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INFLUENCER STRATEGY
I would like to address the challenges that generate academic gaps for our students by creating a blended learning experience in my classroom. Blended learning allows us to efficiently utilize our time wisely. An array of strategies can be used in a blended classroom setting, like station rotations, flipped classrooms, and flex, to name a few. Students would prepare for their small group time with me by completing independent assignments or front-loading themselves with the information we will cover once they have their teacher’s small group time. Once students make it to my small group table, I will be remediating or challenging them further, as needed. My innovation plan lends itself to closing academic and social emotional gaps of our students and influencing them to take responsibility for their learning.
How will we measure progress?
Students will submit weekly reflections of their learning and grades will be assessed.
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The Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change (2013) book identifies the first step of influencing change is to introduce important results we want to achieve. Next we must cultivate appropriate ways to measure progress in our change (Grenny, 2013), and include vital behaviors that will help ease the transition. Once these steps have been completed, we must figure out how to actually INFLUENCE them, how will we get them to do things we desire them to do?
These six sources assist us in successfully incorporating productive change where it is needed. There are two domains: motivation and ability, with three subdomains of personal, social, and structural sources. The key to initiating this change is to integrate as many sources as possible, to drive out the negative habits that have been taking place. (Grenny, 2013).
Influencing our audience is essential in incorporating change. We must guide them in the direction that will produce the desired results. We must engage our students in positive behaviors that will result in positive change. The six sources serves the opportunity to appeal to the how and "why" of our change. If we are able to appeal to the cognitive AND affective domains, we may have a better possibility of creating effective change that will last.
References:
Grenny, J., Patterson, K., Maxfield, D., McMillan, R., & Switzler, A. (2013). Influencer:
The new science of leading change. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.