It is a requirement to cultivate innovative construction engineering professionals for construction and the development of the nation as a whole. It is the first priority for the teaching reform to enhance students’ innovation ability in professional teaching. We elaborated the significance in changing the concept to enhance student’s sense of innovation, and its contribution to the evaluation standard for students. Based on our teaching experience accumulated from practicing teaching reform and regular innovation education program, we explored approaches and methods to enhance student’s sense of innovation in civil engineering teaching.