{"product_id":"change-leadership-9780787977559","title":"Change Leadership","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of school change and exercises that guide educators through the development of their practice as agents of change. It exemplifies a new and powerful approach to leadership in schools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE: Introduction: Reframing the Problem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Knowledge Economy Requires New Skills for All Students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreater Supports for Learning in a Changing Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReform or Reinvention? Technical Challenges Versus Adaptive Challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Beliefs and Behaviors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual Beliefs and Behaviors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccepting the Challenge and the Risks:Moving Toward Communities of Practice via Collaborative Learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: Improving Instruction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO: Creating a Vision of Success.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges to Improving Instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven Disciplines for Strengthening Instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Seven Disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaunching an Instructional Improvement System: The Critical First Conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a Shared Vision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining a New Framework for Effective Instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking the New 3 R’s of Instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHREE: Committing Ourselves to the Challenge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Your Commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpotting Your Obstacles Through Self-Reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: Why Is This So Hard?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOUR: Generating Momentum for Change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObstacles to Improvement Versus Momentum for Improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenerating the Momentum for Systemic Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunities of Practice as a Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIVE: Exploring Individual Immunities to Change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttending to Countering Behaviors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Deeper Look.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding the Competing Commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking the Next Step.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: Thinking Systemically.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIX Relating the Parts to the Whole.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArenas of Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Transformation: Using the 4 C’s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother Use for the 4 C’s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSEVEN: The Individual as a Complex System.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHidden Commitments and Personal Immunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig Assumptions and Immunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: Working Strategically.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEIGHT: The Ecology of Change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhases of Whole-System Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange Levers: Data, Accountability, and Relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Change in Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting the Pieces Together: The Ecology of Educational Transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Success and the Challenge of High-Stakes Test Scores.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNINE: Overturning Your Immunities to Change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteps Toward Individual Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsidering Steps for the Most Powerful Learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhases in Overturning Your Immunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming Fully Released from Immunities to Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEN: Conclusion: Bringing the Outward and Inward Focus Together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHold High Expectations for All Our Students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvolve Building and Central Office Administrators in Instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoose a Priority and Stay Relentlessly Focused on It.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoster a Widespread Feeling of Urgency for Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncourage a New Kind of Leader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelop a New Kind of Administrative Team.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShining a Broader Light on Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications for the Change Leader: Toward Adaptive Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding . . . or Commencing?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIXES\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. 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