eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2015

What is less understood is the level of thought, planning, and change management required by schools to implement these new models. Serves over 316,000 students across 377 schools with a student teacher ratio of approximately 22-to-1. Clark County School District , Nev. Derby Public Schools , Conn. Henry County Schools , Ga. •

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Teachers love the academic results Ignite is delivering and are equally excited by the significant positive impact on students’ social emotional learning,” said Jessica Reid Sliwerski, Co-Founder and CEO of Ignite! “With students learning to read at twice the rate that would be expected in a traditional classroom setting, Ignite!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2018

While moving to strategic enrollment management can be challenging, the stakes are too high for school systems to delay or ignore taking action. Personalized professional development (PD) for teachers. Teachers who feel supported in their roles are more likely to stay teaching in the same location.

Education 275

Education Coaching Feedback Testing 275

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.).

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Teachers Instructors Learning Quizzes 133

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

More than 100 teachers and leaders from around the country were invited to share their approaches to piloting and scaling blended learning in classrooms and schools, which we summarized in our latest report, From the Frontlines , out this week. Teachers need to be part of the strategic conversation.” Cultivate early adopters.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

Panelists will discuss how can to ensure that no student is overlooked as AI continues to reshape education. Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? The discussion will focus on ensuring AI enhances, rather than diminishes, human potential in education.

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Assistive Technology Change Management Evaluation Discussions 203

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Changing demographics and the widespread use of technology have forced teachers, administrators and parents to readjust for a school population with dramatically different needs. While the pace of change has accelerated, however, one constant remains the same: Good teachers are critical to delivering an effective learning experience.

Schools 167

Schools Change Management Middle School Middle School 167

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.

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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.

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Blended Learning Learning Quizzes Beliefs 189

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2016

Adams is changing all that through innovative programs, which have included putting wi-fi on school buses (for students’ long commutes to and from school) and a one-to-one iPad program, which works closely with Apple to train teachers and provide structured supports for students.

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Discussions Change Management English Learning Outcomes 166

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In the past, this feedback loop always required a teacher or administrator to respond. Schools need district support to navigate change and adapt new strategies that combine cutting-edge technology with evidence-based strategies. Anything she wasn’t able to answer was escalated to a member of our team.

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Failure Communication Study Change Management 174

eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For many, the very real challenges of change management and discovering ways to promote scale with quality dominated 2018. For example, GiveThx , the brainchild of Leadership Public Schools’ teacher-entrepreneur Mike Fauteaux, plucks off one particular emotion and skill: gratitude.

Fairness 130

Fairness Education Change Management Skills 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Schools can keep track of which students are paired with what teachers. nudges young people to keep the connections in their lives—teachers, family members and mentors—updated on their progress, and to build new connections with those in industries they are interested in. That’s not to say schools fly entirely blind.

Schools 211

Schools Coaching Counselling Science 211

Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

There are many elements critical to the success of change management initiatives, including those involving blended and personalized learning. Whether its teachers, leaders or community members, it is important to make sure you have two-way communications. Just as important is listening to what your stakeholders have to say.

Communication 132

Communication Schools Blended Learning Change Management 132

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2018

Kiddom is an easy-to-use learning management system that provides educators with an effective alternative to Google Classroom. Its pages are visual and easy-to-understand, enabling teachers to quickly create lesson plans, find targeted resources, and determine how students are doing. a dedicated Kiddom School Success Manager.

Change Management 111

Change Management Blended Learning Learning Outcomes Feedback 111

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

About two years ago Houston Independent School District , with its 283 schools and 215,000 students, went in search of an LMS that would help teachers create and use coursework that was both digital and aligned to Texas state standards (Texas pointedly does not use the Common Core). Pie in the sky.

Instructors 176

Instructors Assignments Math Grades 176

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

DECEMBER 6, 2017

So these days, companies, nonprofits and researchers make working closely with teachers and administrators as one of their main priorities. During the BMO Capital Markets’ Back to School Conference last September, CEOs and investors expressed their desire to seek input from teachers as they develop school products. “We

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Ethics Schools Blended Learning Activities 159

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2018

It’s also the fact that when a school hires a singular position to own a large change, it sends a message that one person owns the responsibility to change practices across an entire staff. After five years of teaching, most recently as a technology teacher at an elementary school, I was recruited for a role outside of the classroom.

Blended Learning 99

Blended Learning Learning Coaching Change Management 99

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

One district, Murray said, paid over $100,000 for a software program that only four teachers used. “We In education, organizational change management equates to training,” said Schad. While auditing how districts use technology tools, he noticed major discrepancies between how many products were purchased—and how few were used.

Education 110

Education Change Management Intelligence Evaluation 110

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

So in spring of 2014, when the district proposed implementing a 1:1 technology initiative that would help teachers and students transition to a personalized learning model, there was some resistance from families and the board rejected the proposal. Several of our students were named U.S. Presidential Scholars.

Achievement 118

Achievement Elementary School Elementary School Schools 118

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

This helps teachers to really see what their vision for personalized learning looks like in practice. Creating teacher buy-in for personalized learning Change management can be a lonely process. If you do not effectively engage your teachers, then there is a good likelihood the initiative will fail.

Learning 88

Learning Coaching Math Change Management 88

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2018

In the case of implementing a new teaching practice or instructional tool, you would first identify the desired teaching outcome and then identify how a teacher would move from the beginning level to the highest level (you can have as many levels as needed).

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Evaluation Communication Activities Change Management 141

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The organization, which launched in August 2015, was co-founded by Jeff Wetzler and Aylon Samouha; they met while jointly leading Teach for America’s (TFA) teacher preparation and ongoing support division in 2007. In order to make these changes, the school model reimagined staffing and integrated technology.

Education 128

Education Schools Middle School Middle School 128

TNTP Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We are committed to effective change management. In my experience serving in multiple roles in different districts, one of the early indicators of effective change is common language. I’m a strong believer that teachers need tools so that they can focus on how to teach and not what to teach. Curriculum.

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Schools Change Management Language Languages 52

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Start by considering how much to change. Teachers get tired. It’s hard to summon the energy to change. There’s heightened sense of awareness. You’re paying attention, responding to what’s happening in the moment. And if it works, motivation suddenly reappears.

Motivation 110

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Start by considering how much to change. Teachers get tired. It’s hard to summon the energy to change. There’s heightened sense of awareness. You’re paying attention, responding to what’s happening in the moment. And if it works, motivation suddenly reappears.

Motivation 108

Motivation Exams Lecturing Questions 108

EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

And so I think they're looking at very clearly data analytics as an option to pursue or supply change management, or even marketing as potential area that they actually wanna be able to move into. BD: And I think really thinking about this population, there's not a set persona, right?

Study 52

Study Communication Achievement Motivation 52

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.

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Research Methods Beliefs Schools Change Management 201