Cognitive Surplus is when people use their time, talent and media tools to create and share ideas that have benefit for both the creator and society as a whole. It is the ability of people in the world to work collaboratively to work on projects that could have large global implications. When this is done, these projects can bring awareness to subjects that may have previously gone unnoticed by the mainstream population. These types of works need to be “supported, celebrated and rewarded” so that those who wish to create will continue to do so.
When we create and share and or give time or the ideas for those who do these kinds of works, it benefits all of us. As a leader, I need to do more supporting of this. I have teachers on my campus who have strong instructional practices, or have designed curriculum that would benefit others. I need to give more time for these ideas to develop and give opportunities for others to see this good teaching for themselves. People like to be praised by their peers and people will experiment/ try something new when it is modeled and they see it can be done with kids who look like theirs. Creating opportunities for this to happen is key with shrinking budgets for subs- but maybe if the work being offered is enticing enough, they will come to see it if offered on a minimum prep day.
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