By Jimmi L Wright
Educational leaders hold the future and direction of education in their hands. Their focus must always be what is best for children and continued learning about how children learn best. Continual research and learning about best practices should be used to inform decision-making, not to simply implement the latest buzz program on the market. Although keeping apprised of new and innovative programs is important to keep the learning of all students current and utilizing modern technology in order to continue to engage students, but the fidelity of continued use of implemented programs shows more progress for student growth than constantly flipping from one program to the next (In a Rapidly Changing World…, n.d.).
Educational leaders hold the future and direction of education in their hands. Their focus must always be what is best for children and continued learning about how children learn best. Continual research and learning about best practices should be used to inform decision-making, not to simply implement the latest buzz program on the market. Although keeping apprised of new and innovative programs is important to keep the learning of all students current and utilizing modern technology in order to continue to engage students, but the fidelity of continued use of implemented programs shows more progress for student growth than constantly flipping from one program to the next (In a Rapidly Changing World…, n.d.).
Researching student support programs completely and investing
in thoroughly educated decision-making should support a commitment to stick
with a selected program (Bandelli, n.d.). The idea of minimal success causing an
immediate switch to the next new program in an effort to find a quick fix
program is flawed and unsupported thinking (In a Rapidly Changing World…,
n.d.). When complete and effective research is utilized, the decisions that are
made based on this data should be committed to for a defined length of time in
order to actually assess the effectiveness of the program (Forging Ahead With
School…, n.d.).
When decision-makers are quick to jump on and implement whatever
the latest demonstrated program is, there is no buy-in and support for the
current programs,
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fast-moving world. Here's what needs to change.
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In a Rapidly Changing World, What Defines an Educational
Innovation? (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://remakelearning.org/blog/2016/06/03/in-a-rapidly-changing-world-what-defines-an-educational-innovation/
