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FREDJARAVATAK8 Educational Innovation Coordinator
Convent & Stuart HallSchools of the Sacred HeartSan Francisco, CAsacredsf.org
Twitter @FredJaravatawebsite: TeachingBites.com
Ask Beautiful Questions
10 Ideas a Day
Sketchnotes
D.E.A.R. 2.0
Move the Crowd
Connect & Share6
Ask Beautiful Questions
Focus topicQuestion Dump
Time limitImprove QuestionsPrioritize Questions
Find out what actions are needed for eachReflect
“You don’t learn unless you question.”― Warren Berger, A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to
Spark Breakthrough Ideas
10 Ideas a Day“Coming up with ten ideas a day is like exercise. And
exercise makes the idea muscle stronger.”― James Altucher, Become An Idea Machine: Because Ideas
Are The Currency Of The 21st Century
Start writing 10 ideas a day Brain starts to sweat at around 6 ideasAvoid perfectionThe more ideas, the better they getFind the next actions
SketchnotesVisual, auditory, reading and writing and kinesthetic
D.E.A.R. 2.0If we had “Drop Everything And Reflect” time embedded in ourweek, could you not find the time to model the importance ofreflection for your students by sharing what you have learned?George Couros, Principal, Author of The Innovator's Mindset
Move the Crowd"Studies of pupils show a direct positive correlation betweenthe opportunity to vary the way you sit for example, being
able to rock backwards and forwards and swivel in your chair and test results. Our capacity for concentrating and learning
increases when we have the opportunity to move."Dr. Dieter Breithecker
Be a newbie
Keep the Beginner's Mind
"It's not like I'm going to be...""But, at least I can..."
ReferencesAsk Beautiful Questions by Warren BergerBecome an Idea Machine by Claudia AltucherCreative Confidence by Tom Kelly & David KellyCreative Innovators by Tony WagnerDoodle Revolution by Sunni BrownGrit by Angela DuckworthInnovator’s Mindset by George CourosMoonshots in Education by Esther WojcickiMovement in Learning by Dieter BreitheckerOriginals by Adam Grant & Sheryl SanbergSketchnotes by Mike RohdeSmarter Faster Better by Charles DuhiggStart with Why by Simon SinekSteal Like an Artist by Austin KleonWar of Art by Steven Pressfield
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