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The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems
By: Michael Fullan, Joanne Quinn, Eleanor Adam
- Grade Level: PreK-12
- ISBN: 9781506350271
- Published By: Corwin
- Year: 2016
- Page Count: 96
- Publication date: April 28, 2016
Price: $19.95
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Description
Get there faster: Your road map to smart, sustainable change!
If you’ve been wondering how to effectively turn system overload and fragmentation into focused and coherent school, district and system change, look no further. Taking Action (TAG) is a hands-on guide to Fullan and Quinn’s groundbreaking book, Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts and Systems. It provides step-by-step protocols to help you foster deeper coherence for maximum student learning—all within a reasonably short time frame. The video links, print resources, diagnostic planning tools, protocols and activities provide a delivery “skill set” to develop:
- Deeper understanding of The Coherence Framework: focusing direction, cultivating collaborative cultures, deepening learning, and securing accountability
- A 100-Day Plan to greater coherence
- Ongoing and specific coalition-building actions
- Leadership and capacity-building skills
- Critical organizational coherence assessments
- Effective and efficient systems to assess your organization
Ensure rich and meaningful dialogue that builds the right mixture of “pressure and support” needed for effective, focused school and district change. Get the building blocks to develop ongoing and specific actions. Fostering greater coherence is at your fingertips with this instant action guide!
Author(s)
Michael Fullan
Michael Fullan, (OC) is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative (www.npdl.global). Recognized as a worldwide authority on educational reform, he advises policymakers, local leaders, and school communities in helping to achieve the moral purpose of all children’s learning. He served as Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Special Policy Adviser in Ontario from 2003-2013. Fullan received the Order of Canada (OC) in December 2012. He holds five honorary doctorates from universities around the world.
Fullan’s latest books are: Coherence: Putting the right drivers in action (with Quinn); Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World (with Quinn, McEachen); Dive into Deep Learning: Tools for Engagement (Quinn, McEachen, Fullan, Gardner, & Drummy), Surreal Change (autobiography), Core Governance (with Davis Campbell), Nuance: Why Some Leaders Succeed and others Fail, The devil is in the details: System solutions for equity, excellence , and well-being (with Gallagher), Spirit work and the science of collaboration (with Mark Edwards).
Fullan and his team currently work on ‘system transformation’ in education in several countries globally. For more information on books, articles, videos, podcasts please go to www.michaefullan.ca.
Joanne Quinn
Eleanor Adam
Eleanor Adam consults internationally in the areas of leadership, change and learning and is a Senior Consultant for the Michael Fullan Enterprises Capacity Building team. She has worked with educators in a variety countries and states to improve and deepen learning for all students through excellence in classroom instruction and principal and district leadership. Her recent work has focussed on whole system change through the development of coherence at the state and district levels.
She has served as a teacher and principal in both elementary and high schools as well as an acting Superintendent and Supervisor of Special Education for a school district. At the provincial level, Eleanor facilitated the implementation of education policy in 5,000 schools. In her role as the Program Manager for Continuing Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, she worked collaboratively to enhance additional qualifications courses that were both engaging and meaningful for all educators in the province. Developing and leading meaningful professional learning is a passion that Eleanor has pursued throughout her career. She facilitates relevant learning that is grounded in her experiences but incorporates new research and encourages critical thinking and collaboration.
Table of Contents
Preface
How to Use This Guide
Overview of the Modules
Chapter 1. Coherence Making
1. Quote Walkabout Protocol
2. Say Something Protocol
3. What? So What? Now What? Protocol
4. Video Jigsaw Protocol
5. Coherence Framework Assessment Protocol
Chapter 2. Focusing Direction
6. Quick Write Protocol
7. Video and Slide the Line Protocol
8. Reduce, Reframe, Remove Protocol
9. Change Quality Quadrant Protocol
10. Carousel Brainstorming Protocol
11. Turn and Talk Protocol
12. Think-Pair-Share Protocol
13. Both Sides Now Protocol
14. Integration Inventory Protocol
Chapter 3. Cultivating Collaborative Cultures
15. Concept Attainment Protocol
16. Video Viewing Advance Organizer Protocol
17. Four A’s Protocol
18. Lead Learner Competencies Protocol
19. Reciprocal Teaching Protocol
20. Sticky Note Clustering Protocol
21. Read, Record, Retell, Relate, and Reflect Protocol
Chapter 4. Deepening Learning
22. Affinity Protocol
23. 6Cs Protocol
24. Through the Looking Glass Protocol
25. Shifting Instructional Practices Protocol
26. Instructional Coherence Framework Protocol
Chapter 5. Securing Accountability
27. Three-Step Interview Protocol
Chapter 6. Leading for Coherence
28. Check for Understanding Protocol
29. Reviewing Leadership Plan Protocol: Part A
30. Reviewing Leadership Plan Protocol: Part B
Chapter 7. Mastering the Framework
31. Taking Action Protocol
32. Coherence Progression Protocol
33. Coherence Planning Protocol
References
About the Authors