Tony Wagner - Creating Innovators

Tony Wagner - Creating Innovators

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The video discusses the need for educational reform to foster innovation. It highlights five contradictions between traditional schooling and the culture of innovation, emphasizing teamwork, interdisciplinary learning, active participation, embracing failure, and intrinsic motivation. The speaker suggests encouraging play, passion, and purpose to develop creative problem solvers. Recommendations include teaching critical skills, using digital portfolios, and allowing students to pursue personal interests.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of the book 'Creating Innovators'?

Fostering creativity and problem-solving in young people

Improving standardized test scores

Teaching historical facts

Developing traditional academic skills

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the speaker, what is essential for innovation?

Deep collaboration

Strict discipline

Individual achievement

Memorization of facts

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key characteristic of an innovation-driven classroom?

Student passivity

Teacher-centered lectures

Teacher as a coach

Focus on rote learning

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the motto of the innovative design company IDEO?

Avoid risks

Succeed at all costs

Fail early and fail often

Never make mistakes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the speaker suggest we view failure in education?

As a learning opportunity

As a final outcome

As a sign of incompetence

As a reason for punishment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What three elements do parents and teachers encourage to foster intrinsic motivation?

Discipline, obedience, and routine

Play, passion, and purpose

Grades, competition, and rewards

Silence, solitude, and study

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is more important than IQ for adult success, according to the speaker?

Social status

Academic achievement

Grit and perseverance

Physical strength

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