Category: Disruptive Innovation
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What Influences Change? It’s a Social Science!
Creating successful change is truly an applied social science. After watching Jeni Cross speak in the first video (TedxTalks, 2013), this idea of how we present our desired change matters. Three key ideas to focus on when developing the presentation of the plan are make it tangible, personalize the message, and include social interaction and…
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When leading change, what matters more? Is it the heart or the head?
I have watched the referenced videos several times already, and every time they cause me to reflect more. The “why” attached to feelings needs to be very clear and intentional to get the desired behavior(s). As I look at the trends in my district recently, we are always talking about the “thinking” side of the…
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You can do hard things
These last two months have flown by. I look back and realize how much I have been pushed out of my comfort zone and am growing as a person and as a professional. If you would have told me a few months ago that I would have an ePortfolio up and running with blog posts,…
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Contributions to Learning Community ED 5303 & 5305
ED 5305: 45 pts ED 5303: 83 pts. Reflecting on my contributions to the learning community in both 5303 and 5305, has allowed me to see where I can put more effort into my learners mindset journey. Many contributions were met, yet I struggled finding a core group to meet with regularly. I reached…
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👀 Looking for feedforward please!
Please take a look at my first attempt at an implementation outline for blended learning in my district. Thanks for your time and thoughts.
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1-to-1 Device vs. Culture
There is much controversy around the 1-to-1 device initiative many districts jumped into during the pandemic. Does giving every learner a device really make a difference? I believe there is much more to the equation. The culture of the learning community needs to fundamentally shift to elevate best practices of authentic, personalized, anytime, anywhere learning…
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Thoughts on Feed Forward
This an interesting and researched approach to embracing a growth mindset. This was my very first attempt at a blog post. I am not back in adding to my thoughts. We have been discussing growth mindset and learner mindset in class, and I am wondering if you find a connection, overlap, or correlation between the…