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In our last episode, we defined what it means to ideate and stretched our thinking with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT).  This lays the foundation of asking a variety of questions to and with our learners, so they are able to generate, revise, prioritize, and plan with their questions in mind.  As we create this culture of thinking, we are ready to think more outside of the box to ideate real solutions to issues within our organization. 

As previously mentioned, we must do this process entirely with empathy.  We are asking others to change their viewpoints and alter their ways of operating within the organization.  It’s huge, so tread carefully and kindly. 

Over the past five weeks, I’ve been participating in the #CITLreads book club on Misty Paterson’s book, Pop-Up Studio:  Responsive Teaching for Today’s Learners.  While going through this five week process, my eyes were opened to new strategies on how to leverage inquiry and conceptual connections with our learners and peers.

In particular, the 4A’s Guiding Principles stood out as a scaffold in the inquiry process.  After all, isn’t coming up with new and innovative ideas part of the inquiry process?  Misty Paterson came up with a simple system to help you take a look at your curriculum in a fresh new viewpoint.  We will apply this concept to problem-solving. You can use one or all of all of the 4A’s to spark your ideation process.  We will have a challenge for each to help you stretch and grow.

Pop-Up Studio: Responsive Teaching for Today's Learners by Misty Paterson
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