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8 lessons to help school leaders manage change

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That’s why, when I retired from the school system to pursue my PhD, Industrial Organizational (I/O) Psychology seemed like such a perfect fit. Help your teachers put change into context by connecting it to practices they’re already comfortable and familiar with.

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6 tips from personalized learning innovators leading change

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Although our many presenters hailed from a variety of geographies and contexts, one refrain echoed loudly throughout the Providence Convention Center: implementing blended and personalized learning is about managing change. “Teachers are given release time to work as teams and observe classrooms together.

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How Are Schools Changing? EdSurge Unveils Final Chapter of Yearlong 'State of Edtech' Report

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Each building block has a tremendous impact on the learning experience for students, staff and families, and every school handles those elements differently. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator.

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

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We’re not just talking about the [ Pennsylvania System of School Assessments ], but our formative data and what we see in classrooms. We needed to improve that number and send kids to middle school proficient in math. It wasn’t about buy-in but instead helping teachers feel comfortable making changes successfully.

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How Transcend Education Partners with School Leaders to Build New Models

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The network began the Greenfield Schools design project to research what the future of school could be, with the goal of opening two new schools in 2015—an elementary school and a middle school. The first Greenfield Schools launched in August 2015 in New Haven, CT.

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Why a High-Achieving District Keeps Tinkering With a School Model That Already Works

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Not only did these site visits provide examples of what personalized learning environments could look like at our schools with a 1:1 initiative, but they also gave us tremendous insight into practical implementation of the degree of change we were investigating. In the winter of 2015, the TAC visited our own schools.