Presenter: Don Wettrick
Location: Noblesville, IN
@DonWettrick
Presentation Title: Our Journey to Innovation
Presentation Description: Don Wettrick is an Innovation Specialist at Noblesville High School, just outside Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the author of Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level. Wettrick has worked as a middle school and high school teacher; educational and innovation consultant; and educational speaker. Don is passionate about helping students find their educational opportunities and providing them with the digital tools they need to give them a competitive edge. This video provides a look inside Don’s Innovation class. He begins with how the class started started, and goes into the “ROTH-IRA” method of innovation. Lastly, several of Don’s students discuss the Innovation class and the impact it has had on them as students and learners.
Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://theinnovationteacher.com/blog/
Additional Information:
If anyone is interested in learning more about “Genius Hour,” 20% Time, or wants to pilot an Innovation class, please let me know how I can help. You can email me at: dwettrick@gmail.com
I’m so proud that a fellow Central Indiana educator is keynoting this year’s conference. Although Don and I still haven’t had an opportunity to meet face-to-face (central Indiana is a BIG place!), I’m sure that I will feel as if I “know” him better after viewing his presentation.