Such projects typically involve serious academic study along with real-world problem solving, introducing students to a process for innovation that they can use again and again.

How do you encourage--or discourage--innovative thinking among your staff? Who are your own role-models for innovation?

How do you foster a fail-fast, risk-taking attitude among your staff (and among your students)?

implement an extended daily schedule for targeted, small-group learning; increase student-centered instruction and instructional time; allow students to spend a portion of their time in school with online learning; make content come alive with integrated multimedia experiences through technology; enable students to proceed with learning at their own pace; support teachers in their ongoing professional development, during the school year and through the summer; and communicate regularly and engage with parents, including access to free digital-literacy classes and other online programs.