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Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents Michael Fullan

Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents Michael Fullan. Dr. Karen Burke, CSJ Western Connecticut State University. Personal Reflection. Why did you become a educator? Why do you remain in education?. To Make A Difference in the Lives of Students. Fullan’s Theme.

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Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents Michael Fullan

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  1. Why Teachers Must Become Change AgentsMichael Fullan Dr. Karen Burke, CSJ Western Connecticut State University

  2. Personal Reflection • Why did you become a educator? • Why do you remain in education?

  3. To Make A Difference in the Lives of Students

  4. Fullan’s Theme • To make teaching a noble and effective profession teachers must combine the mantle of moral purpose with the skills of change agentry.

  5. Four Core Capacities for Building Greater Change Capacity • Personal Vision-Building • Inquiry • Mastery • Collaboration

  6. Personal Vision-Building • Examining and re-examining why we came into teaching. • What difference am I trying to make personally? • Creating a vision forces us to take a stand for a preferred future. • Alternative Assignment: Write your own vision statement for you as an educator.

  7. Inquiry • “The essential activity for keeping our paradigm current is persistent questioning.” • Life-long learners • Career-long learners • Fueled by information and ideas in the environment.

  8. Mastery • Expertise is central to successful change. • Strong initial teacher education • Career-long staff development • Not just exposed to new ideas but skilled in them!

  9. Collaboration • There is a ceiling effect to how much we can learn if we keep it to ourselves. • Work together • Join forces • Team up • Work in partnership • Pool resources • Act as a team • Cooperate with each other

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