Developer of #InnovatorsCompass. @IDEO and @MIT alum. @OlinCollege educator. Coach and co-experimenter. Mom and wife. Improviser on violin and in life.
Cambridge, MA
Joined September 2009
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B/c we’re feeling stuck—5 QUESTIONS THAT GET US UNSTUCK from #parenting to #leadership, #design & #socialchange.
Please share short videos & free resources for work/home/school at innovatorscompass.org/COVID1…; app icompass.me; & your stories at #COVID19 #innovatorscompass
In the Innovators' Compass travel-themed summer newsletter:
• "Think Like a Traveler"
• Compassing courses in Kyiv
• Explorations of Decision-Making & Problem-Solving
• and vote by Sun 8/23 to send us to SXSW EDU in Austin!
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I'm thrilled to see this application of #innovatorscompass / innovatorscompass.org — so easy to imagine adapting this Google Slides tool for any challenge students (or others!) want to take on!
Your kids walk into the lunchroom and see trash cans full of food.
What if they could design a fix?
I used the Innovator's Compass to turn lunchroom waste into a real student project!
It gives kids a simple path from 'I notice' to 'I have an idea'
Watch: youtu.be/TeIiuPP6TJ4
Ela Ben-Ur (innovatorscompass.org) retweeted
Your kids walk into the lunchroom and see trash cans full of food.
What if they could design a fix?
I used the Innovator's Compass to turn lunchroom waste into a real student project!
It gives kids a simple path from 'I notice' to 'I have an idea'
Watch: youtu.be/TeIiuPP6TJ4
Ela Ben-Ur (innovatorscompass.org) retweeted
Grateful to start #mathinaction playing with the #InnovatorsCompass to find the area of a trapezoid.
Ela Ben-Ur (innovatorscompass.org) retweeted
Heading to @SXSWEDU or Innovation in a couple of weeks? Well, we can't wait to catch up!
We're partnering with @siegelendowment to bring the Public House for the Future back to Austin. And once again, it's not to be missed!
Learn more and RSVP: stanford.io/4cRwOXX
#SXSW
Just two weeks till #SXSWEDU and our workshop “Empowering Society: Rethinking Who Designs AI.” Session reservations open today! innovatorscompass.org/sxswed…
Vote @teacherdarden 's puppy Ozzy for America's Favorite Pet—and for a good cause (the PAWS Foundation).
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🟡Creating Bravely today with @peterhreynolds @FablePaul & @annkozma723 inside of @AdobeExpress to celebrate #InternationalDotDay #forEDU @DotClubConnect #AdobeEDUcreative #DotDay Have your learners make their mark with this template adobe.ly/makeyourmark
Please give your 1-minute vote to bring our workshop—Empowering Society: Rethinking Who Designs AI—to #SXSWEDU!
Before 8/24, just click the link below, then the heart, then sign in/up with your email address. And please pass this on!
Thank you! ❤️🙏
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Using #InnovatorsCompass to begin the process of designing learning adventures in our Tanzanian classrooms.
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NMS is celebrating World Down Syndrome Day 2025 by rocking our socks & supporting communication where decisions are made! #NMSLancersLead #Accessibility #Inclusion #NMSLancersLead youtu.be/xRIQ80rJKAc?si=eVRq…
Just discovered this! Thank you so much @MrDuman10 for sharing this experience with #innovatorscompass, and @meghanewanyk for sharing innovatorscompass.org with him and so many others—both students and staff!
Thank you @meghanewanyk for presenting innovators compass where new teachers learn how to apply the ideas and options of this wonderful graphic organizer.
Thank you @MrDuman10 for sharing this experience with #innovatorscompass! As @meghanewanyk clearly conveyed, all materials on innovatorscompass.org are free—just share back experiences like you have!
With no pressure, I'd love to hear if it's been helpful since and why/not?
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Today is #TheDayThatMusicCares. Please join me in supporting Ollie’s Orchestra, a charity that brings music and instruments to children with cancer lnkd.in/gYWY8MF8
This was SUCH an inspiration to see on my last day of @SXSWEDU—and one of the most original ELA #innovatorscompass-es I've ever seen! I love that it helped them connect an ancient myth to their current lives. Thanks so much for sharing @meghanewanyk!!!
6th graders using #innovatorscompass to explore the relationship between Prometheus & Zeus organically led to a discussion of power dynamics. @ElaBenUr
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6th graders using #innovatorscompass to explore the relationship between Prometheus & Zeus organically led to a discussion of power dynamics. @ElaBenUr
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I'm excited to join @ElaBenUr and @educopilot for an incredible #SXSWEDU session next week! Thriving in Chaos: Tools for Sustainable Change is Wednesday 3:30-5:00pm in Salon F. See you there!
Learn more at innovatorscompass.org/sxsw20…!
Innovatorscompass.org is back @SXSWEDU!
Whether you use #InnovatorsCompass questions to navigate challenges with people of all ages or it’s new,
Visit and share innovatorscompass.org/sxsw for our:
🧭#SXSWEDU Workshop
🧭 Small-group or 1:1 #Braindate
And LMK whom should we meet!
Love how @stanforddschool reimagines their @SXSWEDU experience every year—always powerful, thought-provoking, and warm. Looking forward!
Not your granddaddy’s pub… Join us at #SXSW The Public House for the Future!
Featured at @SXSWEDU + Interactive, lead with bold imagination, ethical responsibility, & courage to shape how emerging tech impacts digital, social, & physical environments.
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