The future IS disruptive..

What we learn with pleasure we never forget. - Alfred Mercier

"We shouldn’t be afraid to be disruptive - we should be in charge of our own disruption.” - Alberto Aguayo

Disruption has become commonplace in today’s society and organizations including schools have moved from adaptation to evolution in order to not only survive, but most importantly to thrive.

What may have worked in the past will not work today nor have the same impact they once did. To me it is safe to say that the seismic shifts we are witnessing as a result of technological advances will continue to reshape our world in ways that we could never have imagined. Well some of you may have imagined it but I surely did not.

Disruptive innovation is what compels educators to challenge the status quo, go against the grain, wage war on the resistance, and shift our thinking, forcible even, in a growth minded way. If we cling to the same method of thinking we have been we will continue to get the same results if not worse – no growth.

In a time of rapid change disruptive innovation is necessary because it fosters practices that will improve the learning outcome(s) for our students. It comes from disruptive leaders who refuse to take no for an answer. The catalyst for change comes from the instilled notion that everything can be made better in some way and evolution is inevitable so we may as well embrace it and be a part of it.

Blended learning to me is all about the implementation of technology versus the actual learning as a result of having technology. The over emphasizing happens because it is easier to explain and blame technology than it is to get to the root of why students are not learning.

Innovation on my campus is definitely needed in the special education department. They suffer the most in my opinion and do not get the access to technology they should. They suffer more than my students not having continual access. The future is disruptive and I am excited about it.