 I innovate and I'm a public school educator. I innovate and I am a librarian. Yo soy innovador y padre de familia. With the NEA Foundation's challenge to innovate, educators and others are encouraged to share their ideas to help strengthen classrooms across the country. What is your idea? I innovate and I teach math. Whether it's building three-dimensional scale models of houses to teach math concepts, creating a dialogue journal to prompt discussion of reading between students and parents. I innovate and I coach basketball. I innovate and I am a student. Or introducing new teacher orientation materials created by students through focus groups to promote cultural awareness and give students a voice. The challenge to innovate makes it possible for educators to work with colleagues within their school, their district and across the nation to make a difference. Educators are innovating every day. The solutions to many of today's classroom-based problems have been solved by teachers in classrooms throughout the country. The U.S. Department of Education's Open Innovation Portal seeks to engage teachers in the larger community to share their strategies, ideas and solutions. I innovate because I believe I can make a difference in my students' lives. I innovate because I believe and make it my community better. Better. The NEA Foundation's Challenge to Innovate was created out of the belief that public school educators are committed to every child, every day. They love to teach, learn and make a difference. Challenge to innovate provides a vehicle by which educators and others can start a conversation, share ideas and be rewarded for their innovation. Learn more about the Challenge to Innovate at the NEA Foundation's website and visit the U.S. Department of Education's Open Innovation Portal to participate. NEA Foundation's Challenge to Innovate every child, every chance, every day.