Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Their Pennsylvania districts are using real-time data to inform instruction, foster student ownership of learning and support teachers in meeting the varied needs of their students. I asked teachers if they wanted to move forward and how we could get there. We gave teachers the opportunity to fail, succeed and learn from mistakes.

Beliefs 183

Beliefs Learning Math Assignments 183

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

This leads to vastly different experiences for students nationwide and causes engineering courses to be ephemeral, exiting schools if funding is reduced or if qualified teachers leave the school. This will empower underrepresented students and families to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution.

Science 148

Science Beliefs Exams STEM 148

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

Other “adaptive” products operate like a black box, in the sense that neither the teacher or learner can understand how or why the tool made a certain recommendation over another. For every university, change management is just as critical a factor as financial investment. The company does offer pre-made courses, too.).

Teachers 133

Teachers Instructors Learning Quizzes 133

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2016

“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. A significant portion of the training should focus on how to change the teaching and learning paradigm. Thus, successful models need to be explained and demonstrated.

Blended Learning 189

Blended Learning Learning Quizzes Beliefs 189

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

It’s a well-worn idiom, which shapes the belief systems of too many schools and districts across the country. But we started to recognize that do this, we couldn't keep our practices stagnant—we needed to change with the times. We’ve all heard the old cliche, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” Several of our students were named U.S.

Achievement 118

Achievement Elementary School Elementary School Schools 118

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Recently, my colleagues and I released a research paper that unveils common misconceptions about change management in schools. Given that many school initiatives falter for lack of teacher buy-in, we set out to uncover what actually causes teachers to change their practices. This isn’t a selfish inclination.

Research Methods 201

Research Methods Beliefs Schools Change Management 201