WHAT IS INNOVATION SPACE?

Portrait of a Graduate Focus

Collaboration

• I work together with my team to finish our work and clean our space.

• I help my team persevere.

• I use tools and materials safely.

• When problems arise, I find help and solutions. 

Communication

• I respectfully listen to the ideas of others and share my ideas.

• I speak clearly for a reason and in a way that helps others understand me.

• I use a blueprint to organize my thoughts and share my ideas.

 Creative and Critical Thinking

• I use my imagination to think about new ideas.

• I can revise and refine my ideas.

• I can say why I think an idea is a good one.

• I create through the designing and building process.

 

What is the Innovation Space Teacher’s role?

Curriculum Integration

• The Innovation Space teacher is a resource to classroom teachers who want to integrate more Portrait of a Graduate skills into their grade level curriculum.

• This can be through lesson planning support, project creation and implementation, PBL support and implementation, etc.

Innovation Space Program

• Provides hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they engage in engineering and tinkering. It is a space for creativity, critical thinking, exploration, and collaboration.

• Students will foster Portrait of a Graduate skills.

• Each class has a scheduled lesson once a month or once a quarter.