1. Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents Michael 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