Innovation!

In Obama's recent State of the Union Address, what I heard was filtered through the biased perspective of a teacher. It seemed to me that Obama's speech was riddled with suggestions about improving education and "racing to the top". I am still pondering how we can insure our students are being adequately prepared to be innovative thinkers. In our current climate of data driven curriculum, it is a constant personal challenge to integrate ways in which students are being motivated to be innovative thinkers.

I welcome your thoughts or ideas on this topic.

p.s. I am looking forward to attending and presenting at the Arizona Association of Gifted and Talented Conference in Phoenix this week. Will you be there?