The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems
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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!
Contents
Preface
Preface
How to Use This Guide
How to Use This Guide
Overview of the Modules
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
References
About the Authors
About the Authors
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!
Contents
Preface
Preface
How to Use This Guide
How to Use This Guide
Overview of the Modules
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
References
About the Authors
About the Authors
The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems
April 2016 | 96 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facilitator's Guide | 01/02/2026 | 9781506350271 | $23.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781506350356 | $22.00 |
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!
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