A comprehensive book guide for Justin Cohen’s “Change Agents: Transforming Schools From the Ground Up” is now available in the Partners in School Innovation Community! It contains reflective prompts, practical resources, hands-on activities, checklists, discussion questions, and more.
For those unfamiliar, the book combines real stories from educators with practical, equity-focused strategies for transforming schools through continuous improvement. It has been called a "must-read for any school or district that wants to become an even more vibrant place to teach and learn" by John B. King, former United States Secretary of Education, and Pedro Noguera, dean of Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, said, “For those who have not given up on the possibility that creating equitable schools is attainable, this book will be an invaluable resource." Learn more about the book here.
Note: Accessing the book guide course requires you to be a member of the Partners in School Innovation Community. It’s free to join!
Looking for strategies to understand and support teachers to integrate curriculum? This tool, “How well is change progressing in your school or system?” helps leaders understand teacher implementation along a continuum from nouse to full classroom integration and beyond. This tool is drawn from the Concerns-Based Adoption Model for managing change and is a powerful way for leaders to guide their teams toward successful implementation, whether the change is a new curriculum, improved instructional practice, or another innovation.
This vignette, curated by Learning Forward, illustrates how Standards for Professional Learning can guide educators in navigating their challenges. The vignette focuses on high-quality curriculum and educator capacity to implement it. The tool includes suggestions for use and reflection questions.
As you continue to test out new ideas through CI, check out these resources to ensure equity is the core of every idea.
The resources in this collection will help your team explore different approaches used by schools and districts with 9th grade on-track goals. You will be able to access protocols, research, tools, and exemplars that offer evidence-based approaches to improvement in this area.
