangout with Kayla Delzer (TopDogTeaching) in Her Newly Designed Classroom
Reading: Hey Disney, Here is What the Modern Classroom Looks Like

Course 4: Project Based Learning in the Classroom

Lesson 1: Introduction to PBL (3:54)
Lesson 2: PBL Framework and Essential Elements (3:53)
Lesson 3: How to Begin PBL (7:31)
Lesson 4: Inquiry-Based Learning (3:04)
Lesson 5: Passion-Based PBL (2:48)
Lesson 6: Problem-Based PBL (1:53)
Lesson 7: Challenge-Based PBL (2:23)
Lesson 8: Assessing the Product and the Process (2:32)
Lesson 9: PBL Tools and Resources (5:30)
THE PBL TOOLBOX

Module 4 Resources: Authentic Learning and Assessment: How to Move Away from the Traditional Activities and T

Reflective Questions
Resource: The Buck Institute - PBL Resources
Reading: Is it a Project or an Activity? Project-Based Learning and its Cousins
Video: Why Project Based Learning via Trevor Muir
Video: Interview with Hacking PBL Authors Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy
Resource: PBL Planning Template from Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy
Reading: The Case for Authentic Assessment (Grant Wiggins)
Video: "Authentic" Assessment at School of the Future
Resource: Mount Vernon's DEEPdt Playbook
Reading: What happens when veteran teacher shadows student (via Grant Wiggins)
Video: Lehigh Mountaintop Experience (a look at authentic learning)
Video: 5 Keys to Rigorous Project Based Learning
Reading: Beware the Test Prep Trap

Course 5: Social Media with Purpose

What Social Media is in 2018 (4:38)
All Social Media Has Different Purpose and Function (6:04)
What's your purpose? (3:36)
Twitter 101 (8:56)
Facebook 101 (4:08)
Instagram 101 (4:45)
Hashtags (and why they are so important) (5:33)
Building Professional Connections (5:03)
Sharing Your Work (4:16)
Automation and Systems (4:03)
Buffer (your time saving app for social) (4:10)
Leveraging the Power of Your Network (3:54)
Law of Reciprocity (2:10)
Building Your Social Tribe (4:49)
Impact with Social Media (Relationships, relationships, relationships)

Module 5 Resources: Technology’s Role in Innovation: The Frameworks and Tools for Success

Reflective Questions
Activity: Twitter Challenge
Reading: What's next for educators after Twitter?
Video: Technology is Helping Millennials Change the World (or is it?)
Video: Interview with Jennifer Gonzalez of CultofPedagogy.com
Resource: Rollercoaster Project
Reading: 7 Ways to Use Technology with Purpose
Activity: Find a Partner to do a Guest Blog
Reflective Activity: Which STAGE are you on in the Tech Journey?
Resource: SAMR Model and Technology Frameworks
Reading: Are cell phones good/bad/both in the classroom?
Video: An Introduction to Technology Integration

Course 6: Building Better Habits to Reach Your Goals

Why Habits? (because Goals are Nothing without a System) (6:22)
Habit Stacking: 10 Quick Habits for the Classroom (10:02)
Personal vs Professional Habits (and the blurring of lines) (3:41)
Habit 1: Get a Morning Routine (3:12)
Habit 2: Write Every Day (3:18)
Habit 3: Reflect Every Day (4:13)
Habit 4: Create Something Small (3:00)
Habit 5: Learn with Intention (weekly focus) (2:37)
Habit 6: Say Thank You (2:19)
Habit 7: Focus on Your Strengths (3:53)
Habit 8: Connect with One New Person Each Week (3:34)
Habit 9: Share Other People’s Work! (1:58)
Habit 10: Affirm your goals every day (4:29)
Bonus Habit: Take Chances Out of Comfort Zone (4:49)
Connecting Your Process with Your Goals (5:14)

Module 6 Resources: Building the Habits for Innovation: Work Smarter Not Harder

Reflective Questions
Video: The Surprising Power of Small Habits | James Clear
Resource: The Morning Checklist
Video: Training: Angela Watson shares "How to Do Fewer Things Better" (59:34)
Resource: Handout to Go Along with Angela Watson Video
Reading: Habits vs Goals : A Look at the Benefits of a Systematic Approach to Life
Reading: Deep Work (how to achieve focus in an age of distraction)
Video: The Power of Habit: Charles Duhigg at TEDxTeachersCollege
Video: Quit social media | Dr. Cal Newport | TEDxTysons
Activity: 10 Ways for New School Leaders to Use Twitter
Reading: How to Turn Uninspiring Goals into Epic Quests
Video: The Impact We Have as Teachers

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