The Point of Transformation

Technology's tendency to necessitate

Okay, I believe that technology

change has proven to be a double 

has a positive impact in the 

edged sword for education. On one

classroom, but at what point 

hand, it has proven to be difficult for

does the transformation occur?

most schools and school systems to

There is no single point of transfor 

embrace technology in meaningful

mation in the work of harnessing

ways. On the other hand, technology

technology. Transforming a school

opens the door to phenomenal

system requires many different

opportunity   and schools should

means of change and measures 

play a leading role in exploring 

of success. But while there is no 

and embracing the possibilities 

single path to follow, the entire

for education. In our work with 

organization must share a common

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initiative 

vision of where it currently is, the

over the past five years, we've 

direction in which it would like to 

often heard this paradox discussed

go and the transitional phases

in two ways:

needed to get there. 

Why bother to harness technology

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looked at tech 

to transform education? It's really

nology's impact and transforming

just meant to be a tool, and it's 

power in three potential groups 

difficult to find the money to 

of change agents within a typical

keep up. What's the point? 

education system: superintendents,

The fact is that technology is

teachers and schools. 

already transforming education 

on its own   resulting in a growing 

gap between what educators

believe to be relevant teaching

methods in the classroom and 

what students perceive to be 

meaningful learning experiences. 

Is it enough to improve classroom experiences, 

or do we need to reinvent them?

Automation

Innovation

 I will allow my students to use the

 I will ask student teams to create

internet in class to research their

multi media presentations about

papers about Leonardo Da Vinci. 

their exploration of Renaissance art. 

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