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Heather Staker is a former Mckenzie Consultant and coauthor of the book Blended Learning: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools.

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• Questioning our own assumptions is a huge piece of opening up what learning can look like.
• Every child has their genius.
• There is value in finding the right path for each child.
• Some teachers can be great at different things.
• Allow teachers to specialize and micro credential.
• How to match kids up with the right kinds of teachers that really help them.
• Coming at the content in a variety of ways.
• Sustaining innovations allow us to serve our customer even better.
• Disruptive innovation completely changes the paradigm.
• Online learning - adults are not unlike children.
• When we are more engaged and active learners we are able to learn much better.
• Blended Learning Live seminars - not traditional sit and get instruction.
• Helps people learn in a different way.
• How to be a transformative Principal? Walk your building and note any instances that technology is replacing them, and then make sure you change the message.

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