David W. Deeds' 2015 New Media Consortium Conference presentation: Full STEAM Ahead Via Change Management. We need teachers to change! What we need to do is start applying successful change management principles and techniques. David spent 15 years as a corporate trainer and says education folks could learn a lot from the business world when it comes to employee professional development and overall major transitions.

1. Full STEAM Ahead
Via Change Management
David W. Deeds
2015 NMC Conference

2. • Discuss failures/successes
re: 21st century transitions
• Introduce STEAM, Change
Management principles/techniques
• Apply CMP to STEAM programs
(21st century stuff in general)
• Get you involved in the process,
make this at least 75% interactive!
Objectives

3. • Corporate trainer for 15 years
• Business Improvement Consultant,
including CM Process
• Teacher/Trainer in Higher Ed and
K-12 for 14 years (8 and 6)
• Technology Integration Coach for
the American School of Guatemala
• NMC K-12 Ambassador and
Advisory Board Member
Introduction

4. We need teachers to move…change.
Reward?
Punishment?

5. What they need is a New Carrot!
Possible logo
for a packaged
version of my
Teacher
Certification
Program…?

6. STEAM Program
• Yes: Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics, etc.
• Also: No lectures or tests,
projects and rubrics instead
• Most important: NO subjects!
• Completely different roles for
teachers and everybody
• Cannot forget that students
must be prepared for this too

7. Unit
Q
Art
Math
PhysicsBiology
History
STEAM: A whole lot more
than just using computers!

8. Change Management Principles
• If change is going to work, it’s
the people who have to change
• Coaches can’t be all positive or
negative re: skills
• Leadership must come from:
the top, all levels (delegation)
• Resistance is inevitable and
must be part of the plan
• Use strengths to overcome
weaknesses

9. Changing Focus First
• WHO people are instead of
WHAT people do
• Not just a matter of training re:
using hardware/software
• We (they!) need to redefine what
it means to be a teacher
• Getting Teachers to Rethink
Their Roles – Horizon Report
challenge tweak

10. Here’s what we need to happen:

Techie!

11. We might think it’ll be like this:

12. Actually it’ll be more like this:

13. Change Management Process
• Leaders MUST identify the goal,
convey it’s mandatory
• Explain the reasons why clearly
and logically (remember CRM!)
• Define current/desired states
• Identify reasons for resistance
• Delegate/divide and conquer
• Then it’s just another set of
projects with cycles!

14. Pick
CMT
Follow
plan
Evaluate,
refine
Make
decision
Change Management Cycle
Define
states

15. OK, you’re the leader!
What do you say/do to get started?
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16. OK, you’re the leader!
What do you say/do to get started?
• By 2018, this is where we will be,
this is where you will fit in
• The reasons: more effective
education, market competition,
BOD/parent choice, etc.
• Discussion is over, decision is
final: we’re not taking a vote!
• Must serve as model for all

17. Who do you want on your CMT?
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18. Who do you want on your CMT?
• Leaders must be united front
• Ideally, a Director or Asst. with
only STEAM Program duties
• Technology Integration Coach
(geek-teacher/student liaison)
• Technical Support Folks
• Subject Team Leaders
• Student reps? Maybe SGA or
special Geek Squad (preferred)

19. Divide, Delegate, Define States
Teacher Certification Project
• Technology Integration Coach
• PBL/Other Trainers/Teachers
• Surveys/interviews for current
• Hardware/Software Skills
Checklist, prioritized
• ISTE Standards for higher level
• Carrots: Badges, recognition,
levels, etc.

20. The Geeky Teacher (and Students!)

21. Resistance Statements?
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22. Resistance Statements?
• I don’t have time/resources.
• If I change, my students won’t
need/respect/whatever me.
• I won’t know how to manage my
classroom (aka loss of control).
• Can I be a good teacher if I’m
not omniscient/omnipotent/etc.?
• I just don’t know any other way!

23. Change Management
• Consider the human factor, not
just budget, HW/SW, etc.
• Define new state, explain how
they’ll be helped getting there
• They have time, but no more
excuses: jobs are at stake
• Ultimately, this is about the
customers: parents/students
• Must have schedule/resources!

24. ISTE Standards Examples
For Teachers
• Promote digital citizenship
• Model digital-age working
• Design digital-age assessments
For Students
• Be good digital citizens
• Do digital-age working! ;)
• Participate in all the processes

25. GT/S!
PBL, Other Skills
ISTE Standards
Computer Skills
Hierarchy of Needs Analogy

26. Online and Onground Training
For Teachers and Students
• Onground depending on topic
• Best is 3D GameLab structure
for gamification: badges, levels
• MOOCs or at least LMSes for
overall topic organization,
teacher collaboration, etc.
• WizIQ: whoever can attend does,
others view recordings

27. Multiple, Parallel Projects
2015 2016 2017 2018
Curriculum
Redesign
Project
Teacher
Certification
Project
PBL Training
Project
Classroom
Redesign
Project
100% STEAM

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30. Questions or
comments?
ddeeds@cag.edu.gt
@dwdeeds
www.indeeds.com
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