Edupreneur: Unleashing Teacher Led Innovation in Schools

by Aaron Tait, Dave Faulkner

If you can change education, you can change the world. Edupreneur gives teachers the "how." You already know what needs to be done to improve education, but you may lack the support and processes to bring it to life—and that's where this book comes in. You'll walk through the four stages of innovation—dreaming, digging, making and sharing—and learn how to unleash ground-shaking change from the classroom up. Straightforward, highly practical and kick-in-the-pants inspirational, this book is your new companion for making education work. You'll read about passionate teachers who have raised attendance from 40% to 90%; you'll read about principals who took on the worst-performing schools and turned them around; you'll read about leaders who had the courage to take the reins of a school and turn it from good to great—and you'll learn how they did it and how you're entirely capable of the same kind of revolutionary change. This is a book not just for challenging schools, but for all educators who are passionate about providing a great education for every student, every day. Administrators, academics and politicians can debate endlessly about how to ""fix our schools,"" ignoring the fact that their best innovators and catalysts of change are already right there in the classroom. You have plenty of ideas, so here's your license to make them happen. Edupreneur will help teachers in all schools Identify ways to improve day-to-day practice Overcome the challenges that hamper progress Create new solutions that sidestep old roadblocks Collaborate with similarly forward-thinking educators Imagine what education could look like if teachers were practically equipped to bring exciting new ideas to the classroom every day. Edupreneur helps you be that kind of teacher you've always wanted to be, with a clear framework for truly bringing on the change.

202 pages, Paperback

Published February 6, 2018

Reviews

[Christopher Armani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good exercises in this book, along with a ton of inspiration and motivation and the lessons here apply to any field of coaching and teaching, not just education.

[Louisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well worth a read if you are interested in making purposeful and interesting thinks happen in your school. So easy to read and so sensible!

[Ronald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay at first I was excited about this book... but it turned out to be a mere outline of things to do in school... Nonetheless it shows a road map for innovative teachers... Probably some real case studies about the programs would be good. Anyway enjoyed and was inspired.. The idea generation point is the same as for starting out any business... But a person without any business background will find this book very useful.. For people who have been in the field I am not sure.