How to Become an Entrepreneurial Teacher

Driving a shift in the way we think about entrepreneurial and teacher education, this book invites teachers to think and act as entrepreneurial innovators and lead meaningful change in everyday school contexts.

Autorentext

James P. Davis is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Kairos Community College, a highly innovative, independent special assistance school for students in grades 1012 that promotes student and teacher autonomy.

Inhalt

Part 1: Introduction 1. Why become an entrepreneurial teacher? Part 2: How Teachers Learn Entrepreneurial Thinking 2. Embracing risk and productive failure 3. Harnessing values and value creation 4. Transformation through reflection Part 3. How to Influence School Innovation 5. Creating ideas for innovation 6. Collaboration, engagement, and problem solving 7. Teachers as leaders 8. Leading through innovative ecosystems Part 4: Case Studies: Being Innovative, Leading Change 9. Innovation infusion 10. Perpetual innovation 11. Innovative ecosystems in motion Part 4: Making It Happen 12. Next Steps, Next Practice