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Creating Communities of Innovation
Exploring educational innovations through networked inquiry.
The Creating Communities of Innovation (CCI) research project was designed to support teachers and administrators to develop context-specific innovations that improve learning experiences and outcomes for students—with the term ‘innovation’ viewed as encompassing anything new to a particular classroom or school. A collaboration between Project Zero and the GEMS network of schools based in the United Arab Emirates, the project initially involved working with educators in seven schools variously following American, British, Indian, and International Baccalaureate curricula, from Kindergarten up to 12th grade. Study groups developed, piloted, implemented, and scaled innovations that included new classroom practices and curricula, a school-wide critical thinking rubric, an Open Doors policy for parents, and new approaches to student assessment. A second phase of the project involved scaling and adapting CCI tools and structures to serve more teachers and schools.
The CCI project resulted in the development of a framework, which is presented in the book Inquiry-driven innovation: A practical guide for supporting school-based change. The book consists of a theoretical model, rich case studies, a suggested roadmap for engaging in inquiry-driven innovation, and a series of over 20 tools—all of which were pilot-tested and refined by participating educators. Building on decades of Project Zero research, the framework strategically leverages inquiry, innovation, and community to promote locally meaningful school-based change, as well as powerful growth for individual educators.
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Inquiry-Driven Innovation
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationInquiry-Driven Innovation
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationInquiry-Driven Innovation: A Practical Guide to Supporting School-Based Change addresses a pressing need for intentional and sustained innovation in education. It is both a practical guide for supporting school-based change and a handbook for effective professional development designed to empower and re-energize practitioners. Throughout this book, educators will find a wealth of examples from different school contexts and a rich array of research-based pedagogical tools and resources. Inquiry-Driven Innovation offers an approach to innovation that recognizes local contexts, promotes listening across various stakeholder groups, and suggests structures for ongoing, purpose-driven work. It offers:
- An actionable framework for school-based innovation
- Real-world case studies of educators developing innovation strategies in a variety of school contexts
- An Innovation Toolkit filled with research-based pedagogical tools and resources for educators
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CCI Toolkit
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationCCI Toolkit
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation (CCI) Toolkit for Inquiry-Driven Innovation is a practical guide for teachers and educational administrators. This comprehensive toolkit includes the background to the CCI project; the CCI Model for Inquiry-Driven Innovation; a recommended process for initiating, prototyping, developing, evaluating, and scaling innovation projects; visual and descriptive case studies drawn from seven different schools; and a broad range of adaptable tools for use in educational innovation.
To download the full Toolkit as a PDF document, click “Download PDF” under Resource Links to the right. Individual tools and chapter excerpts from the Toolkit can also be found under Related Resources below.
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The Creating Communities of Innovation Model for Inquiry-Driven Innovation
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation Model for Inquiry-Driven Innovation
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation Model provides definitions for the key terms associated with the CCI project, and explains the five key qualities at the heart of the CCI model for inquiry-driven innovation.
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The Creating Communities of Innovation Process Diagram
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation Process Diagram
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation Process Diagram offers a recommended sequence for initiating, prototyping, developing, evaluating, and scaling innovation projects, emphasizing the fluid and iterative nature of the process.
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Slow Looking
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationSlow Looking
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe practice of slow looking can help us gain insights about our context that we might otherwise overlook or take for granted. The Creating Communities of Innovation Slow Looking tool can be used to build inquiry skills, document an innovation project, or collect data.
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Interviewing Strategies
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationInterviewing Strategies
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationInterviewing can be done for a variety of purposes, but is fundamentally about listening carefully and attentively to someone else. The Creating Communities of Innovation Interviewing Strategies tool provides guidelines for effective interviewing.
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Getting Started With Documentation, Part I: Making a Plan to Document
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationGetting Started With Documentation, Part I: Making a Plan to Document
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationDocumentation has long been an area of interest at Project Zero, but deciding what to document can be a daunting task. The Creating Communities of Innovation Getting Started with Documentation, Part I tool can be used to develop guiding questions for documentation.
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Getting Started with Documentation, Part II: Discussing Documentation
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationGetting Started with Documentation, Part II: Discussing Documentation
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationIt is important to interpret and share collected documentation in order to support student and teacher learning. The Creating Communities of Innovation Getting Started with Documentation, Part II tool supports this process.
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Wishes, Challenges, Opportunities
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationWishes, Challenges, Opportunities
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationIn most school contexts there are many opportunities for innovation. The Creating Communities of Innovation Wishes, Challenges, and Opportunities tool can be used to develop a long-term inquiry focus for an innovation project.
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Developing an Inquiry Focus: Sweet Spot of Innovation
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationDeveloping an Inquiry Focus: Sweet Spot of Innovation
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation Sweet Spot of Innovation tool can be used to consider a school's optimal threshold for change: not too much, but not too little.
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Population, Innovation, Outcome
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationPopulation, Innovation, Outcome
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationWhere to begin? The Creating Communities of Innovation Population, Innovation, Outcome tool helps identify three primary components to consider at the start of a school-based innovation project.
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Theory of Action, Part I: Where do you come from? Where are you going?
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationTheory of Action, Part I: Where do you come from? Where are you going?
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation Theory of Action, Part I tool can be used to develop and articulate a rationale for school-based change, which can lead to greater clarity and purpose.
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Theory of Action, Part II
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationTheory of Action, Part II
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation Theory of Action, Part II tool involves considering the steps involved in pursuing the goals of an innovation project, and the reasons for engaging in each of these actions.
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Process Mapping
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationProcess Mapping
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationIt is often helpful to think of the implementation of an innovation as a process. The Creating Communities of Innovation Process Mapping tool can be used to plot the various steps of an innovation process.
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Prototyping Strategies: Role Play It!
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationPrototyping Strategies: Role Play It!
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationRole playing can lead to insights into how a tool might be used, a new process might play out, or how it might feel to be a participant in the innovation process. The Creating Communities of Innovation Role Play It! tool can be used to prototype an innovation.
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Rapid Prototyping: Make a Tool or Resource
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationRapid Prototyping: Make a Tool or Resource
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationWhen engaging in the process of school-based innovation, the perfect tool or resource can be hard to find. The Creating Communities of Innovation Make a Tool or Resource tool can be used to hack existing tools or develop new ones to suit specific innovation project needs.
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Theory of Action Tuning Protocol
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationTheory of Action Tuning Protocol
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationA theory of action can be a powerful tool to support school-based innovation, but it needs to be revisited over time. The Creating Communities of Innovation Theory of Action Tuning Protocol supports this review and revision process.
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Looking Ahead
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationLooking Ahead
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationWhat next? The Creating Communities of Innovation Looking Ahead tool can be used to take stock and envision next moves for an innovation project.
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Spheres of Influence
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationSpheres of Influence
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe Creating Communities of Innovation Spheres of Influence tool can be used to look beyond the immediate context of an innovation project to consider broader possible impacts beyond a single classroom, department, or school.
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Scaling and Sustaining: Legs of Change
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationScaling and Sustaining: Legs of Change
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationHow can promising innovation projects be scaled and sustained? The Creating Communities of Innovation Legs of Change tool helps to turn preliminary projects into longstanding positive change.
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Data Analysis Suite of Tools, Part I: Identifying indicators of impact
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationData Analysis Suite of Tools, Part I: Identifying indicators of impact
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe first in a suite of three data analysis tools, the Creating Communities of Innovation Identifying Indicators of Impact tool can be used to think concretely about indicators or signs that an innovation project is leading to positive change.
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Data Analysis Suite of Tools, Part II: Creating a Purposeful Data Sample
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationData Analysis Suite of Tools, Part II: Creating a Purposeful Data Sample
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe second in a suite of three data analysis tools, the Creating Communities of Innovation Creating a Purposeful Data Sample tool can be used to determine which data to strategically examine.
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Data Analysis Suite of Tools, Part III: Applying Indicators of Impact
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationData Analysis Suite of Tools, Part III: Applying Indicators of Impact
A resource from Creating Communities of InnovationThe third in a suite of three data analysis tools, the Creating Communities of Innovation Applying Indicators of Impact to your Data tool can be used to analyze data in a systematic and targeted way.
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