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Four strategies for helping educators embrace change

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Research suggests that companies realize the full benefits of major changes to their business operations in only 30 percent of instances. Effective change management strategies can improve those odds. Many K-12 digital transformation projects falter because leaders don’t pay enough attention to the need for change management.

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Leadership is key to protecting student data privacy in 2025

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The reports findings reveal that student data privacy requires greater attention from leaders in state education agencies, school boards and superintendent roles. For many school districts, successful implementation of a student data privacy program may require some form of organizational change, and change management starts at the top.

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What Does It Take To Successfully Implement Personalized Learning at Scale?

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It wasn’t about buy-in but instead helping teachers feel comfortable making changes successfully. Change management is crucial to this process. During the change process, ensure that you create a vision around the need for personalization (answer the "why") and what instruction should ideally look like.

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Why Building a Diverse Workforce Requires Computer Science Mandates in Schools

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These policies should be developed with careful consideration of other student learning requirements around core subjects, with attention to change management issues.

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This Administrator Helped Shape Tech at Colleges For More Than 40 Years. Here’s His Outlook on What’s Next.

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If we focus entirely on the benefits and we don't pay any attention to the risks, by the time we recognize them, disaster may already have struck. So what do we do? Well, I think the people who are making the noises now are doing us a service.

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Smart Sparrow Raises $4 Million to Help Teachers—Not Tools—Drive Adaptive Learning

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For every university, change management is just as critical a factor as financial investment. The company has already captured the attention of one of the world’s most famous funders: Bill Gates. Cost—not just for the product itself, but also for the support staff required to make it effective—is one barrier.

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The Thrill is Gone: What to Do When Your Course Doesn’t Excite You

Faculty Focus

You’re paying attention, responding to what’s happening in the moment. Start by considering how much to change. It’s hard to summon the energy to change. Doing things differently almost always adds energy. There’s a bit of uncertainty. Will it work? It’s mixed up with curiosity. What will happen? Teachers get tired.