Show notes
Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change.This is the fifth of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the importance of the early adopters, who those people are, and the value that they provide. 01:57 Interesting trends from data collected from classroom walkthroughs in early adopter teacher classrooms02:42 Diving analogy03:31 We need people who are willing to stand on the end of the board and push themselves to new levels publicly for the sake of the initiative.04:04 Could you say if you’re not belly flopping you’re not doing it right?04:19 Overemphasis on failure05:45 Intention of early adopters 06:35 What these early adopters are really signing up for is research and development07:54 The difference between early adopter teachers and pilot teachers Diffusion of Innovations theory by Everett Rogers09:32 Why is it worth it for teachers to be early adopters? Book Release PartyNov. 8, 2018 – Providence, RI Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School ChangeBook Website: http://pathwaystopersonalization.comAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pathways-Personalization-Framework-School-Change/dp/168253247XHarvard Education Press: http://hepg.org/hep-home/books/pathways-to-personalization