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Concept index

The glossary begins with a term. The concept index begins with a problem.

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Use it when you know what is happening but do not yet know which concepts might help explain it. Each concept links to its definition in a glossary, or to the page on this site that argues it.

The symptom

People are not using the product

The symptom

People use the product, but learning does not improve

The symptom

The pilot worked, but scaling did not

The symptom

Everyone agrees too quickly

The symptom

There is plenty of data but little insight

The symptom

A classroom has new furniture but teaching has not changed

The symptom

Teachers say the new tool adds work

The symptom

It is being adopted because it is new

The symptom

We bought it because the other schools did

The symptom

Everyone is busy and nothing is changing

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