Table Of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Preface
• PART I. CHARTING YOUR COURSE
• 1. Come on in, the Future’s Fine
• Me and the Three Little Pigs
• From Houses to Ships
• What Is Innovation?
• Two Compass Options: The SAMR and TIM Frameworks
• Deciding When to Use SAMR and When to Use TIM
• Setting a Course for Innovation
• 2. Problem-Based Learning: It’s Not Just for Kids
• Teacher Innovation Exploration Plan: An Individualized Education Program for Teachers
• Identifying the Problem of Practice
• Defining the Problem of Practice
• Stepping Up to a Solution
• Critical Friends
• 3. Getting Your Students Ready
• Learning to SAIL: Student Innovation Teams
• Don’t Touch
• Go Slow
• Be Kind
• Staying Safe on the Open Sea: Digital Citizenship
• What Is Digital Citizenship?
• Respect for Ourselves
• Respect for Others
• 4. Getting Your Materials Ready
• Let the Students Lead the Way
• Build a Management System
• Rewrite Your Supply List
• Tech Is Not a Treat
• Less Is More
• 5. Falling in Love With Failure
• Calling Forth Your Courage
• Failing Forward
• Student Failure
• Teacher Failure
• System Failure
• PART II. NAVIGATING YOUR PROBLEMS
• 6. Digging Into Differentiation
• Problem: So Many Ability Groups, So Little Time
• Suggestion: Clone the Teacher
• Problem: Keeping Students Engaged During Small-Group Time
• Suggestion 1: Choose Your Own Adventure Time
• Suggestion 2: Self-Differentiating Challenges
• Suggestion 3: Critical Friends
• Problem: Finding Developmentally Appropriate Differentiated Content
• Suggestion 1: Create Your Own Content
• Suggestion 2: Digital Resources
• Problem: How Do I Disseminate Materials to Students and Collect Their Work? (aka Digital Workflow)
• Suggestion 1: Learning Management System
• Suggestion 2: Google Classroom
• Suggestion 3: Class Websites, QR Codes, and Google Forms
• 7. Rethinking Assessment
• Problem: I Hate Grading!
• Suggestion 1: Digital Student Response Software
• Suggestion 2: Learning Management Systems Assessments
• Suggestion 3: Online Forms
• Problem: I Need to Differentiate Assessments Based on Individualized Education Program Accommodations and/or Modifications
• Suggestion: Screencast Assessments
• Problem: My Students Have a Hard Time Self-Assessing
• Suggestion 1: Metacognitive Screencasting
• Suggestion 2: Digital Portfolios
• The Draw of Google Drawings
• Problem: Teaching Students How to Give Peer Feedback
• Suggestion 1: Google Drive
• Suggestion 2: Google Drive and Google Forms
• Suggestion 3: Blogging and Quadblogging
• Accountability Without Assessment: Gamification and Achievement Badges
• 8. Creating a Positive Classroom Environment
• Problem: Creating a Culture of Respect and Collaboration
• Suggestion 1: Mood Check-Ins
• Suggestion 2: Class Dojo for Encouraging Positive Action
• Suggestion 3: Using Music to Set the Mood
• Problem: Supporting Struggling Students
• Suggestion 1: Blogging
• Suggestion 2: Positivity Timelines
• Problem: Communicating With Families
• Suggestion 1: Class Dojo for Communication
• Suggestion 2: Google Forms
• Suggestion 3: Digital Newsletters/Class Blog
• 9. Planning for Powerful Learning
• Problem: Finding Curricular Resources
• Suggestion 1: Pinterest and EduClipper
• Suggestion 2: Twitter and Google+
• Suggestion 3: Blogs!
• Problem: Scheduling Time for Collaborative Team Planning
• Suggestion 1: Google Calendar
• Suggestion 2: Doodle.com
• Suggestion 3: Google Hangouts
• Problem: Vertical Alignment—What’s the Rest of the School Teaching?
• Suggestion 1: Google Drive
• Suggestion 2: Shared Calendars
• PART III. SAILING INTO THE GREAT BEYOND
• 10. Power to the Pupil
• Cultivate Curiosity: How Do I Build Curiosity?
• Sorting Your Questions: Questdones and Questruns
• Outwit Obstacles: How Do I Teach Perseverance?
• Purposeful Playtime: How Do I Find the Time for Purposeful Play?
• Reimagined Centers
• 20% Time
• Open Scheduling
• Bringing the Purpose to the Playtime: Entering Creation Station
• Reflect, Reflect, Reflect
• 11. Discovering the Power of Voice
• Amplifying Our Students
• Step 1: Finding Their Inner Voice—Blogs Versus Diaries
• Step 2: Sharing Their Voice With Others—Building Classroom Discussions and Backchanneling
• Step 3: Teacher-Moderated Sharing—Dipping a Toe Into Social Media
• Step 4: Opening the Garden Walls—Diving Into Social Media
• 12. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
• Revisiting Problem-Based Learning
• Digging in to Problem-Based Learning
• Step 1: Finding the Problem-Based Essential Question
• Step 2: Developing the Challenge
• Step 3: Rising to the Challenge
• Step 4: Showcasing the Learning
• The Role of the Teacher
• Problem-Based Learning Spotlight—KidTREK: A Safe Journey App for Students
• The Student Becomes the Master
• PART IV. REFLECTING ON YOUR EDVENTURE
• 13. Evaluating Your Practice
• Looping in Your Critical Friend
• Revisiting the SAMR and TIM Frameworks
• Leveling Up With the SAMR Model
• Approaching the Three Dimensions of the TIM
• Sharing Your Adventure
• Taking It a Step Further: Presenting Your Story
• 14. Staying Inspired and Finding Support
• Creating a Professional Learning Network That Works
• Professional Learning Communities and Professional Learning Networks
• Cultivating Constructive Conflict
• A Shared Space
• Teacher-Led Learning Events
• EdCamps
• PLAYDATEs
• Formal Learning Events
• Step 1: Go With a Goal in Mind
• Step 2: Keep a Three-Dance Card
• Step 3: Recruit Allies and Use Collaborative Tools
• Step 4: Schedule Time With Yourself to Debrief Individually
• Step 5: Pay It Forward
• 15. Planning Your Next Edventure
• Be Your Own Hero
• Don’t Get Comfortable
• Channel Your Inner Student
• Share Your Crazy Pills
• Appendix A- Challenge Card Template
• Appendix B- Teacher Innovation Exploration Plan (TIEP)
• Index