Administrator as a Change Leader: CBAM, Continuation

Monitoring Change Efforts - Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM)

Continuation

Innovation Configuration

District Cadre Teams Participate in Staff Development Program on Student-Involved Classroom Assessment

The Innovation Configuration (IC) Map is another dimension of CBAM that is used to develop and apply descriptions of what the use of innovation looks like in practice. Each IC Map has a number of components and each component has a number of variations. There are three key questions to ask when developing an IC Map:

What does the innovation look like when it is in use?
What would I see in classrooms where it is used well (and not so well)?
What will teachers and students be doing when the innovation is in use?
(Hall & Hord, 2001, p. 49)

Checklist of Suggested Actions to Support Change

Six distinct categories of interventions have been identified and are called game plan components (GPC):

1.	Developing Supportive Organizational Arrangements
2.	Training
3.	Consultation and Reinforcement
4.	Monitoring
5.	External Communication
6.	Dissemination

Six distinct categories of interventions have been identified and are called game plan components (GPC). Each category identifies varies actions that a change facilitator can take.

GPC 1: Developing Supportive Organizational Arrangements

developing innovation-related policies
establishing global rules
making decisions
planning
preparing
scheduling
staffing
restructuring roles
seeking or providing materials
providing space
seeking/acquiring funds
providing equipment

GPC 2: Training

developing positive attitudes
increasing knowledge
teaching innovation-related skills
reviewing information
holding workshops
modeling/demonstrating innovation use
observing innovation use
providing feedback on innovation use
clarifying innovation misconceptions

GPC 3: Consultation and Reinforcement

encouraging people on a one-to-one basis
promoting innovation use among small groups
assisting individuals in solving problems
coaching small groups in innovation use
sharing tips informally
providing personalized technical assistance
holding brief conversations and applauding progress
facilitating small groups in problem solving
providing small “comfort and caring” sessions
reinforcing individuals’ attempts to change
providing practical assistance
celebrating small successes (or large ones, too)

GPC 4: Monitoring

gathering information
collecting data
assessing innovation knowledge or skills informally
assessing innovation use or concerns formally
analyzing/processing data
interpreting information
reporting/sharing data on outcomes
providing feedback on information collected
administering end-of-workshop questionnaires
conferencing with teachers about progress in innovation use

GPC 5: External Communication

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describing what the innovation is
informing others (than users)
reporting to the Board of Education and parent groups
making presentations at conferences
developing a public relations campaign
gaining the support of constituent groups

GPC 6: Dissemination

encouraging others (outside the implementing site) to adopt the innovation
broadcasting innovation information and materials
mailing descriptive brochures
providing charge-free demonstration kits
training innovation representatives
making regional innovation presentations to potential adopters
marketing the innovation (Hord et al., 1987, p. 75)

Administrator as a Change Leader