Implementing Change Through Learning

Concerns-Based Concepts, Tools, and Strategies for Guiding Change

By Shirley M. Hord and James L. Roussin 

Foreword and finale by Gene E. Hall

Real educational reform happens one school at a time, one classroom at a time. No matter what change a school or district is facing, this book shows how to involve teachers and staff as partners every step of the way.

Shirley Hord and Gene Hall’s Concerns-Based Adoption Model, a rigorously field-tested approach to change management, has benefited schools and districts for more than two decades. Now Hord and Hall, joined by co-author James Roussin, share their hands-on techniques. Readers using this complete change management program will learn to:

• Understand, predict, and address educator concerns and reactions that may arise during the change process;
• Use a series of learning map activities to guide and support individuals and teams to navigate their own change efforts successfully;
• Promote collaboration and learning throughout a change initiative, transforming skeptics into supporters; and
• Experience the Concerns-Based Adoption Model in action through a running case study.

Implementing Change Through Learning offers realistic, people-centered strategies to develop trust and credibility with all teachers and staff, setting a foundation for reform that lasts.

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