{"product_id":"change-leadership-isbn-9780787977559","title":"Change Leadership","description":"The 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.  Foreword.  \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. Team Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Recommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHANGE LEADERSHIP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eChange Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly wonderful and brilliant book. The ideas are powerful, deep, comprehensive, and grounded with tools to turn them into transformative action. A rare book that captures both the awful difficulty of causing change and a way to do it.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Michael Fullan,\u003c\/b\u003e former dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; author, \u003ci\u003eLeading in a Culture of Change\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The 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 \u003cb\u003e—Richard F. Elmore,\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory Anrig Professor of Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eChange Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e uses believable examples and provides common sense analysis of the challenges facing today’s educators. It is a well-written, straightforward guide with clear explanations and practical solutions. I found it useful and entertaining.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Thomas W. Payzant,\u003c\/b\u003e superintendent, Boston Public Schools \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Caught between the imperative of preparing students for the next half-century and the political mandate for short-term performance improvement on standardized tests, many educators are dropping by the wayside but a few are stepping forward with new leadership skills and vision. Working with such leaders, Tony Wagner, Robert Kegan, and their colleagues have created an invaluable guidebook for those with the courage to have conviction without answers and the openness to learn together.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Peter M. Senge,\u003c\/b\u003e founding chairperson, SoL; senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There seem to be more books on school reform than there are schools in the United States. This one stands out. The volume, which grows out of a five-year study of school reform across the country, uniquely integrates both the organizational and human elements required for success.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Arthur Levine,\u003c\/b\u003e president, Teachers College, Columbia University    \"\u003ci\u003eChange Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly wonderful and brilliant book. The ideas are powerful, deep, comprehensive, and grounded with tools to turn them into transformative action. A rare book that captures both the awful difficulty of causing change and a way to do it.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Michael Fullan, former dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; author, \u003ci\u003eLeading in a Culture of Change\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The 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 of 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 --Richard F. Elmore, Gregory Anrig Professor of Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChange Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e uses believable examples and provides common sense analysis of the challenges facing today’s educators. It is a well-written, straightforward guide with clear explanations and practical solutions. I found it useful and entertaining.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Thomas W. Payzant, superintendent, Boston Public Schools\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Caught between the imperative of preparing students for the next half-century and the political mandate for short-term performance improvement on standardized tests, many educators are dropping by the wayside but a few are stepping forward with new leadership skills and vision. Working with such leaders, Tony Wagner, Robert Kegan, and their colleagues have created an invaluable guidebook for those with the courage to have conviction without answers and the openness to learn together.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Peter M. Senge, founding chairperson, SoL; senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There seem to be more books on school reform than there are schools in the United States. This one stands out. 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