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Finally, they seek out and listen carefully to students to better understand their classroom and school experiences.

They engage them in adult learning about a changing world and how students learn bes

hey model the behaviors of learning, collaboration, effective teaching, and risk-taking that they expect of their teachers.

Finally, the most effective change leaders I know take calculated risks

Managers do not take risks. Leaders do

hey use these two criteria to continuously assess and improve instruction. They know what good teaching looks like, and they are relentless in their expectations. They understand that their job is, first and foremost, to be an instructional leader and coach

First, successful change leaders clearly articulate the need for change to a variety of audiences in ways that are intellectually coherent and emotionally compelling. The ability to do this requires that change leaders immerse themselves into radically different worlds