digital school transformation - managing change with effective strategies
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How do you successfully promote whole school transformation with technology?TRANSCRIPT
Digital School Transformation
Joseph Perkins
Manager
Digital Pedagogy Team
August 2010
Managing change with effective strategies
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What the best strategies for school transformation? How do you get your ‘giddy up’?
What is it that we’re really talking about?
“Many reform efforts target the superficial aspects of schools, but disregard the values, beliefs, behaviours, rules, products, signs, and symbols which serve as the very foundation of the school – the culture.”
(Donahoe, 1997)
“Education, compared to many other professions, has been slow to focus on the “black box of instruction” in order to develop, identify and spread specific, high-yield practices that are known to get results.”
(Fullan, Hill & Crevola, 2006)
We know the ingredients…
… we know the cooks…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations
… we know the cooks…
Trinidad, 2005
… we even know what the end product looks like…
… but what is the recipe?
Technology in schoolsis a change agenda
yet…
“Schools should be admired for their resistance to change”
Adam Brice on Twitter
“Steeped in tradition and reliant on practices that have long outlived their usefulness, many of our nation’s high schools are in dire need of reform, but so far, many efforts have proved unsuccessful at transforming this venerable institution. While there are numerous examples of elementary schools that have been turned around – from low performing to high achieving schools – there are relatively few examples of high schools that have undergone a similar transformation.”
Noguera, 2009
“The presence of change knowledge does not guarantee success, but its absence ensures failure”
Fullan, Cuttreee & Kilcher, 2009
Refreeze
Unfreeze
Compelling case
Examine the core – using data
Challenge TTWWADI
Manage doubts & concernsChange
Create urgency
Leadership coalition
Vision and Planning
Communicate often
Involve community
Empower action
Remove obstacles
Strategise to promote change
Anchor change in culture
Develop sustainability
Celebrate
Involve external parties
70% of change initiatives fail.
Why?
(Zigarmi et al in Blanchard, 2006).
Knoster, T., Villa R., & Thousand, J. (2000). A framework for thinking about systems change. In R. villa & J. Thousand (Eds.),Restructuring for caring and effective education: Piecing the puzzle together (pp. 93-128). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Giddy-up!
Fullan, 2006
“If you take any hundred or so books on change, the message all boils down to one word: motivation.”
It’s hard.
“Whether positive or toxic, the introduction of change will serve to bring the dominant features of the school’s culture to the surface.”
http://www.usca.edu/essays/vol122004/hinde.pdf
“The sceptics are just waiting for a reason to NOT come on board. They are waiting for an excuse and as soon as one of your plans does not go smoothly they will jump on the opportunity to spread dissent amongst the ranks. Some of those who were just about climbing on board may now start to jump ship and it will be even harder to get them back”
(Ferris, 2004, p.2)
1. Denial ‘It is just another fad and it simply won’t happen’
2. Resistance ‘I haven’t got the time and anyway, we have always done things this way’
3. Exploration ‘OK – maybe I’ll listen, but what is in it for me?’
4. Commitment ‘I believe in this and I am with you.’
(Ferris, 2003,p.2)
Which stage are you at?
http://www.leanhrm.com/images/project_change.jpg
What needs to
change?
How will we do this?
Who will be responsible?
What could promote change?
What could block change?
Whole School Vision
Instructional Model
Learning Spaces
Curriculum
Professional Development approach
Rethink budget
Digital Resource ‘Packs’
Communication
Incentives
Community involvement
Mentoring
SupportAlignment
Pause and Reflect
Defining next steps.
Thank you.