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Lou Gray emphasized the importance of openness, and of encouraging the belief that it was okay to fail

 Rick Shea mentioned the need to think big, to remove self-limiting obstacles and ideas in order to foster a discussion “without boundaries” that could stimulate the imagination, and to encourage experimentation and see the inevitable resulting “failures” as part of the learning process.

Deborah Wilds stressed the importance of distributive leadership coming from throughout the organization, and of creating a culture of using data to drive new innovative policies.

themes in her writing

One – take time for you and respect yourself, talents, and time

Two – make connections.

digitally-rich lesson format

Whole-group instruction Guided practice Independent practice Reflection

question the entire premise of the education system, which is based on IQ as the single measure of intelligence and cognitive ability.

“People who scored really highly on our imaginative test show greater brain connectivity between these brain networks that are talked about a lot in the literature as being at odds

imaginative, creative people are good at disconnecting the attention network in order to enter a flow state when they generate ideas

What are the most common mistakes teachers make when assessing students?

How can you improve your current assessments to better meet standards?

Why should formative assessments be more reflective?