The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems
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Get there faster: Your road map to smart, sustainable change!  If you’ve been wondering how to effectively turn system overload and fragmentation into focused and coherent school, district and system change, look no further. Taking Action (TAG) is a hands-on guide to Fullan and Quinn’s groundbreaking book, Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts and Systems. It provides step-by-step protocols to help you foster deeper coherence for maximum student learning—all within a reasonably short time frame. The video links, print resources, diagnostic planning tools, protocols and activities provide a delivery "skill set" to develop:  Deeper understanding of The Coherence Framework: focusing direction, cultivating collaborative cultures, deepening learning, and securing accountability  A 100-Day Plan to greater coherence Ongoing and specific coalition-building actions Leadership and capacity-building skills Critical organizational coherence assessments  Effective and efficient systems to assess your organization  Ensure rich and meaningful dialogue that builds the right mixture of "pressure and support" needed for effective, focused school and district change.  Get the building blocks to develop ongoing and specific actions. Fostering greater coherence is at your fingertips with this instant action guide! 

Table of Contents:
Preface How to Use This Guide Overview of the Modules Chapter 1. Coherence Making 1. Quote Walkabout Protocol 2. Say Something Protocol 3. What? So What? Now What? Protocol 4. Video Jigsaw Protocol 5. Coherence Framework Assessment Protocol Chapter 2. Focusing Direction 6. Quick Write Protocol 7. Video and Slide the Line Protocol 8. Reduce, Reframe, Remove Protocol 9. Change Quality Quadrant Protocol 10. Carousel Brainstorming Protocol 11. Turn and Talk Protocol 12. Think-Pair-Share Protocol 13. Both Sides Now Protocol 14. Integration Inventory Protocol Chapter 3. Cultivating Collaborative Cultures 15. Concept Attainment Protocol 16. Video Viewing Advance Organizer Protocol 17. Four A’s Protocol 18. Lead Learner Competencies Protocol 19. Reciprocal Teaching Protocol 20. Sticky Note Clustering Protocol 21. Read, Record, Retell, Relate, and Reflect Protocol Chapter 4. Deepening Learning 22. Affinity Protocol 23. 6Cs Protocol 24. Through the Looking Glass Protocol 25. Shifting Instructional Practices Protocol 26. Instructional Coherence Framework Protocol Chapter 5. Securing Accountability 27. Three-Step Interview Protocol Chapter 6. Leading for Coherence 28. Check for Understanding Protocol 29. Reviewing Leadership Plan Protocol: Part A 30. Reviewing Leadership Plan Protocol: Part B Chapter 7. Mastering the Framework 31. Taking Action Protocol 32. Coherence Progression Protocol 33. Coherence Planning Protocol References About the Authors

About the Author :
Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative. Michael served as Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Special Policy Adviser in Ontario from 2003-2013. He received the Order of Canada (OC) in December 2012 and holds five honorary doctorates from universities around the world. His ‘interim autobiography,’ Surreal Change, covers his pre-Covid-19 era to 2018. Michael and his colleagues are now working diligently on field-based comprehensive system change in several countries. Under the umbrella of what they call the ‘humanity paradigm’ —equitable-equal deep change that integrates local (school and community), middle (district/regional), and centre (policy) entities. Michael’s latest books are: Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration (with Mark Edwards, 2022), The Principal 2.0 (2023), The Drivers (with Joanne Quinn, 2023), and The New Meaning of Educational Change, 6th Edition (2025). For more information on books, articles, videos, podcasts please go to: www.michaelfullan.ca Joanne Quinn is an international consultant and author on system change, leadership, and learning. As co-founder and global director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning, she leads the capacity building of a global innovation partnership across eight countries focused on transforming learning. Joanne has provided leadership at all levels of education as a superintendent of education, implementation advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Education, and Director of Continuing Education at the University of Toronto. Recent books include Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems; The Taking Action Guide for Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems; and Deep Learning: Engage the World, Change the World. Joanne′s diverse leadership roles and her passion to open windows of opportunity for all give her a unique perspective on influencing positive change. Eleanor Adam consults internationally in the areas of leadership, change and learning and is a Senior Consultant for the Michael Fullan Enterprises Capacity Building team. She has worked with educators in a variety countries and states to improve and deepen learning for all students through excellence in classroom instruction and principal and district leadership. Her recent work has focussed on whole system change through the development of coherence at the state and district levels.   She has served as a teacher and principal in both elementary and high schools as well as an acting Superintendent and Supervisor of Special Education for a school district. At the provincial level, Eleanor facilitated the implementation of education policy in 5,000 schools. In her role as the Program Manager for Continuing Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, she worked collaboratively to enhance additional qualifications courses that were both engaging and meaningful for all educators in the province. Developing and leading meaningful professional learning is a passion that Eleanor has pursued throughout her career. She facilitates relevant learning that is grounded in her experiences but incorporates new research and encourages critical thinking and collaboration.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781506350349
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Inc Ebooks
  • Publisher Imprint: Corwin Press Inc
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1506350348
  • Publisher Date: 06 Apr 2016
  • Binding: Digital download and online
  • No of Pages: 96


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