 Engage Students  Increase academic achievement  Immediate Assessment

 Benefits: › Improved attendance › Improved interaction/engage ment › Increased test scores

 Problems: › Set-up time › Expense of initial purchase › Limitations in types of questions that can be asked/answered

 Intended audience: classroom teachers (K-12, College/University)

Students answer anonymously and without embarrassment Compatibility Data Analysis

 Packaged in classroom set  Durable, kid-friendly, easy to use

 1960s: earliest systems used by movie and tv studios and advertising agencies  1980s-1990s:For Educational purposes- universities were the earliest adopters

 Promethean releases Activ Votes  Promethean releases Activ Expressions with the ability to respond by texting.  Many K-12 schools that have adopted student response systems fall into the “early majority” category.

 Late majority will continue to be K-12 schools.  Laggards will be individual teachers who hesitate to integrate the technology.

Movie & TV Studios Universities -late 1980s Some K-12 Schools Other K-12 School Systems Individual Teachers Where we are currently

 Pilot Program  Teachers involved will present to faculty at the end of trial period

 4 th grade teacher Mrs. “C”  Suggest that she observes a classroom that uses the system effectively to help move her towards adoption.

 Relative advantage with a focus on economic factors.

 Centralized Diffusion Approach  Change agent should be someone focused on data-driven instruction › Ms. “K” would serve as a great change agent for this innovation.

 Develop need for change- make collection and analysis of data easier  Establish information exchange relationship- Ms. “K” is already respected as a leader in the school with the use of data.  Diagnose problems- the teacher will work with other teachers who are having difficulty collecting/analyzing data

 Create an intent to change in client- Ms. “K” will work with the technology liason in the school to help promote the use of ActivVotes as a way to more easily collect/analyze data to drive instruction  Translate an intent into action- Ms. “K”& tech expert will work as opinion leaders to motivate other teachers to adopt

 Stabilize adoption, prevent discontinuance- Ms. “K” and tech expert will work together to ensure faculty are trained in the appropriate and effective use of student response system.  Achieve a terminal relationship- Ms. K and tech expert promote continued use of response system until faculty become proficient and self-reliant.

 Critical mass has been reached within in the county.

DDecision should be made this way to involve more of the staff in the adoption/implement ation process IIncreased involvement in the process will help promote the benefits of the innovation.

DDefining the need: improving data collection and analysis MMatching innovation to need: ActiVotes