I usually do not consider myself an "outside of the box" thinker. That's not to say I do not come up with a great idea once in a while. As a librarian, I consider myself more of a "middle man" between information and those who use it. I enjoy reading blogs, Twitter and the couple of curated articles that come my way. From here, I can pass things on to teachers who I think would benefit from the information. I guess I'm hoping they take it and do something amazing with it.
Once in a while I get to be a part of some pretty awesome opportunities. Recently my district has started a blended learning cohort and two of my teachers are in the group. After some initial training, they were left on their own to try what they learned. I went through the training and have been there to support in any way I can but both pretty much ran with it.
What is really great to see, while both teachers are completely different in years of experience and technology comfort level, both have done a wonderful job in creating an awesome learning environment within their classrooms. They continue to do it everyday. The younger teacher has transformed her classroom to a flipped classroom and has commented that months ago, she never thought incorporating this much technology into her class would be easy but as she has done it, she could never go back. The older teacher, while not as tech savvy, decided to do this because she knew it was best for her students.
I think both of these teachers are an example of the innovator's mindset. Both felt that something wasn't right in the classroom and have taken steps to improve it. Without risk there can be no reward. Currently, their students are receiving all the benefits.
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