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=Welcome to innovativeness!= [ under perpetual construction ]

"There is an important distinction to be made between //innovation// and //innovativeness//. The former concerns the content of a given new program, while the latter involves the capacities of an organization to engage in continuous improvement." -- Michael Fullan, //The New Meaning of Educational Change, Fourth Edition//

This wikispace is dedicated to expanding our capacities as teachers and people. In my own world, where I am responsible for a [|school website],a [|digital storytelling program for inner-city teachers], and a fledging [|institute to cultivate educational innovativeness], and where I am part of my family and my childhood family, each day brings new challenges that invite creativity and innovation. The contents of this space reflect my inquiries into the art and science of responding to these challenges.

Ongoing inquiries in this space ...
Change is Changing - Understanding the dynamics of doing something new Flow & Structure - A personal exploration into the nature of life Tilling the Soil - Developing practices to cultivate innovativeness What's Working - A gathering of effective past and current initiatives to cultivate innovativeness (not yet started) Why Wikis? - Emergent web pages and their role in educational change (not yet started)

In general, each page builds on the concepts of the prior pages.

Wikispaces to visit ...
Alliance for Teacher Excellence wiki (a digital storytelling program for inner-city teachers)