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Seven keys to effective teacher development

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Building on the changes that school systems have made during the pandemic to achieve true digital transformation requires an adaptive approach to K-12 leadership, as well as a focus on successful change management. These are adjustments that have to take place at the administrative level.

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Want Transformational Teachers? Here’s Why Change Starts With Coaches

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Our coaches needed to be activated as change management leaders to truly make transformational change across their schools In my search for an answer, I tried everything in my toolkit: after school PD, sending teachers to conferences and even implementing accountability measures.

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#2: 10 education trends for 2018

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While there are many state and local efforts to reduce testing time and assessments, conducting an assessment audit is one way districts can pro-actively and effectively streamline their assessments. This represents a significant amount of time that could be better dedicated to actual teaching and instruction.

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How Higher Ed Institutions Are Strategically Managing Change

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But we don’t just implement the software; we provide advisory services around change management to help organizations reach their goals.” John McGrath One option is transparency-based tuition, which does not include hidden fees, such as an activity or a student government fee. Stakeholders question, “What’s in it for me?”

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6 ways to make your blended learning PD more successful

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“Just do it” may be an effective slogan for a sporting shoe company, but it is not an effective change management technique to move to blended learning. Leadership involvement – The leadership of the organization must be actively involved. They should attend and be active participants in every training session as a minimum.

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When Is It Okay for Public School Officials to Attend Tech-Funded Events?

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Yet efforts to loop public education officials into private-sector activities can come with strings and consequences—especially when money is involved. All this raises a question: When is it acceptable for public education officials to accept payments for activities outside of the district? Rob Reich, Stanford Professor .

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What Schools Miss When They’re Missing Relationship Data

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Often, this takes the form of an activity called relationship mapping, which I describe in greater detail in a new report for the Christensen Institute, Students’ hidden networks: Relationship mapping as a strategy to build asset-based pathways. Pen-and-paper and spreadsheets may suffice for short activities and small programs.

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