Influencing Change
No matter how hard we try, we can never get away from change. Change is something that is going to happen automatically and eventually. Influencing change to the hearts instead of the minds is thinking of a larger group instead of specific such as Sped or Gen Ed. I feel we traditionally target the mind over the heart because we tend to pay more attention to what people think rather than what they feel. By using my “Why, What, and How” I will continue to share and influence educators to provide me feedback on my innovation plan. Also by using the six sources of influence, I will get more educators to be a part of my team on helping our SpEd students become successful while using technology.
Vital Behaviors
Results to Achieve
My overall goal is to have teachers whether they are SpEd or Gen. Ed to come together and help students build on their ePortfolio within one school year and to teach curriculum using the ePortfolio’s
Measure
I will measure by accepting feedback, small group discussions with students, frequent teacher meetings, and teacher surveys
Vital Behaviors
Teachers will create their own ePortfolio and start sharing it with each other for feedback and feedforward
Teachers will blog on their ePortfolio at least twice a week to be more engaged and motivate other teachers to develop shared interests
Teachers will begin to share their ePortfolio with students
Teachers will begin to integrate curriculum for both SpEd and Gen Ed. students to learn from
Influencers
SpEd teachers
Gen Ed. teachers
School Admin
Diagnostician
Six Sources of Influence
Part B
Personal Motivation
The use of ePortfolios for discussions
Inspire teachers to motivate each other by creating their own 'why' and sharing it
Personal Ability
Discuss what can go on the ePortfolio
Provide feedback opportunity for admin and teachers
Provide lessons for all learning abilities
Social Motivation
Have teachers and staff share their ePortfolio with each other for feedback and feed-forward
Teachers share how they implemented the curriculum on their ePortfolio.
Social Ability
Teachers will model their ePortfolio's through collaboration
During PD have teachers who are advanced in ePortfolio's share theirs and provide tips
Structural Motivation
Create a badge for small ePortfolio accomplishments
Share teacher success on the morning announcements or the school website
Structual Ability
Make sure their are enough Chromebooks or tablets for staff to work on
When working on the ePortfolio, teachers are allowed to use it as Professional Development hours
References
Covey, S., McChesney, C., & Huling, J. (2012). The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving your wildly important goals. Simon and Schuster.
Patterson, K., & Grenny, J. (2013). Influencer: The new science of leading change, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill Education.