The Ripple of Change: From Experience to Understanding
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- Who I Am Change - Support - Adapt - Grow
- Change was My Normal
- Growing up as an Army brat, change was normal. When I was young, my mom would get us books and a map of where we were moving, turning the unknown into something exciting. As a teenager, moving became harder because I understood what I was leaving behind, my friends, routines, and a place I belonged. Each time, though, I had to enter a new school, meet new people, and find my place again. Looking back, I realize that I learned something important: change can be difficult, but support can change how we experience it. Those experiences shaped how I approach change as a daughter, mother, educator, leader, learner.
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- Why I'm HereThe Ripple Effect of Change
- Why do we wait for student performance to decline before leaders receive meaningful support?
- As I moved from teacher to instructional coach to leader, I began helping others navigate change. I saw leaders with different strengths and challenges and watched their leadership ripple through teachers, classrooms, and ultimately students. Being part of that ripple made me question my own leadership. What impact am I having that I may not see? Who helps leaders recognize their blind spots before the ripple reaches students?
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- What I am trying to Find OutUnderstanding the Experience of Change
- How does it eventually reach us?
- How do I experience this leadership?
- How do I see my leadership?
- My experiences with change are only one perspective. Student data can tell us what is happening, but not why or how people experience it. Through qualitative research, I want to understand how leaders and staff experience leadership and how those experiences ripple to students; which can help us recognize when support is needed before outcomes decline.