The Innovator’s Mindset consists of eight characteristics. I used Bitmojis of myself and some emojis to create the graphic describing the eight characteristics. I also used Picollage to compose my graphic. The first characteristic of The Innovator’s Mindset is empathetic. This is how we understand our students and differentiate our instruction as educators to best meet each students need in the classroom. The best example I saw on the blog was that we must put ourselves in each student’s shoes. If we do not understand our students and the way they each learn, we cannot provide the best learning environment for each student. The second characteristic is being a problem finder or problem solver. We as educators start with a question, not an answer according to the text and the blog. This is what creates a great mindset for educators as we drive our instruction for each student. The third characteristic of The Innovator’s Mindset is being a risk taker. Always be willing to try new tea...

Part I - Quality Questioning Responses In chapter one, page nine definitely stood out to me because students should know answering a question incorrectly is fine. It is part of the learning process. The steps to the Quality Question cycle are preparing the questions, presenting the questions, prompting thinking, process responses, and polish questioning practices. I use partner sharing in my classroom all the time. I love when students can teach each other concepts as well. It opens up a world of possibilities for the students to gain an understanding of a concept from their peers. I will definitely commit to using this in the future in my classroom because it allows planning of two to four great questions for students to explore and engage in to demonstrate their understanding of a topic or concept. Students are given more opportunities to scaffold with the teacher’s guidance if needed through prompting. Students are given multiple opportunities to answer the question correctly. It...