The textbook discusses e-learning, while the article addresses the importance of training and learning with a JIT approach. What is the value of e-learning in JIT training/learning? What is the value of the JIT approach when it comes to training/learning, in general?   What does the textbook say about the Pitfalls of E-Learning? How do […]

Knowing-Doing Gap Paper. Reform efforts in K-12 education consistently have sought to improve gaps in the teaching and learning environments. In many cases, the gap contains many unknown variables that can either promote success or possibly lead to the failure of the effort. A critical component involves using quantitative data to target the nature of […]

Developing a clear understanding about how data-based decision making can lead to more effective programming and curriculum choices, can gradually improve the teaching and learning environments in K-12 sites. Thus, your professional knowledge base in regards to data-based decision making must be constantly upgraded with research on the latest findings and practical educational applications. By […]

Professional Learning Community (PLC) Planning Committee Agenda. Professional Learning Communities emerged as a tool for both teachers and administrators to review student- based data and to form policymaking decisions based on a consensus approach that can improve student academic success. The concept involves grouping teachers/administrators by their grade level in K-6 of subject specific specializations […]

Using the Scale and Sustainability Score sheet found in Step Seven of the text, create a report that includes the following components:   Your readiness   Program/practices for scale and sustainability   Non-negotiable elements of the program/practice   Scale and sustainability scores   The development of scale and sustainability strategies for the change strategy   […]

Collaborative Planner As we learned this week, it is critical to engage a diverse range of key players involved in planning for change in an organization or school. For this assignment, you will create a collaborative planner that models the planner available in Step Six on pages 109-112 of the textbook. For each of  the […]

Reducing Resistance. Part 1: Using the “Resistance Reducer” forms on pages 78-81 of the text, articulate a change strategy under consideration for the change you have identified in the Week One and Two assignments. Use the “Resistance Reducer” to rate each indicator related to preventing resistance, minimizing resistance, and tolerating resistance. Report your results in […]

Readiness and Stakeholder Analysis. Part 1: Based on your problem and plan identified in Week One, complete the readiness rubrics for the leader (yourself), the participants, and the organization. You may complete the participant and organizational rubrics yourself (based on your perceptions) or work with colleagues in your organization to complete them. For each rubric, […]

Strategy/Action Plan. Scenario: You are working in a school or organization where you see several opportunities to improve an aspect of the organization that could support their mission. Since you are taking this class and learning about leading change, you decide to focus on one problem area that could help the school or organization to […]

Reflect on your readings and discussions this week, and describe at least three take-away concepts. Explain each concept, where you learned about it, and how it relates to e-learning and just-in-time training/learning. Finally, examine how each concept might be applied, either in your current or future career.