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Change Management & Culture of Innovation 4 Steps to Help Introduce a New Digital Curriculum How Do You Plan for Change when Implementing a New Digital Curriculum? Moving to a new digital curriculum requires intensive cooperation, communication, and knowledge sharing between school staff and administration. Having a flexible plan that can adapt to change is essential for any curriculum change, and when you add the element of new educational technology, the possibility for unforeseen obstacles is multiplied. Science has gone digital at in Salt Lake City, Utah. K-12 Science ...

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Change Management & Culture of Innovation Most important factor for Change management? what is that one factor that needs to be a priority for Innovation and Change management, is it teacher training, learning environment or accountability?...

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Change Management & Culture of Innovation USING KOTTERS' THEORIES TO LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE SUCCESSFULLY What was true more than 2,000 years ago is just as true today. We live in a world where "business as usual" is change. New initiatives, project-based working, technology improvements, staying ahead of the competition – these things come together to drive ongoing changes to the way we work. Whether you're considering a small change to one or two processes, or a system wide change to an organization, it's common to feel uneasy and intimidated by the scale of the challenge. You know that the ...

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Change Management & Culture of Innovation CEE Coaching Team Dear all, As we approach the end of 2013, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your active involvement in the PiL programme. It is such a pleasure to work with such a strong and enthusiastic team of mentor schools. I would especially like to congratulate my team in what has been a very busy and fruitful year. Here is a short summary of my team’s achievement since November 2013. Out team consists of five schools from Russia and Ukraine. In November and December, we had two ...

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Change Management & Culture of Innovation TRYING HARDER CAN BE JUST HARD We always ask students to try, especially when they believe something is really hard. However, for some students, ‘hard’ means ‘impossible.’ How can we get students to believe that effort really can make them smarter? Have students rate how hard they are trying. One way is to ask them to self-assess on a 10-point effort scale and push themselves to try harder. Give better feedback. General praise like “Good job” is ineffective. Feedback should be specific to the tasks or concepts being taught ...

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Change Management & Culture of Innovation CHANGE MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS For Change Management to be successful a number of areas need to be considered. It is not just thinking I need to change my school but why, how and what are the indicators of success. Here are some thoughts. Change management activities Change management activities listed within various research literature included: creating readiness for change and overcoming resistance to change creating a vision, as well as articulating a compelling reason for the change developing political support for ...

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Change Management & Culture of Innovation CHANGE MANAGEMENT THEORIES For many people, change is difficult to accept, whether in their personal lives or in a work environment. Education systems and schools have developed ways to make changes, such as relocation or implementation of a pedagogies, easier for employees to handle. Change management involves planning and implementation so that transitions go smoothly. Important principles of change management theories typically involve clear communication, delineation of a goal and an outline of the steps that are ...

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Change Management & Culture of Innovation Changing from an Industrial model of Education A big question we all want to know the answer to is "How do we change from an Industrial model of education to a 21st Century model?" The Leadership shown is critical. This involves the need to grow leaders who can ask deep questions and engage staff and encourage them to think deeply about their practices. This type of leadership involves a relentless focus on the best of today and the possibilities for the future. It is also important the students are given a powerful voice and encouraged ...

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Change Management & Culture of Innovation Developing a culture of innovation Being innovative is about looking beyond what we are currently doing well, identifying the great ideas of tomorrow and putting them into practice. That sound very simple and obvious to all, however what does this mean to us as educators and how can we develop this Culture of Innovation in our schools. What do we need to put in place in our schools to ensure this Culture is embedded into our practices? How can we change the ways our schools operate to support this? What are the Innovative ...

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