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Cultivating Innovation on a K-4 Campus (Guest Post by Jessica Powell)

https://twitter.com/itechjess JESSICA POWELL ,  @iTechjess Instructional Technologist and Staff Development Professional. VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE On March 22, 2013 something amazing is going to happen: 600 elementary students are going to take over their school and their teachers aren't going to do ANYTHING about it.  You read that right. That day,  Innovation Day , the students at Samuel Houston Elementary are going to "drive the bus" and their teachers are just going to make sure they keep it between the lines.  If you're not familiar with  Innovation Day  (also known as  FedEx Day  or Genius Day), you're missing out on one of the newer trends hitting education right now.  The concept that we've killed creativity in our young students has never gotten more coverage than it's receiving today, thanks to state and national debates about standardized testing. The basic idea is this: ask students what they WANT to learn and then........LET THEM...