Ready for Anything. Suzette Lovely
READY FORANYTHING• • • •
Four Touchstones for
Future-Focused
Learning
SUZETTE LOVELY
foreword by Sean Covey
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Lovely, Suzette, 1958- author.
Title: Ready for anything : four touchstones for future-focused learning / Suzette Lovely.
Description: Bloomington, Indiana : Solution Tree Press, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019005402 | ISBN 9781947604391
Subjects: LCSH: Education--Aims and objectives. | Effective teaching. | School-to-work transition. | Educational innovations. | Culturally relevant pedagogy. | Individualized instruction.
Classification: LCC LB1025.3 .L696 2019 | DDC 370--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019005402
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Acknowledgments
Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:
Scott Carr
Principal
Heritage Middle School
Liberty, Missouri
Daniel Cohan
Community Superintendent
Jefferson County Public School District
Golden, Colorado
Christopher Eberlein
Principal
Speegleville Elementary School
Waco, Texas
Mike Hagadone
Deputy Superintendent
White River School District
Buckley, Washington
Mary Hendricks-Harris
Superintendent
Francis Howell School District
St. Charles, Missouri
Marsha Jones
Executive Director, Curriculum and
Instruction
Pasadena Independent School District
Pasadena, Texas
Amanda Ziaer
Principal
Hunt Middle School
Frisco, Texas
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Table of Contents
The Changing Paradigm of Schooling
Vital Skills for a Changing Economy
Future-Ready Teaching and Learning
Constructive Rebellion Against Conformity
Conclusion: There Is No Limit for Better
2 Implementing Innovative Practices
Six Characteristics of Innovative Educators
Eight Themes of Practical DREAMING
Strategies to Increase Innovation in the Student Environment
Conclusion: Take a Walk on the Dog Side of Life