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Entrepreneurial school assessment

Idea 3
Innovation: Miracle? Mythical?

Innovation is not about the newest thing and is not a solo activity. Innovation is for everyone.
Are we doing something different?

Self-assessment

Teacher innovation – Teaching and learning
Yes No
1. Our team develops and experiments with new teaching and learning strategies or content.
2. Our team implements new teaching and learning strategies or content that are completely
new to our school.
3. Our team regularly searches for and approaches partners to introduce new teaching
and learning strategies or content.
4. Our team frequently refines existing teaching and learning strategies or content.
5. Our team regularly implements small adaptations to existing teaching and learning
strategies or content.
6. Our team improves the efficiency of existing teaching and learning strategies or content.

Teacher innovation – Supporting students
Yes No
7. Our team develops and experiments with new student support strategies or content.
8. Our team implements new student support strategies or content that are completely
new to our school.
9. Our team regularly searches for and approaches partners to introduce new student
support strategies or content.
10. Our team frequently refines existing student support strategies or content.
11. Our team regularly implements small adaptations to existing student support strategies
or content.
12. Our team improves the efficiency of existing student support strategies or content.

Reference:
Jansen, J. J., Van Den Bosch, F. A., & Volberda, H. W. (2006). Exploratory innovation, exploitative innovation, and performance:
Effects of organizational antecedents and environmental moderators. Management science, 52(11), 1661-1674.

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