Iterate - by Justin Reich (Paperback)

About the Book

"Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools argues that successful innovation is primarily a result of iteration. New programs, activities, processes, and designs are rarely a result of a stroke of great thinking, but more likely to emerge from continuous tinkering. The book aims to be a bridge between research and practice. Based on more than two decades of engagement with schools and educators, the author offers an authoritative command of educational research, to help educators and school leaders navigate the often opaque world of scholarship. Through his work at MIT, the author has taught these ideas to thousands of learners through online courses, and readers will have access to these online materials, and potential new courses, as compliments. This book will empower educators to translate the flexibility and creativity they discovered in emergency schooling to improving schools for the long haul"--

Book Synopsis

Innovate and implement new, effective ways of teaching in your school

In Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools, veteran educator, MIT professor, and incorrigible innovator Justin Reich delivers an insightful bridge between contemporary educational research and classroom teaching, showing you how to leverage the cycle of experiment and experience to create a compelling and engaging learning environment. In the book, you'll learn how to employ a process of continuous improvement and tinkering to develop exciting new programs, activities, processes, and designs.

The author draws on over two decades of experience with educators, education researchers, and school leaders to explain how to apply the latest advances in the academic literature to your school, classroom, or online/hybrid course. You'll also find:

• Complimentary access to two popular courses archived at the MIT Open Learning Library: Launching Innovation in Schools and Design Thinking for Leading and Learning
• Insights grounded in extensive scholarly experience in design and innovation from Prof. Reich and the MIT Teaching Systems Lab
• Strategies for combining the most effective evidence-based teaching methods with the flexibility and creativity displayed by schools during the COVID-19 pandemic

An invaluable strategic playbook for innovative teaching, Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools is perfect for PK-12 school and district leaders, teacher leaders, and educators.

From the Back Cover

A flexible, creative, research-backed approach to making a lasting difference in education

Teaching and learning can happen better and faster when we follow a cyclical process of launching, evaluating, and improving what we do. Instead of waiting until the beginning of a new semester or new unit to try new things, we can embrace a mindset and a practice of testing out small changes all the time. The result of making iteration central to education is greater gains and improved learning outcomes. In this book, leading educational innovator Justin Reich shows you the way. Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools bridges research and practice, offering a concrete framework and hands-on guidance for educators and education leaders who want to bring the spirit of experimentation to their work.

"Justin Reich stands out as one of the most brilliant minds in education reform. In his latest book Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools, he masterfully combines his extensive academic research and vast experience as an educator to create an immensely useful resource for guiding change in schools. This book offers an invaluable blend of concepts, strategies, and tools that empower school leaders and individuals to understand and effectively design innovation within educational communities."
--Tom Daccord, Co-Founder of EdTechTeacher

About the Author

Justin Reich started his career as a high school history teacher and is now an associate professor at MIT and the director of the Teaching Systems Lab. He is the author of Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform Education. He earned his doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.