Yes I know I am looking a ways into the future, but with summer holidays around the corner, a July wedding to prepare for and a honeymoon escape to the Dominican, its best to get a start!
When I looked at assignment three I was unaware of the CBAM approach to change. This definitely made me worry about having to learn the model before being able to apply it. However, I took some time this afternoon to read through the Loucks-Horsley article at http://www.nationalacademies.org/rise/backg4a.htm and feel confident that I understand the model. The model clearly explains in a step-by-step process the different stages that individuals go through when making a change. While the assignment will make me apply the model to the context of libraries, it will be valuable for me to use in other areas of my teaching. Now I can use the model to understand why other teachers, or even myself, are more or less willing to adapt to the many changes that are being introduced to the teaching profession.
I'm very much looking forward to getting to apply the CBAM model of the approach to change to teachers at varying levels within my own school. I hope to get the "researching" aspect of the assignment done in these last two weeks of school while I have better access to teachers, the teacher-librarian, and the library reference collection itself. Once this is done I can work away at constructing the finished assignment in July!
I look forward to applying this model and seeing exactly where my colleagues are in terms of approaching and dealing with change (in the context of referencing!).
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