A Teacher's Guide to Change
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"Coping with change is perhaps the most fundamental aspect of life and certainly critical for successful teaching. This book provides an essential guide to how teachers might successfully address the ongoing and expected change associated with effective teaching."
—Sharon Vaughn, H. E. Hartfelder/Southland Corp Regents Chair
University of Texas
"Perhaps no other job in our society today experiences as much change as classroom teaching. Stivers and Cramer are two experts with tremendous insight and experience in both the theoretical and practical dimensions of personal, organizational, and systemwide change. Heartwarming, insightful stories explore how dozens of teachers overcome the challenges of living and leading through change every day, blended with rock-solid theory and extensive research on how to live through change successfully."
—Chris Edgelow, Founder and President
Sundance Consulting Inc.
Energize your learning community by transforming change into opportunity!
Throughout their careers, teachers will face a myriad of inevitable changes, both inside and outside the classroom. Ideal for use both in professional development settings and as a personal resource, A Teacher's Guide to Change engages K–12 teachers in the process of anticipating and responding to change. Through a step-by-step approach, teachers can learn to prepare for change, which enhances their career satisfaction and effectiveness as professionals.
Emphasizing that change is something teachers can understand, manage, become invested in, and even champion, the authors provide practical skills for facing and adjusting to change, whether it is mandated or chosen. Offering a wealth of conceptual, reflective, interpersonal, and strategic tools, this guide also includes:
- Survey results from more than 100 teachers who share not only their experiences with change but also advice and encouragement, inviting educators to learn from each other
- Reflective exercises to help teachers understand and approach change
- A five-step process for initiating and implementing plans for change
- Systematic strategies for leading change, both in smaller and larger spheres of influence
- Vivid school-based examples that can be directly applied to personal experience
This accessible resource is invaluable for all teachers. Whether or not change is voluntary, opportunities for professional growth are abundant, leading to improved student learning and greater teacher retention.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Part I. Experiencing Change
- 1. Introducing the Challenges of Change for Teachers
- 2. What Changes? Experiencing Change at School and at Home
- Changes at School
- New Administration
- New Teaching Positions
- New Locations
- New Colleagues
- Professional Development
- Professional Recognition
- Changes in Life at Home
- Illness
- Loss
- Changes in Relationships and Responsibilities
- Parenting
- Connecting Our Professional and Personal Changes to the Change That Matters Most
- 3. Defining the Dynamics of Change for Teachers
- Voluntary or Mandated
- Top-Down or Bottom-Up
- Incremental or Fundamental
Part II. Understanding the Change Process
- 4. First Encounters With Change
- Responding to Innovation
- Innovations in Educational Practices
- Categorizing Responsiveness to Innovation
- Understanding Resistance to Change
- Resistance We Should Resolve
- Failure to Be Convinced
- Habit
- Fear of Loss
- Fear of Failure
- Negative Experiences
- Resistance We Should Respect
- Pragmatic Concerns
- Philosophical Disagreements
- Analyzing One Teacher's Resistance to Change
- 5. Charting the Stages of Change
- Teachers' Concerns Evolve During the Change Process
- Stages of Concern
- Self Concerns
- Task Concerns
- Impact Concerns
- Change Occurs in Phases
- An Overview of the Change Process
- Endings: Recognizing That a Change Is Needed
- The Neutral Zone: Preparing to Change
- New Beginnings: Moving Ahead With Change
Part III. Implementing Change
- 6. Using Personal Experiences to Prepare for Professional Changes
- Drawing on Personal Experiences
- Four Steps for Starting a Professional Change Initiative
- Step One: Identify Aspirations
- Step Two: Inventory Resources
- Step Three: Link Aspirations and Resources
- Step Four: Anticipate Obstacles
- 7. Teacher-Directed Change: Working Within the Classroom
- Implementing, Evaluating, and Celebrating Self-Directed Change
- Step One: Aim High But Start Small
- Step Two: Build a Timeline
- Step Three: Monitor Both Progress and Outlook
- Step Four: Celebrate Small Victories
- Step Five: Shift Strategies to Make Adjustments
- Step Six: Sustain Commitment
Part IV. Leading Change
- 8. Teacher-Led Change: Expanding Beyond the Classroom
- Characteristics of Change Leaders
- Spheres of Influence
- Curriculum Development
- Cocurricular and Extracurricular Programming
- Outreach to Families and the Community
- Professional Development for Teachers
- Education Policy
- 9. Using Classroom-Based Skills to Lead Change
Part V. Changing Throughout a Career in Teaching
- Inspiring Others to Accomplish Change: Mind-Set and Skills
- Making Use of Teaching Skills to Lead Change
- Communicate Clearly and Regularly
- Motivate People to Take Risks and Accept Challenges
- Be Proactive in Problem Solving
- Making Use of Teaching Skills to Sustain Change
- Check on Progress
- Provide Continuous Assistance
- Remember What Matters Most
- 10. Sustaining Career Vitality Through Change
- The Early Years: Gaining a Sense of Ourselves as Teachers
- The Middle Years: Making the Transition From Mentee to Mentor
- The Later Years: Expanding Our Roles
- Looking to the Future
Appendix A. Survey Items and Responses
Appendix A. Survey Items and Responses
Appendix B. Interview Questions
Appendix B. Interview Questions
Appendix C. Professional Organizations for Teachers
Appendix C. Professional Organizations for Teachers
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"Coping with change is perhaps the most fundamental aspect of life and certainly critical for successful teaching. This book provides an essential guide to how teachers might successfully address the ongoing and expected change associated with effective teaching."
—Sharon Vaughn, H. E. Hartfelder/Southland Corp Regents Chair
University of Texas
"Perhaps no other job in our society today experiences as much change as classroom teaching. Stivers and Cramer are two experts with tremendous insight and experience in both the theoretical and practical dimensions of personal, organizational, and systemwide change. Heartwarming, insightful stories explore how dozens of teachers overcome the challenges of living and leading through change every day, blended with rock-solid theory and extensive research on how to live through change successfully."
—Chris Edgelow, Founder and President
Sundance Consulting Inc.
Energize your learning community by transforming change into opportunity!
Throughout their careers, teachers will face a myriad of inevitable changes, both inside and outside the classroom. Ideal for use both in professional development settings and as a personal resource, A Teacher's Guide to Change engages K–12 teachers in the process of anticipating and responding to change. Through a step-by-step approach, teachers can learn to prepare for change, which enhances their career satisfaction and effectiveness as professionals.
Emphasizing that change is something teachers can understand, manage, become invested in, and even champion, the authors provide practical skills for facing and adjusting to change, whether it is mandated or chosen. Offering a wealth of conceptual, reflective, interpersonal, and strategic tools, this guide also includes:
- Survey results from more than 100 teachers who share not only their experiences with change but also advice and encouragement, inviting educators to learn from each other
- Reflective exercises to help teachers understand and approach change
- A five-step process for initiating and implementing plans for change
- Systematic strategies for leading change, both in smaller and larger spheres of influence
- Vivid school-based examples that can be directly applied to personal experience
This accessible resource is invaluable for all teachers. Whether or not change is voluntary, opportunities for professional growth are abundant, leading to improved student learning and greater teacher retention.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Part I. Experiencing Change
- 1. Introducing the Challenges of Change for Teachers
- 2. What Changes? Experiencing Change at School and at Home
- Changes at School
- New Administration
- New Teaching Positions
- New Locations
- New Colleagues
- Professional Development
- Professional Recognition
- Changes in Life at Home
- Illness
- Loss
- Changes in Relationships and Responsibilities
- Parenting
- Connecting Our Professional and Personal Changes to the Change That Matters Most
- 3. Defining the Dynamics of Change for Teachers
- Voluntary or Mandated
- Top-Down or Bottom-Up
- Incremental or Fundamental
Part II. Understanding the Change Process
- 4. First Encounters With Change
- Responding to Innovation
- Innovations in Educational Practices
- Categorizing Responsiveness to Innovation
- Understanding Resistance to Change
- Resistance We Should Resolve
- Failure to Be Convinced
- Habit
- Fear of Loss
- Fear of Failure
- Negative Experiences
- Resistance We Should Respect
- Pragmatic Concerns
- Philosophical Disagreements
- Analyzing One Teacher's Resistance to Change
- 5. Charting the Stages of Change
- Teachers' Concerns Evolve During the Change Process
- Stages of Concern
- Self Concerns
- Task Concerns
- Impact Concerns
- Change Occurs in Phases
- An Overview of the Change Process
- Endings: Recognizing That a Change Is Needed
- The Neutral Zone: Preparing to Change
- New Beginnings: Moving Ahead With Change
Part III. Implementing Change
- 6. Using Personal Experiences to Prepare for Professional Changes
- Drawing on Personal Experiences
- Four Steps for Starting a Professional Change Initiative
- Step One: Identify Aspirations
- Step Two: Inventory Resources
- Step Three: Link Aspirations and Resources
- Step Four: Anticipate Obstacles
- 7. Teacher-Directed Change: Working Within the Classroom
- Implementing, Evaluating, and Celebrating Self-Directed Change
- Step One: Aim High But Start Small
- Step Two: Build a Timeline
- Step Three: Monitor Both Progress and Outlook
- Step Four: Celebrate Small Victories
- Step Five: Shift Strategies to Make Adjustments
- Step Six: Sustain Commitment
Part IV. Leading Change
- 8. Teacher-Led Change: Expanding Beyond the Classroom
- Characteristics of Change Leaders
- Spheres of Influence
- Curriculum Development
- Cocurricular and Extracurricular Programming
- Outreach to Families and the Community
- Professional Development for Teachers
- Education Policy
- 9. Using Classroom-Based Skills to Lead Change
Part V. Changing Throughout a Career in Teaching
- Inspiring Others to Accomplish Change: Mind-Set and Skills
- Making Use of Teaching Skills to Lead Change
- Communicate Clearly and Regularly
- Motivate People to Take Risks and Accept Challenges
- Be Proactive in Problem Solving
- Making Use of Teaching Skills to Sustain Change
- Check on Progress
- Provide Continuous Assistance
- Remember What Matters Most
- 10. Sustaining Career Vitality Through Change
- The Early Years: Gaining a Sense of Ourselves as Teachers
- The Middle Years: Making the Transition From Mentee to Mentor
- The Later Years: Expanding Our Roles
- Looking to the Future
Appendix A. Survey Items and Responses
Appendix A. Survey Items and Responses
Appendix B. Interview Questions
Appendix B. Interview Questions
Appendix C. Professional Organizations for Teachers
Appendix C. Professional Organizations for Teachers
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
A Teacher's Guide to Change
Understanding, Navigating, and Leading the Process
July 2009 | 176 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 28/04/2023 | 9781412964470 | $39.95 |
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412964463 | $85.95 |
| Lifetime | 28/04/2023 | 9781452272658 | $36.00 |
"Coping with change is perhaps the most fundamental aspect of life and certainly critical for successful teaching. This book provides an essential guide to how teachers might successfully address the ongoing and expected change associated with effective teaching."
—Sharon Vaughn, H. E. Hartfelder/Southland Corp Regents Chair
University of Texas
"Perhaps no other job in our society today experiences as much change as classroom teaching. Stivers and Cramer are two experts with tremendous insight and experience in both the theoretical and practical dimensions of personal, organizational, and systemwide change. Heartwarming, insightful stories explore how dozens of teachers overcome the challenges of living and leading through change every day, blended with rock-solid theory and extensive research on how to live through change successfully."
—Chris Edgelow, Founder and President
Sundance Consulting Inc.
Energize your learning community by transforming change into opportunity!
Throughout their careers, teachers will face a myriad of inevitable changes, both inside and outside the classroom. Ideal for use both in professional development settings and as a personal resource, A Teacher's Guide to Change engages K–12 teachers in the process of anticipating and responding to change. Through a step-by-step approach, teachers can learn to prepare for change, which enhances their career satisfaction and effectiveness as professionals.
Emphasizing that change is something teachers can understand, manage, become invested in, and even champion, the authors provide practical skills for facing and adjusting to change, whether it is mandated or chosen. Offering a wealth of conceptual, reflective, interpersonal, and strategic tools, this guide also includes:
- Survey results from more than 100 teachers who share not only their experiences with change but also advice and encouragement, inviting educators to learn from each other
- Reflective exercises to help teachers understand and approach change
- A five-step process for initiating and implementing plans for change
- Systematic strategies for leading change, both in smaller and larger spheres of influence
- Vivid school-based examples that can be directly applied to personal experience
This accessible resource is invaluable for all teachers. Whether or not change is voluntary, opportunities for professional growth are abundant, leading to improved student learning and greater teacher retention.
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Part I. Experiencing Change
- 1. Introducing the Challenges of Change for Teachers
- 2. What Changes? Experiencing Change at School and at Home
- Changes at School
- New Administration
- New Teaching Positions
- New Locations
- New Colleagues
- Professional Development
- Professional Recognition
- Changes in Life at Home
- Illness
- Loss
- Changes in Relationships and Responsibilities
- Parenting
- Connecting Our Professional and Personal Changes to the Change That Matters Most
- 3. Defining the Dynamics of Change for Teachers
- Voluntary or Mandated
- Top-Down or Bottom-Up
- Incremental or Fundamental
- Part II. Understanding the Change Process
- 4. First Encounters With Change
- Responding to Innovation
- Innovations in Educational Practices
- Categorizing Responsiveness to Innovation
- Understanding Resistance to Change
- Resistance We Should Resolve
- Failure to Be Convinced
- Habit
- Fear of Loss
- Fear of Failure
- Negative Experiences
- Resistance We Should Respect
- Pragmatic Concerns
- Philosophical Disagreements
- Analyzing One Teacher's Resistance to Change
- 5. Charting the Stages of Change
- Teachers' Concerns Evolve During the Change Process
- Stages of Concern
- Self Concerns
- Task Concerns
- Impact Concerns
- Change Occurs in Phases
- An Overview of the Change Process
- Endings: Recognizing That a Change Is Needed
- The Neutral Zone: Preparing to Change
- New Beginnings: Moving Ahead With Change
- Part III. Implementing Change
- 6. Using Personal Experiences to Prepare for Professional Changes
- Drawing on Personal Experiences
- Four Steps for Starting a Professional Change Initiative
- Step One: Identify Aspirations
- Step Two: Inventory Resources
- Step Three: Link Aspirations and Resources
- Step Four: Anticipate Obstacles
- 7. Teacher-Directed Change: Working Within the Classroom
- Implementing, Evaluating, and Celebrating Self-Directed Change
- Step One: Aim High But Start Small
- Step Two: Build a Timeline
- Step Three: Monitor Both Progress and Outlook
- Step Four: Celebrate Small Victories
- Step Five: Shift Strategies to Make Adjustments
- Step Six: Sustain Commitment
- Part IV. Leading Change
- 8. Teacher-Led Change: Expanding Beyond the Classroom
- Characteristics of Change Leaders
- Spheres of Influence
- Curriculum Development
- Cocurricular and Extracurricular Programming
- Outreach to Families and the Community
- Professional Development for Teachers
- Education Policy
- 9. Using Classroom-Based Skills to Lead Change
- Part V. Changing Throughout a Career in Teaching
- Inspiring Others to Accomplish Change: Mind-Set and Skills
- Making Use of Teaching Skills to Lead Change
- Communicate Clearly and Regularly
- Motivate People to Take Risks and Accept Challenges
- Be Proactive in Problem Solving
- Making Use of Teaching Skills to Sustain Change
- Check on Progress
- Provide Continuous Assistance
- Remember What Matters Most
- 10. Sustaining Career Vitality Through Change
- The Early Years: Gaining a Sense of Ourselves as Teachers
- The Middle Years: Making the Transition From Mentee to Mentor
- The Later Years: Expanding Our Roles
- Looking to the Future
- Appendix A. Survey Items and Responses
- Appendix B. Interview Questions
- Appendix C. Professional Organizations for Teachers
- References
- Index