Innovation and Education submission

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Innovation and Education
Created	April 17, 2008
Submitted	April 17, 2008
Review Reference	85-Jason_Thomas
Location	Official Review submissions page
Discussion
Authors	Jason Thomas
Topics	Education policy, Teaching, Classrooms

Overview

This submission argues that the building blocks for innovation can be taught at the earliest levels of schooling as they involve creativity, lateral thinking and the importance of mistakes.

The report includes several international programs for comparison and offers suggestions for both policies and class room practices.

Link: http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Documents/85-Jason_Thomas.pdf

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