In this lesson you will deepen your understanding of the change process and leadership in a changing school environment. You will be introduced to Michael Fullan's eight change forces, many of which we will address in more detail in later lessons.

Change is like an engine that requires fuel. A car will splutter to a dead stop if it has no fuel. Similarly, change will not successfully take place if it does not have that fuel. The fuel of sustainable change is commitment and ownership by all the stakeholders in the system (the school, community, district and nation). 

Learning Objective

Participants who successfully complete the course will be able to:

• Describe how the traits of a visionary technology leader foster sustainable change in the school technology landscape.