Research abstract

Insight and Outsight: 8 Strategies to Catalyze District-Wide Learning

While in the last twenty years technology has improved significantly, the way that children are taught has hardly changed at all. This article details how you can get involved in helping to change classrooms for the better. By Pam Moran

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According to Pascal Finette, there are eight strategies that could be used to catalyze district-wide learning among the school systems. Pascal Finette says that mapping their district staff’s course through radical innovations has pushed for the look into outside traditional education resources. Pascal also says that the best strategic decisions come from paying attention to how the world is changing.

Rule Challengers Matters point. Critical thinking promoted.

The eight strategies that could be used to catalyze district-wide learning consist of many different facets. The strategies consist of spending time with students and educators, compliance-driven change, making rule challengers matter, aim for small changes and wins, invest in the time for pedagogical entrepreneurs to work, encourage horizontal networking, get outside your own boxes, and remain open to learning.

Key takeaways

  1. With so many advancements in technology it is astounding that little has changed in learning environments.
  2. Different way educators can prepare their students for adult life.
  3. Why it is important to fully understand both the educators and the students in a given environment.

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