Implementing Change Through Learning: Concerns-Based Concepts, Tools, and Strategies for Guiding Change

Lead successful, lasting reform in your school or district! There's no doubt about it: real educational reform happens one school at a time, one classroom at a time. No matter what change your school or district is facing, this definitive book shows how to involve teachers and staff as partners, every step of the way. Shirley Hord and Gene Hall are highly acclaimed experts on K-12 change management with their Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), a rigorously field-tested approach that has benefitted schools and districts for more than two decades. Now this respected team, joined by co-author James Roussin, shares their hands-on techniques with you in this practical guide. This complete change management program enables you to Understand, predict, and address educator concerns and reactions that may arise during the change process Use a series of powerful Learning Map activities to guide and support individuals and teams to navigate their own change efforts successfully Promote collaboration and learning throughout a change initiative, transforming skeptics into supporters Experience the CBAM model in action through a running case study Implementing Change Through Learning offers realistic, people-centered strategies that help you develop trust and credibility with all teachers and staff involved, setting a foundation for reform that lasts.

Review :
"If you're working in or with schools, you should follow the path of change so elegantly mapped out in this book. Authors Hord, Roussin, and Hall give us all the guideposts we need along the route for a successful journey. Based in long standing research with fool proof processes, one can't go wrong when applying their wise course of action. It's a must read for principals."--Terry Morganti-Fisher, Educational Consultant "Implementing Change Through Learning provides educators with accessible, powerful tools for understanding and implementing transformational change processes in schools. There are insights and resources in this book that any school leader taking on the challenge of school improvement can embrace."--Gary Bloom, Superintendent "Once again, Hord, Roussin, and Hall have produced a compelling and practical guide for school leaders who are serious about implementing school-wide change in a thoughtful, caring manner."--Delores B. Lindsey "This book delivers on being a true "how to" to implementing change. While I love to read philosophy, and even write about it, at times, we need new tools to actually guide us through difficult processes within this social science we live in and try to impact daily. These tools are timely and thought provoking."--Dalane E. Bouillion, Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction "This book is essential for professional educators committed to implementing initiatives in schools, and who want to know how to "see changes." The authors expertly offer practical, concrete, specific strategies and tools for moving the dream of change into goals for change. This book is valuable to any professional educator serious about implementing change successfully."--Janice Bradley, Mathematics Leadership Coordinator