Teachers asChange Agents

Personal Reflection

Why did you become a

educator?

Why do you remain in

education?

To Make A Difference in
the Lives of Students

Fullans Theme

To make teaching a noble and

effective profession teachers
must combine the mantle of
moral purpose with the skills of
change agentry.

What is agent of changes

someone who intentionally or

indirectly causes or accelerates
social, cultural, or behavioural
change.

Active learner
Self-awareness,
flexible thinking,
Developing others

Stakeholders focus
commitment to results

Socially
responsible

Agent of
changes

Culturally sensitive

Innovative, resilience

Entreprenurialship

Inclusiveness,
awareness of others

Four Core Capacities for Building

Greater Change Capacity

Personal Vision-Building
Inquiry
Mastery
Collaboration

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.

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.

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!

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