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Q&A: Rod Houpe Uses Evidence to Drive Change in Schools

EdTech Magazine

Sonny Magana, one of my co-authors on the white paper “ Mastering Organizational Change Management to Drive Digital Transformation in Education ,” strongly advocates for the T3 Framework for Innovation, and I agree. Jena Passut is the managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K–12. by Jena Passut.

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

Edsurge

By creating more flexible, student-centered classrooms, personalized learning empowers students to take ownership of their education, developing the skills they need to thrive both academically and personally. It wasn’t about buy-in but instead helping teachers feel comfortable making changes successfully.

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The Future Is Always Uncertain. So How Should Educators Prepare Today’s Learners?

Edsurge

Knowing what to do in a complex society requires both technical and soft skills, as noted by multiple attendees within the conference. Skills such as empathy, collaboration and team building, speakers noted, should be featured just as prominently as coding and computational thinking.

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A Word of Caution Before Hiring a Director of Personalized Learning

Edsurge

Participating in the creation of a new position, leading the change management process, and having an office (even if it was shared) got me really jazzed about my transition. My vision initially focused mostly on developing strategy for change management. That isn’t how things played out.

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How Transcend Education Partners with School Leaders to Build New Models

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The seeds for Transcend were planted when Wetzler and Samouha were working on a project—with Achievement First’s Greenfield Schools—to design and build a school model focused on developing the skills that would lead to success in college. Dream and Discover This phase lasted about six months, ending in summer 2014.

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

Faculty Focus

Tired, ho-hum attitudes get communicated with all sorts of subtle cues, such as tone of voice, gestures, or facial responses to a question you’ve heard hundreds of times before. It’s hard to summon excitement when it all feels so very familiar. Nevertheless, the absence of anticipation should cause some concern.

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

Faculty Focus

Tired, ho-hum attitudes get communicated with all sorts of subtle cues, such as tone of voice, gestures, or facial responses to a question you’ve heard hundreds of times before. It’s hard to summon excitement when it all feels so very familiar. Nevertheless, the absence of anticipation should cause some concern.