Abstract

Innovation in education is essential to respond to the new demands of society which demands desirable skills from our teachers for this century, this implies not only the use of updated methodologies, but also the integration of new pedagogical models. In this context, the attitudes and capacities of teachers regarding educational innovation have been analyzed from the perception of teachers and directors of educational establishments in the Biobío region, Chile (N=255). Comparative studies of mean differences were performed using ANOVA analysis, Student's t-test, and correlations through Pearson's coefficient. The main results indicate that teachers perceive that for innovation in the classroom it is necessary to dedicate time to preparing their classes, giving feedback to students, working as a team and constant training in innovative methodologies. It was evidenced that ICTs are used for the preparation of teaching material and administrative tasks.