Episode #14 The Innovation Mindset-Helping Students Think Like Scientists and Engineers

✨ Ready to spark curiosity, creativity, and next-level thinking in your classroom? This episode of The Learning Project Podcast is your guide to building an innovation mindset—one small shift at a time.

Join host and STEM champion Jennifer Hunter as she shares how moving from “cookbook lessons” to inquiry-based, student-driven learning completely transformed her classroom—and how it can do the same for you. 💡🔬

🎯 In this episode, you’ll discover:✅ What an innovation mindset really is (and why every student needs it!)
✅ Powerful inquiry routines like Classify & Justify that get kids thinking like scientists
✅ Creative ways to embed innovation across all content areas—ELA, math, art & more
✅ Easy, low-prep ideas to help students wonder, explore, and reflect
✅ How to make science the starting point for authentic cross-curricular learning

You don’t need a fancy lab or expensive tech—just the right questions, a little curiosity, and space for students to take the lead.

📥 Grab your FREE STEAM Spark Plug for 36 STEM Questions of the Week + planning tools
🛠 Want ready-to-use innovation tools? Check out the Wonder & Work Template Toolkit

📩 DM @TheLearningProjectJenn and tell me:
👉 “What’s one small shift you’re making to build the innovation mindset?”

Let’s build a classroom where students think like scientists, dream like engineers, and grow into confident problem-solvers ready to change the world. 🌍✨

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