Jun 15, 2017
This podcast is the final entry in a three-part series, on which Getting Smart is proud to have partnered with the Learning Assembly. Designing a pilot process to experiment with a new strategy or EdTech tool is complicated. New communication channels must be established, goals and strategies must be agreed upon, and a diverse range of stakeholders (from teachers to EdTech vendors) must be brought on board and set up to work together effectively. One component that all of these details share is the involvement of teachers, and in keeping with that idea, one of the key themes that has emerged in this series has been the importance of teacher voice and engagement to the success of a pilot program. In this podcast, we hear from Kristen Howell, Pilot Network Director of LEAP Innovations (a Learning Assembly member), and Jessica Kertz (who has participated in two of LEAP’s pilots), Assistant Principal of Talcott Fine Arts and Museum Academy. They share more about how important teachers are to pilot program success, and the three key lessons they’ve learned in their time organizing and implementing pilots.