According to Briggs & Foutty, “If we learned anything, it’s that change can happen in an instant, and those with sound technology strategies are positioned well to build the resilience they need to thrive well into the future.” Imagination and Innovation will always be an important skill, as they create meaningful experiences that provide us with fresh, original, and different perspectives. As the world is ever changing and transforming at a fast pace, it’s essential that we use innovation to prepare our students for jobs that do not exist yet.
“Being able to imagine the future is key to raising awareness, developing a better understanding of a possible event in order to fulfill needs in the present.” (Phan, 2009) Individuals in a future-focused society need the creative skills and thinking to view problems and situations in a different way. Students of all ages must be able to provide original, elaborative, and appropriate solutions that lead to new developments. (Sternberg 1999) Educators must create innovative learning spaces that embed open-ended questions, risks, problem finding, flipped classroom model, and use the design thinking model.
We invite you to further consider how we might reimagine and redesign schools and education through the development of skills related to Imagination and Innovation below.
Thank you for your time and 
consideration,
Emily Supergan, Gwen Burke, Peter Lucht, Jordan Johnson
Butler EPPSP Group 39 & 40
