Innovate! [Perfect Paperback]

Sean Tierney (Author, Editor, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2012

Innovative schools understand that the future is not someplace we are going to, but one that we consciously shape with our thoughts and our actions. Leaders of such schools also understand that there is no single magic formula that works, no step-by-step directions or recipes to forging pathways that take us into the future. What they are doing is innovating to explore possibilities, find out what works, and what will help them get to where they want to go. The results of their innovative work offer us some great ideas clues and insights we can use in our own journeys of innovation. This book is a compilation of the most powerful ideas, from some of the best thinkers in the field including Michael Fullan, Sir Ken Robinson, Will Richardson, Joan Dalton, the Anytime, Anywhere Learning Foundation, Travis Smith and more. This is a must read for any educational leader, and a launching pad into a whole world of educational discovery. All funds from the sale of this book go directly to the student lead project DeforestACTION.

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From the Author

What if we truly understood the urgent need for innovations that would transform our schools into 21st century places of learning for all?
　
What if we could work face to face with leaders from innovative schools from more than seventy countries that both acknowledge this need and are doing something about it?
　
What if we were able to engage these leaders in a powerful collaboration, to generate, share, and explore the most innovative ideas that positively impacted their schools?

What if we were able to use the most effective learning technologies available to capture these innovative ideas, and enhance them with ideas from global education thought leaders who have influenced their thinking and actions ?

What if we then put these collective efforts into a product that enabled educators globally to eliminate the redundancy of innovating in isolation, enabling them to learn, expand their networks and innovate to progress their own reform agendas?

These are the powerful questions that inspired this project, and are the inspiration and the basis for the book you are now exploring.





　

About the Author

Sean Tierney is an internationally regarded educational consultant with many years experience working with schools and school systems to lead and drive change management and leverage the potential of technology to improve student learning. After leaving a career in broadcast sales, he worked as a primary and secondary teacher, Deputy Principal, lecturer at undergraduate and masters level, and senior project manager for the Queensland Department of Education, in Australia. He managed statewide initiatives in Queensland, including developing the 1-to-1 student laptop strategy (co-author of 21 Steps to 21st Century 1-to-1Success), the Technology, Architecture and Furniture Project and the ICT Industry project, liaising between schools and the ICT Industry. Sean has facilitated adult learning on a large scale, working with both national and international groups. He has worked with Microsoft to support the development of their Worldwide Innovative Schools Breadth Program, involving schools from more than 70 countries. He has a profound commitment to collaboration among schools and educators to grow learning and collective wisdom across the globe.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation; 1 edition (January 2, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0646570382
• ISBN-13: 978-0646570389
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,607,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sean Tierney is an internationally regarded educational consultant with many years experience working with schools and school systems to lead and drive change management and leverage the potential of technology to improve student learning.

After leaving a career in broadcast sales, he worked as a primary and secondary teacher, Deputy Principal, lecturer at undergraduate and masters level, and senior project manager for the Queensland Department of Education, in Australia.

He managed statewide initiatives in Queensland, including developing the 1-to-1 student laptop strategy (co-author of 21 Steps to 21st Century 1-to-1Success), the Technology, Architecture and Furniture Project and the ICT Industry project, liaising between schools and the ICT Industry.

Sean has facilitated adult learning on a large scale, working with both national and international groups. Currently, he is working with Microsoft to support the development of their Worldwide Innovative Schools Breadth Program, involving schools from more than 70 countries.

He has a profound commitment to collaboration among schools and educators to grow learning and collective wisdom across the globe.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Future learning is looking good January 30, 2012

By lizst

Format:Perfect Paperback

What a breath of fresh air this book is! One hundred and sixty four well designed pages - full of visual language - that actually do contain the collective wisdom from a raft of innovative schools from around the world.

I love the feel of the 5 minute chats with experts - Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Ken Robinson, Michael Fullan, Joan Dalton and many others. It's an unusual style that works very nicely as they sandwich themselves in alongside snapshots of visionary schooling and a useful 21 step section on implementing 1 to 1 computing

If this makes the book sound as mercurial as its subject - this is the very point of its cleverness. It not only asks the reader to reflect on the future of learning but also to consider the very complexion and construction of how we write about (and visualise) it too.

A trap here could be to think that this is a book only for well resourced and well connected schools with highly experienced staff. It seems not. The bird's eye view across the eLearning landscape that this book affords is an excellent introduction to thinking strategically about the future of learning for anyone.

Liz Stevenson l National Project Leader Blended eLearning l CORE Education Ltd l New Zealand