They want to know that their work will result in higher test scores and better performance as measured by increasingly demanding state tests. And yet no one is providing evidence of such gains. To win the reluctants, we must show measurable results. They are not won over by talk of multimedia or fanciful virtual bike trips across Africa. Deliver a complete package.
Most learning opportunities associated with networks require a high degree of inventiveness.
Conservative teachers are looking for excellent packages that have been tested, refined and perfected. We need to offer more than cables and computers. Eliminate risk and surprise. Generally speaking, reluctants do not enjoy surprises, disappointments and adventures, especially when they happen during class time. They may sign up for white water rafting outside of school, but they would never select it as a model of instruction.