‘Change happens by degree, not by decree’ Spanbauer
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‘‘Change happens by degree, Change happens by degree, not by decree’not by decree’ Spanbauer Spanbauer
ChangeChange management management for School for School ImprovementImprovement
Learning is Learning is changing your mindchanging your mind M.Fullan M.Fullan
School
School School
Response-ability
Nature of changeNature of change 1st order
Technical improvementse.g. word processing, pocket calculators, 90’ slots,
2nd order Adaptive changee.g. new textbook, merger
3rd order Paradigm shift (= changing your mind)e.g. introducing self-directed learning
only through (un)learning
Approaches & strategiesApproaches & strategies Blueprint approach
1st & 2nd order
Developmental approach
3rd order
Impose
Tell and sell
Negotiate
Learn
e.g. Introducing self-directed e.g. Introducing self-directed learninglearning
Individual work & Group work coaching
Group workGroup work
Group work is surface feature. It is an externalisation of a.o.the following principles: Knowledge construction (creating shared meaning) Learning from each other (Zone of proximal)
development Learning with each other (Socialisation, consensus seeking, active listening,
positive interdependence)) Oral interaction (communicative competence)
CoachingCoaching Do teachers believe in the coaching
model of learning? Do teachers have the necessary
competence & skills to coach pupils? Teachers will not properly coach pupils if
they are not being coached themselves This has an impact on the whole school
ethos E.g. error tolerance E.g. Relationships among people
School ethosSchool ethos
The moral purpose of education Responsibility
Towards the whole learner Towards all learners Towards society
Shared Responsibility Not customers but stakeholders
Change and improvementChange and improvement
Change equals improvement when it benefits the learners, and these benefits rub off on the other stakeholders.
Response-abilityResponse-ability
Complex organisms Ecologic approach Delicate balance
Interrelated factors Not rational logical
mechanical process Cause - effect Tools/instruments techniques
change = learning + change = learning + actionaction
Change happens when you develop new knowledge and then
act upon it
AssignmentAssignment
Discuss change process you’re involved in: 1st, 2nd or 3rd order?
What change strategies do you consider to be effective?