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4 KEY STRATEGIES: Help educators overcome resistance to change
By Anthony Armstrong
Tool: School's orientation to change
Explore your school\'s openness to change by thinking about what you need to do to ensure success.
Tool: 6 considerations for delivering a change message
When crafting a change message, it may help to consider Robert Cialdini\'s six principles of persuasion and how they can strengthen your change efforts. These six principles are a result of Cialdini\'s three-year study on what moves people to change behaviour.
Tool: Encountering resistance
Some common types of resistance encountered by professional developers.
Tool: Scheduled maintenance
Every education innovation should include a maintenance plan. Sketch out ways to follow up on the innovation before you begin.