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Template adapted from Hord & Rousin, 2013: Implementing Change Through Learning: Concerns-Based Concepts, Tools and Strategies for Guiding Change
Strategy 1: Creating a Shared Vision of the
Change:

The vision is that technology and library will be
aligned with literacy to enhance learning.

Explanation for Addressing this Strategy with Stakeholders:

In order for all teachers including technology and library teachers
to share the vision of aligning literacy with technology and library,
the teachers must be shown data to prove how successful
students can be. Both technology and library teachers must be
given training on how to best implement technology into literacy
and library into literacy.
Strategy 2: Planning and Identifying Resources
Necessary for the Change:

In ordered to implement this change, new roles
will be identified.





Explanation:

Technology and library teachers will no longer be solely
responsible for teaching only one element. Now the teacher
must align literacy with their current instruction. In order to help
the teachers identify with this new role the teacher will be shown
different ways to combine the two. They will receive ongoing
professional development and training in the Reading Street
curriculum we follow.
Strategy 3: Investing in Professional
Development/Professional Learning:

Teachers will be given training to support
implementation.


Explanation:

Teachers will be provided with training in Reading Street which is
the literacy curriculum used. Administrators will be trained with
how to incorporate literacy in to technology and library to ensure
that they can support teachers.
Strategy 4: Checking or Assessing Progress:

Teachers will use reading street assessments to
determine growth.





Explanation:

Students will be assessed weekly as well as given benchmark tests
every six weeks. The results of the assessments will be compared
with those from the year before to determine if students are
making more growth. The information form these assessments
will be put into a graph to visual see the difference. All teachers
and administrators will be given the results.
Strategy 5: Providing Continuous Assistance:

The data from the assessments will be used to
determine where changes may need to be made.





Explanation:

Ongoing professional development will help the momentum of
implementation. This will also help improve implementation as
well. We will take the data from assessments to determine
where changes may need to be made.
Strategy 6: Creating a Context Conducive to
Change:

Including technology during the specials time will
help make this change possible.

Explanation:

All teachers will be held accountable for improving assessment
scores. In order to incorporate technology the students will go to
computer lab for 50 minutes during their literacy block once a
week. For library the students will go during specials.
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Template adapted from Hord & Rousin, 2013: Implementing Change Through Learning: Concerns-Based Concepts, Tools and Strategies for Guiding Change