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School in Uncertain Times
In response to the challenging time we are living through now, we at 2Revolutions feel that it might be helpful to share some thoughts on what schools might want to consider as they manage through the completion of the 2019-20 school year and consider operating next year. We hope that sharing our thoughts will be of some use to those of you facing this unprecedented challenge.
Authentic Community Engagement Takes Longer...Or Does It?
Not surprisingly, most of our transformation work with partners begins with efforts to engage stakeholders — either broadly (full community) or more narrowly (a specific school team/community) — in the task of envisioning the future and then co-constructing a broader definition of student success to which future efforts can be anchored. There is no “right” answer, but in our experience, this work is essential, and shortcutting the process usually comes back to bite you.
Change is Hard?
The challenge of this work isn’t to train teachers and leaders in these instructional practices; but rather to change minds and do so at scale. In order to support educators in transforming learning, our team has needed to learn from a broad range of research on the complexity and difficulty of managing change. A few key insights have emerged that are increasingly shaping our work; I share now in the hopes that it can impact your work in support of transformation.
