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Educators make ideal candidates to be agents of change. Teachers are not able to control the experiences their students face in their home environments, but the classroom is a different story. It’s easy to fall into a routine of teaching the same lesson without alteration over and over from year to year. Society is always evolving; hence, education should be doing the same. Agents of change are always a step ahead of what learners require and desire for motivation, success, and growth. This is an important consideration in all learning environments. Constant reflection and redirection are two key components of staying ahead of the changing times. We must contemplate movement and technology’s purposes in education. If you are committed to this new direction, celebrate your determined nature as you provide an innovative perspective for creating this balance in your classroom. Search for opportunities to help students grow as people, not only as learners.

Since you are reading this book, chances are that you are already an agent of change. It goes without saying that many of us find transformations difficult, especially in circumstances where we have been doing the same or similar things consistently for an extended period of time. This is the case for countless educators and leaders in our learning environments. The more our comfort builds, the more complacent we tend to become. There is nothing wrong with feeling a little uneasy about change; however, the way you handle those feelings defines who you are as an educator. Embrace change, whether it be increasing movement or decreasing technology (or maybe even the opposite, when you believe it’s in the best interest of your students). Turn your feelings of fear into thoughts of challenge and excitement! When we tackle challenges and move at a pace that is right for us, we gain insight and energy to advance forward. There is something exhilarating about being an agent of change, especially when research and common sense are behind your actions.

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