Teachers do not have professional networks and are never able to do REAL networking.
The spreading of ideas is the only way we can hope to save education from itself.
The people that will enact the changes are the teachers, but they need the room to network, form ideas, build those ideas, fail, learn and repeat.
Administrators, create opportunities and incentives that encourage real collaboration. Teachers, be brave, be humble and you will learn more than you ever thought possible.