Good teaching requires creativity, but how do we create a supportive environment for innovative teaching? We read an article that lays out how an “innovation commons” allows people to innovate, and we discuss how we could build an innovation commons in education.
Later, Youki Terada joins us for an extended Peer Review. Youki has published a round-up of educational research from 2018, and we compare notes on topics like the impact of classroom decoration (023) and complications in the mindset literature.
- First Segment – 01:06 – Innovation commons in education
- Second Segment – 20:06 – Peer Review: Youki Terada with 2018 Research Highlights
Cover image credit: North Charleston 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition Palmetto Regional
Featured Guest
Primary Citations
Potts, J. (2018). Governing the innovation commons. Journal of Institutional Economics, 14(6), 1025-1047.
Supplemental Citations
- Revisiting the Commons: Local Lessons, Global Challenges (Ostrom 1999)
- ‘The Tragedy of the Commons’ turns 50, and how Neanderthal DNA could change your skull (Science Podcast)
- Next Generation Storylines (NGSX)
- Process-oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)
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- Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education
- The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
- The Buck Institute for Education
- Learning to Labor (Willis 1977)
- Dos and Don’ts of Classroom Decorations (Edutopia)
- 5 Tips for Designing Multiple-Choice Quizzes (Edutopia)
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- What’s The Difference Between Kentucky, Tennessee and Canadian Whiskey? (Redhead Barrels)
Featured Beverage
We drink Plaid Habit, a barrel-aged, double-mashed imperial brown ale from Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, MO.