Just the very word “CHANGE” can bring a system to the brink of turmoil. So how can I create change in my district with out turmoil? The answer is that most likely there will be turmoil along the way but having a plan before is key. That plan all started with my Innovation Plan for bended learning. While moving past my innovation plan I have now started to look at what obstacles innovators often times face. True innovation will have obstacles. How one deals with those obstacles can determine the success of your plan.
Before any organization can create change you have to know why. The question of why drives everything. These conversations must be had in order to have a strong understanding. It isn’t enough to just know what you do and maybe how you do it. You need to understand the “WHY“. So in this course I worked to develop a strong why for blended learning. So why blended learning?
Next I need to understand what behaviors and actions are need for change. One of the biggest things I learned is the power of the Influencer. In this book I learn a number of strategies to help my district develop a plan to real create change. Here is a detailed influencer plan for creating and sustaining change. Changing behavior is where change really starts. If you can change behaviors you have a chance at change taking form.
Next we are faced with the whirlwinds of every day life. Teaching is a job that entails a large number of tasks during the day and week. Its not just teaching your subject area. The day to day grind of teaching can leave you unfocused. This is where the 4DX model comes into play. The 4DX model looks deeper into installing my innovation plan. When looking at the 4DX model one must be extremely focused. The 4DX model helps one do that with the whirlwinds of everyday life.
Conversations often times can arise that may be uncomfortable and stressful. When creating change these types of conversations are likely to come up, but they don’t have to be uncomfortable or stressful. Good leaders can install certain skills within its organization to help deal with these conversations. In the Crucial Conversations leaders are taught how to deal with conversations of this nature. Here is how I can utilize Crucial Conversations skills in the future.
Executing these can help a district like mine stay away from the pitfalls of change.
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