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This week we were asked to consider the following points about our innovations:
 * Do you believe a centralized or decentralized approach would work best for the adoption of the innovation you are proposing to the Board of Directors?
 * Who will you recommend as key change agents in your organization, and how can the seven roles of a change agent be used in your organization to effect positive social change?
 * Has the innovation you are proposing to the Board already met critical mass in society? If it has not met critical mass, which of the four strategies for achieving critical mass do you recommend to the Board for your innovation?

Slides 14 - 16 adress these new issues.

WHY THE DECENCRALIZED APPROACH? KEY CHANGE AGENTS
 * The U.S. Department of Education does not yet impose uniformity among all schools and school systems.
 * Informal evaluation can be provided from necessary adjustment made prior to diffusing into districts or nationally.
 * It can be adapted locally for the ends of its’ learning community, as it diffuses.
 * Local systems determine the requirements of the district. Innovations can be piloted through specific schools.
 * As with most of the innovation that have been adopted among teachers, the key innovators will be the teachers who already tend to learn new technology quickly when it is introduced to their schools.
 * Teachers tend to gravitate naturally towards innovations as their usefulness is demonstrated by early innovators.

CHANGE AGENTS AS LINKERS

Who will facilitate the flow of innovations?

Teachers
 * ○Teachers will be able to bring attention to the need.
 * ○Teachers have rapport with the students and parents
 * ○Teachers have the ability to analyze problems and determine alternatives.
 * ○Teacher know how to motivate interest.
 * ○Teachers can stabilize behaviors through reinforcement.
 * ○Teachers create independent learners