Why Teachers Must Why Teachers Must Become Change AgentsBecome Change Agents

Michael FullanMichael Fullan

Dr. Karen Burke, CSJDr. Karen Burke, CSJWestern Connecticut State UniversityWestern Connecticut State University

Personal ReflectionPersonal Reflection

Why did you become a Why did you become a educator?educator?

Why do you remain in Why do you remain in education?education?

To Make A Difference in To Make A Difference in the Lives of Studentsthe Lives of Students

Fullan’s ThemeFullan’s Theme

To make teaching a noble and To make teaching a noble and effective profession teachers effective profession teachers must combine the mantle of must combine the mantle of moral purpose with the skills of moral purpose with the skills of change agentry.change agentry.

Four Core Capacities for Building Four Core Capacities for Building Greater Change CapacityGreater Change Capacity

Personal Vision-BuildingPersonal Vision-Building InquiryInquiry MasteryMastery CollaborationCollaboration

Personal Vision-BuildingPersonal Vision-Building

Examining and re-examining Examining and re-examining why we came into teaching.why we came into teaching.

What difference am I trying to What difference am I trying to make personally?make personally?

Creating a vision forces us to Creating a vision forces us to take a stand for a preferred take a stand for a preferred future.future.

Alternative Assignment: Write Alternative Assignment: Write your own vision statement for your own vision statement for you as an educator.you as an educator.

InquiryInquiry

““The essential activity for The essential activity for keeping our paradigm current is keeping our paradigm current is persistent questioning.”persistent questioning.”

Life-long learnersLife-long learners Career-long learnersCareer-long learners Fueled by information and ideas Fueled by information and ideas

in the environment.in the environment.

MasteryMastery

Expertise is central to Expertise is central to successful change.successful change.

Strong initial teacher educationStrong initial teacher education Career-long staff developmentCareer-long staff development Not just exposed to new ideas Not just exposed to new ideas

but but skilledskilled in them! in them!

CollaborationCollaboration

There is a ceiling effect to how There is a ceiling effect to how much we can learn if we keep it much we can learn if we keep it to ourselves.to ourselves. Work togetherWork together Join forcesJoin forces Team upTeam up Work in partnershipWork in partnership Pool resourcesPool resources Act as a teamAct as a team Cooperate with each otherCooperate with each other