On the Road to Implementation

• Engage moral purpose• Build capacity• Understand the change process• Develop cultures for learning• Foster coherence making

Adapted from 8 Forces of Change by Michael Fullan Source: Arkansas Tool Kit for Quality Professional Development - Tool 8.1

“You can’t lead change if you don’t understand.”

Dr. Christine Tell, Achieve

Essential Tools

• The binocularsWhat is our vision?

• The compassHow will we know if we are going the right way?

• The mapWhat is our plan?

• The ropeWhat do we hold on to?

Wha

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ision

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How will we know if we are going the

right way?

hold on to?W

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well-defined curriculumdelivered with

best instructional practicessupported by

high quality, targeted professional development

High student achievement

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“Common Core State Standards are not

intended to be new names for old ways of doing

business. They are a call to take the

next step. “Excerpt from Common Core State Standards Document