This is the fifth installment of the #hierarchyseries. You can find the first post here. Updated 10/9/2019 The purpose of the Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation and Divergent Thinking is to give a more concrete look at what supports need to be in place to give educators the best chance at thinking innovatively and divergently. Realistically, in looking at an organization, reflecting on these particular support systems is probably going to be more about plugging the holes that

This is the fifth post in the #hierarchyseries. You can find the first post here. Updated 10/9/2019 In an effort to support professional learning, personal passions, and to model how we want students to learn, there has been a shift to incorporate personalization into professional development. But, professional development, in general, is not given enough time and consideration in districts. If we make time for the things that are important, we perpetuate the idea that profes

This is the fourth post in the #hierarchyseries. The first post can be found here. Updated 10/9/2019 As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, when moving between the different levels of the hierarchy, the higher up you go, the more personal of a journey the hierarchy becomes. Mindset is the section where this becomes the most obvious. The reason that mindset can be difficult to change is because although people can be offered information and research and support, it takes a perso

This post is the third in the #HierarchySeries. You can find the first post here. Updated 10/9/2019 The area of effective leadership encompasses everyone that influences the people around them. I do not hold the area of leadership for only administration. I’m a firm believer that teacher leaders have so much more influence than they ever give themselves credit for. I was listening to my friend, Adam Welcome, speak about leadership a few weeks ago, and he said that you can tak

The idea of the Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking came to me at a time when I was looking for a more concrete way to support teachers in becoming innovative thinkers. This is post two in the series. You can find the introduction here. Updated 10/9/2019 When processing the hierarchy diagram, there are a few important points to remember: The hierarchical structure is not about being linear but instead about there being foundational concepts that support the