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• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Chapter One: Introduction: Reframing the Problem
• A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY REQUIRES NEW SKILLS FOR ALL STUDENTS
• GREATER SUPPORTS FOR LEARNING IN A CHANGING SOCIETY
• REFORM OR REINVENTION? TECHNICAL CHALLENGES VERSUS ADAPTIVE CHALLENGES
• ORGANIZATIONAL BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS
• INDIVIDUAL BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS
• ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE AND THE RISKS: MOVING TOWARD COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE VIA COLLABORATIVE LEARN
• Chapter Two: Creating a Vision of Success
• CHALLENGES TO IMPROVING INSTRUCTION
• SEVEN DISCIPLINES FOR STRENGTHENING INSTRUCTION
• USING THE SEVEN DISCIPLINES
• LAUNCHING AN INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM: THE CRITICAL FIRST CONVERSATIONS
• DEVELOPING A SHARED VISION
• DEFINING A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
• LINKING THE NEW 3 R’S OF INSTRUCTION
• Chapter Three: Committing Ourselves to the Challenge
• IDENTIFYING YOUR COMMITMENT
• SPOTTING YOUR OBSTACLES THROUGH SELF-REFLECTION
• Chapter Four: Generating Momentum for Change
• OBSTACLES TO IMPROVEMENT VERSUS MOMENTUM FOR IMPROVEMENT
• GENERATING THE MOMENTUM FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE
• COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE AS A STRATEGY
• Chapter Five: Exploring Individual Immunities to Change
• ATTENDING TO COUNTERING BEHAVIORS
• A DEEPER LOOK
• FINDING THE COMPETING COMMITMENT
• TAKING THE NEXT STEP
• Chapter Six: Relating the Parts to the Whole
• ARENAS OF CHANGE
• TOWARD TRANSFORMATION: USING THE 4 C’S
• ANOTHER USE FOR THE 4 C’S
• Chapter Seven: The Individual as a Complex System
• HIDDEN COMMITMENTS AND PERSONAL IMMUNITIES
• BIG ASSUMPTIONS AND IMMUNITIES
• Chapter Eight: The Ecology of Change
• PHASES OF WHOLE-SYSTEM CHANGE
• CHANGE LEVERS: DATA, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND RELATIONSHIPS
• STRATEGIC CHANGE IN ACTION
• PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: THE ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION
• MEASURING SUCCESS AND THE CHALLENGE OF HIGH-STAKES TEST SCORES
• Chapter Nine: Overturning Your Immunities to Change
• STEPS TOWARD INDIVIDUAL CHANGE
• CONSIDERING STEPS FOR THE MOST POWERFUL LEARNING
• PHASES IN OVERTURNING YOUR IMMUNITIES
• BECOMING FULLY RELEASED FROM IMMUNITIES TO CHANGE
• Chapter Ten: Conclusion: Bringing the Outward and Inward Focus Together
• HOLD HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS
• INVOLVE BUILDING AND CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS IN INSTRUCTION
• CHOOSE A PRIORITY AND STAY RELENTLESSLY FOCUSED ON IT
• FOSTER A WIDESPREAD FEELING OF URGENCY FOR CHANGE
• ENCOURAGE A NEW KIND OF LEADER
• DEVELOP A NEW KIND OF ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
• SHINING A BROADER LIGHT ON CHANGE
• IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CHANGE LEADER: TOWARD ADAPTIVE WORK
• CONCLUDING . . . OR COMMENCING?
• Appendix A: Team Exercises
• Appendix B: Recommended Reading
• Index