4-Change+Process


 * Unit 4 - Engaging in the Process of Change**

Intro: Implementing change is usually a pretty complex endeavor. Using professional journals, examples of school change supported by technology can inform how we plan for changes within our own settings. Of course, it's always helpful to "learn from others' successes and mistakes" so as not to repeat them.


 * Engaging in the Process of Change**

Now that you’ve read some of Grown Up Digital, you are likely to be thinking about how teaching will change. Do you think it will? The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) advocates for the creation of “learning teams.” You will view a NCTAF presentation, explore two project websites designed to support leaders, and then engage in a search for evidence of major change that works.


 * Readings**

View the Learning Teams presentation, then explore the two resource kits provided by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).

NCTAF presentation on Learning Teams Empowering the Superintendent Participatory Learning in Schools: Leadership and Policy


 * Assignment**

Find two or more journal articles that describe how a school or an organization implemented a major change. Submit a short paper summarizing each article to indicate what change was attempted, what their level of success was, and what leadership issues seemed to emerge in the telling. Here are some peer-reviewed journals you might find useful:

Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Journal of Research on Technology in Education Leading & Learning with Technology Discussion

Now browse through this extensive resource on educational policy issues:

National Education Policy Center


 * Discussion**

Based on the websites you explored and the journal articles you found, do you think there are certain conditions that are necessary for change to be successful? If so, what are those conditions? What strategies might you use within an organization to deal with resistance to change?