Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Michael Fullan Motion Leadership & New Pedagogies for Deep Learning Expert ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://michaelfullan.ca/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://michaelfullan.ca/blog/) - [LAEP and 21 CSLA Presentation - July 27th](https://michaelfullan.ca/laep-and-21-csla-presentation-july-27th/) - Join me at Learn.Lead.Liberate presented by LAEP and 21CSLA on July 27th. A free conference, where Southern California educational leaders learn ways to strengthen liberatory practices and remove barriers in order to foster communities that honor BIPOC students, parents, and staff. Register today at www.learnleadliberate.org. - [Today only! 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The first mystery of system change in education is why has the 200-year-old current system in Western societies not transformed when the majority of people have known for at least 50 years that it does not work? - [Simon Breakspear conversations with Michael Fullan: Episode 2](https://michaelfullan.ca/simon-breakspear-conversations-with-michael-fullan-episode-2/) - Conversations with Michael Fullan Episode 2: Change Forces – Grappling with complexity Michael Fullan and Dr. Simon Breakspear Join the conversation! - [Two new articles and our Interview with Peter DeWitt have been posted](https://michaelfullan.ca/have-you-read-these-articles/) - Here are 6 Reasons Our Students Should Be Seen as Changemakers Michael Fullan September 6, 2022 When It Comes to the Teacher Shortage, Who’s Abandoning Whom? Michael Fullan & Joanna Rizzotto August 15, 2022 - [Simon Breakspear conversations with Michael Fullan: Episode 1](https://michaelfullan.ca/simon-breakspear-conversations-with-michael-fullan-episode-1/) - Conversations with Michael Fullan 1. Episode 1: What’s worth fighting for – A whole new reality Michael Fullan and Dr. Simon Breakspear Join the conversation! - [Simon Breakspear conversations with Michael Fullan: Introduction](https://michaelfullan.ca/simon-breakspear-conversations-with-michael-fullan-intro/) - Conversations with Michael Fullan Intro - how this got started Michael Fullan and Dr. Simon Breakspear Join the conversation! - [Leaders Coaching Leaders Podcast with Peter DeWitt](https://michaelfullan.ca/leaders-coaching-leaders-podcast-with-peter-dewitt/) - THE podcast for Education Leaders by Education Leaders Season 3, Episode 1 (28 minutes): Covid. Book bans. Polarizing legislation. The last few years have been relentless in their efforts to pull district leaders’ attentions away from the normal business of running schools. But some leaders have remained a true beacon of light, keeping everyone’s eye on what - [Cognia Leader Chat: Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration](https://michaelfullan.ca/cognia-leader-chat-spirit-work-and-the-science-of-collaboration/) - In this uplifting 45-minute conversation with Jeff Rose, Vice President of Leadership Development at Cognia, Michael Fullan discusses his new book with Mark Edwards, Spirit Work and the Science of Education. Dr. Michael Fullan elevates our understanding, truly setting a new bar, relative to the need for deep collaboration in our schools and communities. Spirit is - [Total Human Capital (THC), Asking the Hard Questions, Interview with Michael Fullan](https://michaelfullan.ca/total-human-capital-thc-asking-the-hard-questions-interview-with-michael-fullan/) - In this 53-minute recording, Teresa Hand-Campbell (THC) interviews Michael Fullan covering updated research in education, the impact of COVID-19 on education, the right drivers for whole system success, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning, and much more. September 2021 https://youtu.be/j5LNxpjpgyI - [The Fast Track to Sustainable Turnaround](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-fast-track-to-sustainable-turnaround/) - The Fast Track to Sustainable Turnaround How one principal re-energized a struggling elementary school by focusing on coherence and distributed leadership. Michelle Pincho and Michael Fullan September 2021 2 pages [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/21_Pinchot-Fullan-Testing_Sustainability_How_Strong_School_Cultures_Meet_And_Beat_Disaster.pdf" title="21_Pinchot & Fullan Testing_Sustainability_How_Strong_School_Cultures_Meet_And_Beat_Disaster"] - [Budgeting for Educational Equity Podcast](https://michaelfullan.ca/budgeting-for-educational-equity-podcast/) - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1824178/9116323 Budgeting for Educational Equity 4 - The Time and Space to Innovate Towards Equitable School Systems AUGUST 31, 2021 CASBO AND WESTED EPISODE 4 School districts face extreme urgency to safely return students to in-person environments and help them recover from a pandemic that has not yet ended. At the same time, leaders and practitioners are - [New Commentary of Reform in New Zealand](https://michaelfullan.ca/new-commentary-of-reform-in-new-zealand/) - Michael Fullan discusses Systems and Change in New Zealand and globally with Derek Wenmoth (FutureMakers.NZ) in this 20 minute video. July 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5w76dmht8g - [Leadership Unlocked Podcast](https://michaelfullan.ca/leadership-unlocked-podcast/) - National Academy for Educational Leadership Wales Series 3 1:16:36 The National Academy for Educational Leadership Wales webinar series Leadership Unlocked is a professional learning programme exploring leadership in Wales and its educational context. Each webinar is guided by a notable guest speaker. These webinar recordings are designed for leaders in senior leadership roles from schools, - [Mes volumes en française](https://michaelfullan.ca/mes-volumes-en-francaise/) - Je suis très heureux d’annoncer que mon travail suscite un intérêt généralisé dans les systèmes scolaires francophones du monde entier. Merci à Claude St-Cyr, à Marc Denis ainsi qu’à l’équipe des Presses de l’Université du Québec pour avoir traduit et publié plusieurs de mes volumes en version française. Certains de mes principaux ouvrages sont maintenant - [Global Deep Learning Lab 2017 - Toronto, Ontario](https://michaelfullan.ca/global-deep-learning-lab-2017-toronto-ontario/) - New Pedagogies for Deep Learning is pleased to announce the Global Deep Learning Lab (May 1-3, 2017) at the Toronto Sheraton Centre. The three-day event will be attended by NPDL partners from Australia, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States, Uruguay, and many others want to explore deep learning. For more information on this exciting event, please click here - [New Pedagogies for Deep Learning - Melbourne Session, October 29, 2014](https://michaelfullan.ca/new-pedagogies-for-deep-learning-melbourne-session/) - New Pedagogies for Deep Learning - a Global Partnership How can we mobilise and foster new pedagogies for deep learning in schools and leverage the power of digital learning? Join MC Tony Mackay and Michael Fullan to discuss New Pedagogies for Deep Learning; a global partnership focused on implementing deep learning goals across whole education systems - [The Right Drivers for Whole System Success](https://michaelfullan.ca/3460-2/) - In a brief conversation, Anthony Mackay and Michael Fullan, Global Leadership Director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning and a worldwide authority on educational reform, discuss Fullan’s recently released paper, The Right Drivers for Whole System Success. February 2021 Download here [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fullan-CSE-Leading-Education-Series-01-2021R2-compressed.pdf" title="Fullan CSE Leading Education Series-01-2021R2-compressed"] See also MichaelFullan.ca and NPDL. - [World Innovation Summer in Education (WISE)](https://michaelfullan.ca/world-innovation-summer-in-education-wise/) - Education Reimagined: Leadership for a New Era Michael Fullan is presenting a major new framework at the World Innovation Summit in Education (WISE) today. Geared to cultivate hope and action precisely at the time the world needs it. Key Themes: Changemaker Leadership for a New Era: What do education leaders need to know in light of - [Leading Education:Transformation in Post-Pandemic Times](https://michaelfullan.ca/leading-educationtransformation-in-post-pandemic-times/) - Very pleased to share my presentation and excellent Q&A at the Metro Cleveland Event in February hosted by the Centre for Educational Leadership, College of Education and Human Services. Hot topics well-discussed! https://youtu.be/-vtGBpKRNZc https://youtu.be/L5EAqJrQUrY Please visit our new NPDL website for more. - [Los impulsores correctos el éxito de todo el sistema](https://michaelfullan.ca/los-impulsores-correctos-el-exito-de-todo-el-sistema/) - People are ready for System Transformation around the world. Announcing the Spanish translation of my report The Right Drivers for Whole System Success published by CSE and translated by Red Global. February 2021 Download here [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/21_Right-Drivers-Spanish-comp.pdf" title="21_Right Drivers Spanish comp"] Please visit our new website: Deep Learning - [A Rich Seam: How New Pedagogies Find Deep Learning](https://michaelfullan.ca/a-rich-seam-how-new-pedagogies-find-deep-learning/) - Authors: Michael Fullan and Maria Langworthy Michael Fullan and Sir Michael Barber, chief education advisor to Pearson, former head of McKinsey's Global Education Practice and UK government advisor, will lead the launch of A Rich Seam at Pearson's London office on September 22nd. The speakers will unveil the findings of the report to a selected - [Our Increasingly Troubled World Creates an Engaging Opportunity for Students](https://michaelfullan.ca/our-increasingly-troubled-world-creates-an-engaging-opportunity-for-students/) - Education Week Blog By Peter DeWitt April 28, 2019 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2019/04/why_pedagogy_and_politics_must_partner.html Today's guest blog, Part Two of two blogs, is written by Michael Fullan, an international expert on leadership and school systems. We know that the world is becoming increasingly troubled because of climate change, unclear and diminished job markets, growing inequity, increased anxiety and stress, wild and - [System Coherence and Deep Learning](https://michaelfullan.ca/system-coherence-and-deep-learning/) - Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn lead New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (deep-learning.global) and are worldwide authorities on educational reform. That is why their recent visit as guests of the BYU–Public School Partnership drew many attendees from each school district. In a daylong event, they electrified the room, presenting research-backed approaches to help schools transform learning - [Carnegie Forum: Online Q&A](https://michaelfullan.ca/carnegie-forum-online-qa/) - Getting Serious About Capacity Building Michael Fullan, Laura Schwalm, and Santiago Rincón-Gallardo April 2, 2020 Like so many others we went virtual for the Carnegie Forum in our April 2, 75-minute session on “Getting Serious about Capacity Building”. There was a great turnout and we received some really positive feedback. A few targeted questions emerged - [How to ruin a world-class education system](https://michaelfullan.ca/how-to-ruin-a-world-class-education-system/) - The Toronto Star By Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan Wed., Sept. 23, 2020 3 min. read Download the PDF [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20_Hargreaves-Fullan-Toronto-Star2.pdf" title="20_Hargreaves Fullan Toronto Star2"] - [Nuance Book Review by Garth Nichols](https://michaelfullan.ca/nuance-book-review-by-garth-nichols/) - Garth Nichols' review of Nuance puts into perspective how well suited Michael Fullan's writing is even in these times of disruption and uncertainty. Leadership is as important now as it ever was and this book offers key concepts and characteristics of what 'Nuanced Leaders' need to know to make a difference. Garth Nichols Cohort 21 - [The Battle of the Century](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-battle-of-the-century/) - The battle of the century: Catastrophe versus evolutionary nirvana Michael Fullan AEL 42 Issue 1: Lead Article [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AEL-Battle-of-the-Century.pdf" title="AEL Battle of the Century"] - [Leading in a Culture of Change 2nd Edition](https://michaelfullan.ca/leading-in-a-culture-of-change-2nd-edition/) - Message from Michael The first edition of Leading in a Culture of Change (LCC) was published in 2001. It was the first book that I wrote for education and business leaders alike. Several readers contacted me and said that the book made them realize how much they had failed to appreciate culture as foundational. Now, - [The Unity of the Human Race: Our Precarious Future](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-unity-of-the-human-race-our-precarious-future/) - Part One: Education Week Blog Peter DeWitt's Finding Common Ground [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/The-Unity-of-the-Human-Race_-Our-Precarious-Future-Peter-DeWitts-Finding-Common-Ground-Education-Week-1.pdf" title="The Unity of the Human Race_ Our Precarious Future – Peter DeWitt’s Finding Common Ground – Education Week"] The Unity of the Human Race_ Our Precarious Future - Peter DeWitt's Finding Common Ground - Education Week - [Most Examples of Deep Learning Are Not Deep Enough](https://michaelfullan.ca/most-examples-of-deep-learning-are-not-deep-enough/) - Part Two: Education Week Blog Peter DeWitt's Finding Common Ground [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Most-Examples-of-Deep-Learning-Are-Not-Deep-Enough-Peter-DeWitts-Finding-Common-Ground-Education-Week-2.pdf" title="Most Examples of Deep Learning Are Not Deep Enough – Peter DeWitt’s Finding Common Ground – Education Week"] Most Examples of Deep Learning Are Not Deep Enough - Peter DeWitt's Finding Common Ground - Education Week - [Going Deeper - ASCD](https://michaelfullan.ca/going-deeper-ascd/) - Going Deeper: What today’s teens need most from schools is learning that fosters engagement and connection. That may mean changing everything. Teens are disengaged in school and need learning environments that foster engagement, connection, and a greater sense of purpose. The most important change required in education is cultural. Are high schools doing enough to - [A Unity of Purpose: NAESP Annual Conference, Spokane](https://michaelfullan.ca/a-unity-of-purpose-naesp-annual-conference-spokane/) - Michael Fullan explains why and how educators should set up students to do well in school and in life. A Unity of Purpose and Action By Matt Scott Communicator July 2019, Volume 42, Issue 1 Michael Fullan addressing attendees at NAESP's annual conference. Photo courtesy of Lifetouch®. During the Pre-K–8 Principals Conference in Spokane, Washington, - [California's Golden Opportunity: Learning is the Work](https://michaelfullan.ca/californias-golden-opportunity-learning-is-the-work/) - For the past six years California has been diligently pursuing statewide success in student achievement. They are now poised to go the distance. With a new governor and new state superintendent and an agenda to build on. Read our new report: "California’s Golden Opportunity: Learning is the Work" and see the Six Key Recommendations for - [Why Pedagogy and Politics Must Partner](https://michaelfullan.ca/why-pedagogy-and-politics-must-partner/) - Education Week Blog By Peter DeWitt April 25, 2019 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2019/04/why_pedagogy_and_politics_must_partner.html Today's guest blog is written by Michael Fullan, an international expert on leadership and school systems. Five years ago, we started to work with education systems on "deep learning." We did this partly because increasing numbers of students were bored with regular schooling—as many as 70 - [nuance: why some leaders succeed and others fail](https://michaelfullan.ca/nuance-why-some-leaders-succeed-and-others-fail/) - Break the cycle of surface-level change and failure How do leaders become clearer as complexity increases? We live in a world where decisions require judgment, getting people on board, drawing on local knowledge, ingenuity, and commitment. As leaders, how do you get beneath surface-level change to tackle complex challenges with depth and clarity. Nuance is - [Leader Educators Around the Planet](https://michaelfullan.ca/leader-educators-around-the-planet/) - Michael Fullan responds to 8 killer change questions from Leader Educators Around the Planet. LEAP is the New South Wales International Study Group based in Australia. Videotaped at the Ontario Principals' Council this 33-minute video focuses on school leadership development. The questions posed are: What is the impact of globalization on school leaders? What are - [TES Interview](https://michaelfullan.ca/tes-interview/) - Don't be 'selfish', former Blair adviser warns academies International expert urges academies not to be overly competitive, telling them: 'Don't get good at a bad game' By John Roberts 15 June 2018 A former adviser to Tony Blair has warned academies that competing for pupils, instead of collaborating with other schools, is "selfish" and "self-defeating". - [Français](https://michaelfullan.ca/francais/) - Bienvenue! Nous sommes heureux de lancer notre page de contenu en français où nous publierons des vidéos, des documents et des articles dès qu’ils seront disponibles. Nous sommes en mesure de le faire grâce à des collaborations avec plusieurs systèmes francophones qui ont fourni des traductions au cours des dernières années. En particulier, nous avons - [Find your own Finland - Google Blog](https://michaelfullan.ca/find-finland-google-blog/) - In collaboration with Google, Michael has written a blog for Google's Keyword, their central destination for the latest news updates and stories from inside Google. Google has commissioned research on the Finnish teaching profession by Kantar Public, an independent social research agency, and invited Michael to submit this piece. If you would like to read it, - [Education Week Interview - Deep Learning: Engage the World, Change the World](https://michaelfullan.ca/education-week-interview-deep-learning-engage-world-change-world/) - In this Education Week Teacher interview, Larry Ferlazzo probes Michael Fullan, Joanne Quinn and Joanne McEachen, authors of 'Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World', to find out what deep learning really means and why it is so important for student success. By Larry Ferlazzo on January 23, 2018 7:44 PM - [The Critical Importance of Deep Learning for Students](https://michaelfullan.ca/critical-importance-deep-learning-students/) - Podcast: Teacher Union Reform Network of AFT & NEA Locals & Partners (TURN) Voices from the Field (40 minutes) In this episode, Michael Fullan is interviewed by Jo Anderson, co-executive director of the Consortium for Educational Change. Michael discusses the right drivers and the wrong drivers in education and how using the right drivers like - [MindShare Learning Podcast: Deep Learning](https://michaelfullan.ca/mindshare-learning-podcast-deep-learning/) - To listen to an exclusive 30-minute podcast on 'Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World' with Robert Martellacci, President & Publisher, MindShare Learning”, please click here. MindShare Learning is Canada’s leading EdTech strategy consulting, news, and professional learning events company. Its hallmark is providing strategic solutions to learning and technology providers in the K-12, higher - [The Coherence Framework in Action](https://michaelfullan.ca/coherence-framework-action/) - California School Boards Association Governance Brief October 2017 Promising Practices for Developing and Implementing LCAPs by Michael Fullan and Susan Lovenburg with David DeLuz and Kathy Armstrong Excerpt: Understanding this need to build local capacity, California School Boards Association launched the LCFF Collaborative Working Group (CWG) in 2014, in partnership with California Forward, to provide the - [Michael Fullan Commentary on Education in Australia](https://michaelfullan.ca/michael-fullan-commentary-education-australia/) - Michael Fullan's interview with John Graham, Editor, has been published in the latest edition of the American Education Union's journal Professional Voice. The online version of the interview is available at https://www.aeuvic.asn.au/michael-fullan-public-school-improvement-and-role-school-leadership-process - [California is on the Right Track to Improve Education](https://michaelfullan.ca/california-is-on-the-right-track-to-improve-education/) - Press Release California on the Right Track to Improve Education with Recommended Strategies for Improvement by Michael Fullan In Taking Stock: Leadership from the Middle, Michael Fullan and Santiago Rincón-Gallardo report on how the transformation of California’s education sector is faring in terms of its strengths, weaknesses and accomplishments. California’s approach, called by some The - [Making Progress Possible: A Conversation](https://michaelfullan.ca/making-progress-possible-conversation/) - Do you ever wonder how to truly achieve change in your school or system? If you haven't already read Michael Fullan's book, The Six Secrets of Change, this interview with Naomi Thiers of Educational Leadership is a good place to start. Michael Fullan Educational Leadership Interview (downloadable pdf) Educational Leadership June 2017 | Volume 74 | - [The Power of Unstoppable Momentum](https://michaelfullan.ca/power-unstoppable-momentum/) - This new title by Michael Fullan and Mark Edwards highlights essential, immediate changes to K-12 Education. Solution Tree, an educational publisher and professional development provider, has announced the release of The Power of Unstoppable Momentum: Key Drivers to Revolutionize Your District by Michael Fullan and Mark A. Edwards. Fullan and Edwards detail a simple but powerful process - [Global Guru Ranking - 2017](https://michaelfullan.ca/global-guro-ranking-2017/) - Global Gurus just announced that Michael Fullan has attained rank #8 in the Education category. The Global Gurus website states that they are: "... a research organization. We make our revenue from our advertisers at our sites and not from a GURU or GURU candidate. Unlike other “Top Guru” or “Best…” lists out there, we do - [Deep Learning in a Digital World](https://michaelfullan.ca/deep-learning-digital-world/) - We would like to thank The Learning Exchange for producing a series of videos from Quest 2016. The theme of Quest was “Deep Learning in a Digital World" and the speakers in this resource address the characteristics of deep learning but also deal with issues of equity, diversity, educational change and global citizenship. Speakers include: - [Just Released: Ontario Ministry of Education Videos](https://michaelfullan.ca/2849-2/) - The Ontario Ministry of Education filmed a series of 10 short videos (5 minutes each) on Leadership with Michael Fullan. These video clips cover a range of new ideas from Michael Fullan’s recent work on ‘leadership for deep learning’. The videos can be viewed on the MichaelFullan.ca YouTube Channel or The Learning Exchange. - [California's Golden Opportunity](https://michaelfullan.ca/californias-golden-opportunity/) - We are pleased to publish the district case studies are published by Michael Fullan, and supported by the Stuart Foundation. California is committed to improving it's education performance statewide and we believe there are enough forces aligned to make this result a distinct possibility. The actions and coordinated efforts we are taking are practical and - [Créer sa Propre Finlande](https://michaelfullan.ca/creer-sa-propre-finlande/) - Il me fait plaisir de vous transmettre la version française de Find your own Finland, Créer sa propre Finlande. Le texte et le diagramme ont été révisés et son équipe et il peuvent être utilisés dans vos organisations. Merci à Claude St-Cyr, Directeur de projet, Foundation Lucie et André Chagnon et Marc Denis pour la traduction. - [Role of the School Leader - November Learning Podcast](https://michaelfullan.ca/role-school-leader-november-learning-podcast/) - This podcast was produced by Alan November, Founder of November Learning, in partnership with Cisco Education and covers select concepts of the role of the school leader in building cultures that support innovation. Listen to Podcast January 2017 - [Developing Humanity: Education's Emerging Role](https://michaelfullan.ca/developing-humanity-educations-emerging-role/) - Developing Humanity: Education’s Emerging Role This 3-page article, written by Michael Fullan for Principal Connections, the Catholic Principals’ Council, addresses declining student engagement in traditional classrooms, the lure of the digital world, and millennials’ motivation to help humanity. The new leadership required is emerging at the school, district and system levels, in part through the - [Learning Forward Annual Conference](https://michaelfullan.ca/learning-forward-annual-conference/) - Learning Forward's 2016 Annual Conference held in Vancouver was a seminal event for professional learning in Canada. Carol Campbell and team’s 'Study of the State of Educators' Professional Learning’, and Fullan and Hargreaves ‘Call to Action’ garnered huge attention and endorsement. Fullan and Hargreaves presentation, Professional Learning and Development, is available here for download. - [Announcing the Professional Capital Survey—a new digital tool to improve the teaching profession!](https://michaelfullan.ca/announcing-professional-capital-survey-new-digital-tool-improve-teaching-profession/) - The book that Andy Hargreaves and I wrote, Professional Capital, is a new way of thinking about the profession. Professional capital refers to qualities within and among professionals that we can and should invest in with our time, effort, commitment and ingenuity. The human capital of individuals’ knowledge and skill is a precious asset. The - [Michael Fullan working with Dickson College, ACT, Australia](https://michaelfullan.ca/michael-fullan-working-with-dickson-college-act-australia/) - [The Moral Imperative Realized](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-moral-imperative-realized/) - [Strategic Plans Video](https://michaelfullan.ca/strategic-plans-video/) - [Choose the Wrong and Right Educational Drivers](https://michaelfullan.ca/choose-the-wrong-and-right-educational-drivers/) - [Michael Fullan: The Ontario Story](https://michaelfullan.ca/michael-fullan-the-ontario-story/) - As Education Advisor to the Premier of Ontario for 11 years, Fullan describes the change strategy and significant advances Ontario has made under the leadership of Premier McGuinty. - [Motion Leadership: The Skinny](https://michaelfullan.ca/motion-leadership-the-skinny/) - A great example of the definition of 'The Skinny' and turning 'Practice into Theory' is captured in this clip. In his work with PD360 in 2010, Michael Fullan and SiNet produced an on-line course on 'Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy. - [Pearson Hosts Michael Fullan at their Inaugural School Leadership Seminars in Sydney and Melbourne on November 6th and 29th](https://michaelfullan.ca/pearson-hosts-michael-fullan-at-their-inaugural-school-leadership-seminars-in-sydney-and-melbourne-on-november-6th-and-29th/) - Michael will be presenting his latest theories on technology, pedagogy and change knowledge, based on his new book Stratosphere at each of these seminars. A Q&A session will follow. November 6th in Sydney November 29th in Melbourne For more information, please see Pearson’s website: http://www.pearson.com.au/educator/professional-learning/leadership/ - [Pearson Hosts Michael Fullan at their Inaugural School Leadership Seminars](https://michaelfullan.ca/pearson-hosts-michael-fullan-at-their-inaugural-school-leadership-seminars/) - Michael presented to 190 participants at MLC Burwood, Sydney on November 6th. To download the PDF of the presentation slides, please click below: Stratosphere: Integrating Technology, Pedagogy and Change Knowledge. - [Motion Leadership in Action - Halifax, April 11, 2013](https://michaelfullan.ca/motion-leadership-in-action-halifax-april-11-2013/) - Do your school reform efforts frequently sputter or stall? In this indispensable sequel to the bestseller Motion Leadership, Michael Fullan shares the real-life strategies and results of educators who have used motion leadership to propel entire organizations and systems forward. Success stories from around the world illustrate how educators can use a small number of specific - [How Schools Can Really Improve](https://michaelfullan.ca/how-schools-can-really-improve/) - The idea is to improve performance overall in schools. International education reform expert, Michael Fullan, has a different idea. Fullan says if schools in New York want to improve they need to foster motivation in teachers and students. Fullan spoke on February 11at the New York State Muscum in Albany. He explained Ontario's approach on - [TV Ontario's Steve Paikin has Michael Fullan on The Agenda on Aboriginal Education](https://michaelfullan.ca/tv-ontarios-steve-paikin-has-michael-fullan-on-the-agenda-on-aboriginal-education/) - A panel discussion on the future of aboriginal education, a lecture on how technology is changing the face of classrooms and educational activities for children will be part of TVO activities in Peterborough March 2 and 3. TVO, the province’s public educational media organization, is bringing its On the Road program to Trent University in - [Halifax Nova Scotia Workshop - April 2013](https://michaelfullan.ca/halifax-nova-scotia-workshop-april-2013/) - Fullan's workshop at the Marriott Harbourfront on April 11th was a great success. Michael partnered with the Ontario Principal's Association, Nova Scotia Educational Leadership Consortium (NSELC) and Debbie Davidson Consulting to work with over 200 talented and inspired educators. Handouts and the Study Guide are available for download under the 'Resourses' tab. - [Education Week's Tom Vander Ark Interviews Michael on 'Alive in the Swamp', July 2013](https://michaelfullan.ca/education-weeks-tom-vander-ark-interviews-michael-on-navigating-the-swamp-july-2013/) - Nesta recently published a report I did with Katelyn Donnelly called Alive in the Swamp, Assessing Digital Innovations in Education. http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/public_services_lab/digital_ education/assets/features/alive_in_the_swamp_assessing_ digital_innovations_in_education Alive in the Swamp provides an actionable guide to learning technology that will allow founders, funders, and teachers to make better decisions. It identifies persistent gaps in innovation activity and points to - [The New Pedagogy: Students and Teachers as Learning Partners](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-new-pedagogy-students-and-teachers-as-learning-partners/) - LEARNing Landscapes has just published their twelfth issue entitled, "Teaching and Learning in the Digital World: Possibilities and Challenges." There are several good articles in the publication from a diverse group of educators. The issue also includes my commentary on The New Pedagogy. http://www.learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no12/fullan.pdf - [The New Pedagogy Work](https://michaelfullan.ca/244/) - I am excited to be working on an interrelated set of projects that all feed into deepening learning through integrating new learning relationships between and among teachers and students. Our group produced two reports so far: Alive in the Swamp, and Towards a New End. We will continue this work through the Collaborative Impact Group - [Australia Workshop Tour: Maximizing Leadership for Change](https://michaelfullan.ca/277/) - Workshop Title: Maximizing Leadership for Change Summary: Powerful push and pull factors are forcing current education systems to dramatically change, and are placing radically new demands on leaders at all levels. The push factors are boredom of students, alienation of teachers, and relentless expectations and accountability from the public for greater performance. The pull factors - [William G. Davis Sr. Public School](https://michaelfullan.ca/ontario-wg-davis/) - In this short video, Michael works with William G. Davis Sr. Public School and principal Andreas Meyer, classroom teachers, and students to capture their digital journey. - [Park Manor Public School](https://michaelfullan.ca/ontario-park-manor/) - Park Manor Public School principal James Bond, classroom teachers, and students are interviewed by Michael Fullan. This videos explains the results of Park Manor and their Accelerated Learning Framework. - [Central Peel High School](https://michaelfullan.ca/ontario-central-peel/) - Filmed at Central Peel Secondary School, Michael Fullan captures principal Lawrence DeMaeyer, classroom teachers, and students and reveals how Central Peel Secondary School is getting such great results. - [There is Something Different About 2014](https://michaelfullan.ca/there-is-something-different-about-2014/) - Insight from Michael I have been working on educational change for almost 50 years. There is something different about 2014. There is a grand convergence spontaneously erupting. I think it is a natural dynamic of push and pull. The push, to put it directly, is a combination of the boredom and alienation of students and teachers. - [AACTE to Honor Hargreaves-Fullan Book on 'Professional Capital'](https://michaelfullan.ca/aacte-to-honor-hargreaves-fullan-book-on-professional-capital/) - (Feb. 19, 2014, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present its 2014 Outstanding Book Award to Andy Hargreaves, Ph.D., and Michael Fullan, Ph.D., for their monograph Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School. The award, which recognizes exemplary books that make a significant contribution to the knowledge base of educator preparation or - [UK Workshop Tour - May 2014](https://michaelfullan.ca/uk-workshop-tour-may-2014/) - Michael Fullan will be presenting at various locations in the England, Scotland and Northern Ireland from May 19-23. This new and exciting workshop series will be based on his new book, The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact. http://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/UK-Workshop-Tour-2014.pdf - [Dickson College: A Skinny Journey](https://michaelfullan.ca/dickson-college-a-skinny-journey/) - This video has been made possible by Michael Fullan Enterprises and the Department of Education and Training, ACT Government, and is a part of the work Fullan calls Motion Leadership in Action. This production was part of Michael Fullan's 2012 Australian Motion Leadership tour. Thank you to the staff and students at Dickson College. - [Weetangera Primary School: Power of the Network](https://michaelfullan.ca/weetangera-primary-school-power-of-the-network/) - This video has been made possible by Michael Fullan Enterprises and the Department of Education and Training, ACT Government, and is a part of the work Fullan calls Motion Leadership in Action. This production was part of Michael Fullan's 2012 Australian Motion Leadership tour. Thank you to the staff and students at Weetangera Public School. - [Canberra High School: On the Pathway](https://michaelfullan.ca/canberra-high-school-on-the-pathway/) - This video has been made possible by Michael Fullan Enterprises and the Department of Education and Training, ACT Government, and is a part of the work Fullan calls Motion Leadership in Action. This production was part of Michael Fullan's 2012 Australian Motion Leadership tour. Thank you to the staff and students at Canberra High School. - [ACT: On the Move](https://michaelfullan.ca/act-on-the-move/) - This video has been made possible by Michael Fullan Enterprises and the Department of Education and Training, ACT Government, and is a part of the work Fullan calls Motion Leadership in Action. This production was part of Michael Fullan's 2012 Australian Motion Leadership tour. Thank you to the staff at the Department of Education and - [Our Teamwork Approach - Peter's K-3 Elementary](https://michaelfullan.ca/our-teamwork-approach-peters-k-3-elementary/) - Michael Fullan, OC, with the support with the support of the Garden Grove Unified School District, films Principal Michelle Pinchot, district staff, teachers, and students to capture their success at Peters K-3 Elementary in Garden Grove, California. This video is part of what Fullan calls Motion Leadership in Action. - [Our Cohesive Approach - Santiago High School Story](https://michaelfullan.ca/our-cohesive-approach-santiago-high-school-story/) - Michael Fullan, OC, with the support of the Garden Grove Unified School District, films Principal Lila Rene Jenkins, district staff, teachers, and students to capture their success at Santiago High School in Garden Grove, California. This video is part of what Fullan calls Motion Leadership in Action. - [The Garden Grove Way - The Garden Grove Unified School District](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-garden-grove-way-the-garden-grove-unified-school-district/) - Michael Fullan, OC, with the support of Garden Grove Unified School District, films Santiago High School principal Lila Jenkins, classroom teachers, and students to capture the results of Santiago High School. This video is part of what Fullan calls Motion Leadership in Action. - [Education Plus: New Pedagogies for Deep Learning Whitepaper](https://michaelfullan.ca/education-plus/) - Michael Fullan and Geoff Scott co-authored the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning Whitepaper: Education PLUS, published by Collaborative Impact SPC in Seattle, Washington, in July 2014. http://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Education-Plus-A-Whitepaper-July-2014-1.pdf For more information about New Pedagogies for Deep Learning visit www.newpedagogies.org. © 2014 Collaborative Impact Creative Commons Attribution‐ShareAlike 4.0 International License. - [Facilitator's Guide to The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact](https://michaelfullan.ca/facilitators-guide-to-the-principal-three-keys-to-maximizing-impact/) - For those who have a copy of The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact, we would like to offer you a copy of the Facilitator's Guide produced by Joanne Quinn and Eleanor Adam. There is no fee for this package of material that includes the Facilitator's Guide, Powerpoint presentations for each of the chapters, and - [Big-City School Reforms: Lessons from New York, Toronto, and London](https://michaelfullan.ca/big-city-school-reforms-lessons-from-new-york-toronto-and-london/) - Michael Fullan and Alan Boyle Big cities have struggled to improve public school systems. This book shows why—and offers a framework for achieving future success. Fullan and Boyle, internationally renowned thinkers on school change, demonstrate that while the educational challenges of big cities may be overwhelming, they are not insurmountable. They draw on ten years’ - [Hargreaves & Fullan win the Grawemeyer Education Award](https://michaelfullan.ca/hargreaves-fullan-win-the-grawemeyer-education-award/) - The Grawemeyer Awards are five annual prizes given in the fields of music, political science, psychology, education and religion. They were founded by H. Charles Grawemeyer to help make the world a better place. Grawemeyer distinguished the awards by honoring ideas rather than life-long or publicized personal achievement. He also insisted that the selection process - [Leadership in a Digital Age Workshop - Ottawa, November 2015](https://michaelfullan.ca/leadership-in-a-digital-age-workshop-ottawa-november-2015/) - Based on the latest knowledge in Fullan’s newest book, Freedom to Change: Four Strategies To Put Your Inner Drive Into Overdrive, and on the work in new pedagogies for deep learning, this institute will narrow in on the dilemmas of change: That the new digital age has provided us with free rein to change and with - [2015 will be a Crucial Year for Teacher Policy](https://michaelfullan.ca/2015-will-be-a-crucial-year-for-teacher-policy/) - Worlds of Education is celebrating the completion of the first phase of Education International's Quality for Education campaign with several insightful articles by globally renowned policymakers, educators, authors and researchers. Included in the publication is Fullan new article, Next Steps in Teacher Policy: Clarifying dangerous half truths. Here Fullan presents six ideas that in combination lead to - [California Releases 'A Golden Opportunity'](https://michaelfullan.ca/california-release-a-golden-opportunity/) - Today, California Forward releases A Golden Opportunity: The California Collaborative for Education Excellence as a Force for Positive Change, prepared in partnership with internationally acclaimed education reform practitioner Michael Fullan. The paper suggests considerations for the recently created California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. http://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CCEE-Opportunity_FINAL_1.7.2015.pdf - [Daily Edventures: Anthony Salcito Interviews Michael Fullan](https://michaelfullan.ca/daily-edventures-anthony-salcito-interviews-michael-fullan/) - In this interview with Anthony Salcito, Michael talks about his new work with Greg Butler and New Pedagogies for Deep Learning. NPDL is a global initiative launched by Fullan and Greg Butler, in partnership with Microsoft and number of other partners. The goal was to recruit 10 clusters of 100 schools to “identify, apply and diffuse - [Three Keys to Maximizing Impact: BLC Interview, Boston](https://michaelfullan.ca/three-keys-to-maximizing-impact-interview-blc-2014-boston/) - Filmed at the Building Learning Communities conference in Boston, Michael talks about the role of the principal and the three strategies they need to practice to move forward. Fullan says that for principals to have impact they need to participate as lead learners, contribute as system players, and develop push and pull skills to be - [Australia Workshop Tour - 2014](https://michaelfullan.ca/australia-workshop-tour-2014/) - Workshop Title: Leading Quality Change Pre-Read: Education Plus - A Whitepaper July 2014 Michael Fullan draws on his cumulative insights about change initiatives over the years to identify the most powerful ideas associated with success. Key strategies that integrate quality ideas with quality change processes will be presented as they apply to concrete change situations. - [Web Conference: Moving from Great to Excellent: Ontario's Journey](https://michaelfullan.ca/web-conference-moving-from-great-to-excellent-ontarios-journey/) - We would like to invite you to our first live web conference in a series with expert members of our Program Advisory Panel. Offered by International School Leadership in partnership with the Ontario Principals' Council, this free web conference takes place on September 25th from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST. http://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ISLWebCon_Fullan2014d.pdf - [International School Leadership Webinars](https://michaelfullan.ca/international-school-leadership-webinars/) - International School Leadership is offering a series of free online webinars. The webinars feature principal training program conversations abroad, and interviews with members of their advisory committee including: Andy Hargreaves Avis Glaze Karen Edge Ken Leithwood Lyn Sharratt Michael Fullan For more information, please go to: http://internationalschoolleadership.com/media/ - [Topic Videos - Motion Leadership in Action](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-videos/) - Starting January 8th we will be posting weekly videos every Thursday for 22 weeks. These short topic clips, 2-3 minutes each, feature Michael Fullan and capture educators on site. They are real life examples suitable for teachers, principals, and administrators, designed and filmed to illustrate 'motion leadership in action'. We hope you enjoy them and look - [Topic Video: Monitoring Progress](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-monitoring-progress/) - In today’s video, Michael Fullan discusses the importance of building monitoring into the learning experience while simultaneously being open to innovation, especially technology. http://youtu.be/6OhYEFsIsIE This is topic video 1 of 22. - [Topic Video: The Speed of Quality Change](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-the-speed-of-quality-change/) - Accelerate change and break the mold of inertia, stagnation and low moral by creating excitement. This requires recognizing the potential of small changes to have huge impact, especially when there is ‘positive contagion’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EJCs2Csy8s This is topic video 2 of 22. - [Topic Video: The New Pedagogy](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-the-new-pedagogy/) - This powerful term can be interpreted in different ways, but what does pedagogy really mean and why is the new pedagogy having such a great impact? When integrated with a small number of deep learning goals and accelerated by technology, the outcomes are extraordinary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G6zFZ28hYg This is topic video 3 of 22. - [Topic Video: Sustainability](https://michaelfullan.ca/928/) - Sustainability is clearly the most difficult aspect of all change efforts. Successful schools and systems build sustainability into their framework using the three keys outlined in this video. http://youtu.be/qNxMX72s45Y This is topic video 5 of 22. Topic video 6 will be posted Thursday, February 12th. - [Topic Video: District-wide Engagement](https://michaelfullan.ca/914/) - Top-down doesn’t work and site-based or bottom-up management doesn’t work either. The systems we are working with, like Sanger Unified in California, cultivate partnerships and leadership from the middle to get coherence. They develop a ‘whole system identity’. http://youtu.be/Zf-K97bOKaA This is topic video 4 of 22. - [Topic Video: Leadership at All Levels](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-leadership-at-all-levels/) - Leadership at ALL levels of the system—school, district, and state— is essential for reform to happen. Getting the lion’s share of these three groups focused on compatible agendas, building capacity, and developing other leaders who can carry on is the key to sustainability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3fi2COhTLI This is topic video 7 of 22. Topic video 8 will - [Topic Video: Positive Pressure—All Children Can Learn](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-positive-pressure-all-children-can-learn/) - A lot of people pay lip service to the notion that all children can learn, but if you look at the evidence, too many students are not graduating from high school. In this video we review the role of pressure and support so that all children DO learn. http://youtu.be/YuJWqeBI6WY This is topic video 6 of - [Topic Video: The Role of the Principal](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-the-role-of-the-principal/) - Use the group to the change the group! Today’s principals don’t work in isolation—they collaborate and learn within their school and among other schools. The principal of today is a system player who integrates internal and external development and participation in ALL schools. The traditional role and perception of principals as a ‘go-to’ for problems - [Michael Fullan Joins Edsby Board of Directors](https://michaelfullan.ca/michael-fullan-joins-edsby-board-of-directors/) - Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) March 04, 2015 Renowned educational researcher Dr. Michael Fullan has joined the board of directors of Edsby®, developers of an innovative learning management system built for K-12 school districts that engages teachers, parents and students using modern technologies. Dr. Michael Fullan is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in - [Professional Capital as Accountability](https://michaelfullan.ca/professional-capital-as-accountability/) - A recent paper by Michael Fullan, Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, and Andy Hargreaves has been published by the Education Policy Analysis Archives as one of their 'Special Series'. This paper seeks to clarify and spells out the responsibilities of policy makers to create the conditions for an effective accountability system that produces substantial improvements in student learning, - [Topic Video: The Moral Imperative Realized](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-10-the-moral-imperative-realized/) - Based on Michael’s book, The Moral Imperative Realized, this short, inspirational video is a reminder that school leaders and principals must answer the call to drive the change our children deserve. https://youtu.be/tQYvruRPeLU This is topic video 10 of 22. Topic video 11 will be posted Thursday, March 19th. - [CoSN 2015: An Unstoppable Digital Revolution is Around the Corner](https://michaelfullan.ca/cosn-2015-an-unstoppable-digital-revolution-is-around-the-corner/) - By D. Frank Smith Frank is a social media journalist for the CDW family of technology magazine websites. To embrace a deeper learning landscape, educators must work together to make digital pedagogy appetizing. That's the takeaway from the opening keynote at CoSN 2015 in Atlanta, led by Michael Fullan, an education researcher and a former dean of the - [Topic Video: Push & Pull: The Role of Technology](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-push-pull-the-role-of-technology/) - School boredom has no chance against the addictive digital draw of the outside world. Within schools, technology is conspicuous by its absence or by its superficial, ad hoc use. Stratosphere wants to change that. How can technology help us by opening up the world to deeply engaged learning and worldwide, collaborative problem-solving? In a word, - [Diffusing Tension Between Tech and Instructional Leaders](https://michaelfullan.ca/diffusing-tension-between-tech-and-instructional-leaders/) - Christina Quattrocchi, staff writer, EdSurge, wrote the following article on Diffusing Tension Between Tech and Instructional Leaders: One might expect bandwidth, data privacy and device rollouts to dominate discussions at this year’s Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) conference, where over 900 chief technology officers (CTO) and other administrators gathered. But the opening message was quite the opposite. - [Topic Video: Practice to Theory](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-practice-to-theory/) - When in doubt, it’s better to examine your practice and that of others who seem to be getting somewhere than it is to reach for the bookshelf. New work on understanding the brain bears out this idea. We know that the brain is best fed through experience. When people experience something new, it connects with their feelings first, - [Topic Video: Collaborative Networks](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-collaborative-networks/) - This video is an excellent example of a motion leader in action. Central Peel Secondary School principal, Lawrence DeMaeyer talks with Michael about how his school collaborates between and among other schools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AZxgqaq3xA&feature=youtu.be This is topic video 13 of 22. Topic video 14 will be posted Thursday, April 16th. - [Topic Video: Framework for Whole System Change](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-a-framework-for-whole-system-change/) - To raise the bar and close the gap for students means improving ALL schools in the system—not just a few. Piecemeal or small-scale reform doesn’t work. What does work is focusing on the three core components of deep learning: learning & teaching, change knowledge, and the culture of learning. Using the whole system change strategies - [California's Golden Opportunity - Status Note](https://michaelfullan.ca/californias-golden-opportunity-status-note/) - November 2014 This note is for all those committed to and interested in how California can improve its education performance statewide over the next four years—improvements across the entire system and all of its levels. We believe that there are enough forces aligned to make this result a distinct possibility. The actions and coordinated efforts we outline in this - [Topic Video: Using Data](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-using-data/) - In this short video, Michael emphasizes the importance of making causal links between action and outcomes using data. Actions, when backed up by evidence, become the standard; and when data are precise, presented in a non-judgmental way, considered by peers, and used for improvement as well as for external accountability, they serve to balance pressure and support. - [Topic Video: Whole System Success](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-whole-system-success/) - Based on research in All Systems Go, this short video stresses the importance of focusing on the learning outcomes. This requires coordinated leadership at the school, community, district and government level. Michael discusses schools and districts he has worked with that have used the ideas in this book and what their success rates are. All - [Quest 2015](https://michaelfullan.ca/quest-2015/) - The Quest Conference is gearing up and is going to be a huge success! If you would like a copy of Michael's slides, they are available for download and sharing here. - [The Quest Conference 2015](https://michaelfullan.ca/quest-2015-2/) - Every year the York Region District School Board’s Quest Conference brings together members of the educational community from around the world. Participants consider contemporary educational issues and learn together to improve student achievement and well-being. In 2015, Quest explored the theme of Deep Learning in a Digital World. Hear from this year’s expert speakers including - [Why Helping Humanity Should Be Core to Learning](https://michaelfullan.ca/why-helping-humanity-should-be-core-to-learning/) - Education research is showing that students are intergenerational change agents and this concept is captured brilliantly in Michael's new article published in Moving America Forward and NationSwell. Michael explores the relationship between 'push' and 'pull' forces in education and explains how helping clusters and networks of schools to implement deep learning outcomes is building momentum. The article - [Topic Video: Learning is the Work](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-learning-is-the-work/) - It may seem strange to say that professional development—educators going to workshops and conferences, and taking courses—bears little relationship to classroom and school improvement. Similarly teachers toiling away as individuals do not add up to school or system success. What really counts is what happens ‘in between workshops’ or what Fullan calls learning is the work. - [Topic Video: Key Strategies for Whole System Reform - Framework](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-focus-content-for-whole-system-reform/) - Whole system reform involves ALL schools in the system, district, province/state and country getting better. This video briefly touches on many of the solutions outlined in All Systems Go: The Change Imperative for Whole System Reform in which Fullan identifies a comprehensive action plan for educational leaders to build collective capacity and strip away distractors - [Australia Workshop Tour - Handout](https://michaelfullan.ca/australia-workshop-tour-handout/) - Please feel free to download a copy of the Australia workbook. http://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/15_AU-Workbook-Final.compressed.pdf - [Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems](https://michaelfullan.ca/coherence-the-right-drivers-in-action-for-schools-districts-and-systems/) - In this short, pithy video that is just over 3 minutes, Fullan explains the Coherence Framework featured in his new book Coherence (with Joanne Quinn, Corwin, 2016). To get whole system change right we need to focus on all four components in Fullan's framework. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B60UGs90RW8&feature=youtu.be Fullan & Quinn, Coherence, Cowin, 2016 - [Freedom to Change: Four Strategies to Put Your Inner Drive into Over Drive](https://michaelfullan.ca/freedom-to-change/) - Break free to make real change for yourself and others. Have you ever felt like your progress was being blocked, not just by your own circumstances, but by the presence and actions of others? Do you constantly tell yourself that you would be more successful at teaching, leading or contributing to an organization if only - [California's Golden Opportunity: LCAP's Theory of Action](https://michaelfullan.ca/californias-golden-opportunity-lcaps-theory-of-action/) - California's Local Control and Accountability Plan: Problems and Corrections This is the third commentary under the title of California’s Golden Opportunity published by Michael Fullan and others and supported by the Stuart Foundation. The three notes are: 1. California’s Golden Opportunity: A Status Note (November 2014) 2. A Golden Opportunity: The California Collaborative for Educational - [Deep Learning Lab - October 13-15, Seattle](https://michaelfullan.ca/deep-learning-lab-october-13-15-seattle/) - The New Pedagogies for Deep Learning Partnership is hosting a workshop in Seattle on October 13-15, 2015. For more details, please use this link http://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/flyerDeep-Learning-Lab-2015-Cluster-Invite-05v2c.pdf - [Leadership from the Middle: A System Strategy](https://michaelfullan.ca/leadership-from-the-middle-a-system-strategy/) - EDUCATION CANADA • December 2015 | Canadian Education Association The focus of this article, is “Leadership from the Middle” (LftM), first identified by Hargreaves and Braun4 in their evaluation of the implementation of a special education initiative in Ontario. The middle consists of school districts or clusters of schools. The article shows how districts, individually - [Inside-Out and Upside-Down - Global Dialogue Think Piece](https://michaelfullan.ca/inside-out-and-upside-down/) - This Global Dialogue Think Piece, by Michael Fullan and Steve Munby, was written to stimulate participants at the Global Dialogue Webinar to debate the challenges and opportunities presented by cluster-based school collaboration when used as a vehicle for school improvement. January 2016 http://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Global-Dialogue-Thinkpiece.pdf - [Inside-Out and Downside-Up: Global Think Piece](https://michaelfullan.ca/inside-out-and-upside-down-update/) - The Global Dialogue Think Piece, by Michael Fullan and Steve Munby, was written to stimulate participants at the Global Dialogue Webinar to debate the challenges and opportunities presented by cluster-based school collaboration when used as a vehicle for school improvement. Following the Global Dialogue event that took place on February 11, 2016, Fullan and Munby updated their paper to - [Peel District School Board - Letting Go](https://michaelfullan.ca/peel-district-school-board-letting-go/) - Michael Fullan OC, with the support of Pearson, films Peel District School Board's Director of Education Tony Pontes, with administrators and teachers, to capture the results of Peel District School Board. This video is part of the publication, "A Rich Seam: How New Pedagogies Find Deep Learning" (Pearson, 2014), and what Fullan calls Motion Leadership - [Peel District School Board](https://michaelfullan.ca/ontario-peel-district-school-board/) - This video is being updated and will be available shortly. - [Topic Video: The Big Black Box](https://michaelfullan.ca/1242/) - In this video, Michael takes you back in history to Sputnik and the US curriculum. Innovations abounded but not all were implemented the way they were supposed to be as John Goodlad discovered. This is topic video 9 of 22. Topic video 10 will be posted Thursday, March 12th. http://youtu.be/0Ufox-Mtg6g - [Topic Video: Focus](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-accelerated-learning-framework/) - In this video filmed at Park Manor Public School in Ontario, Vice Principal Liz Anderson describes the importance of focusing on the student. The Accelerated Learning Framework, developed at Park Manor to provide clarity about what learning needs to be, uses pedagogy as the driver and digital to accelerate learning. https://youtu.be/iRlGtmI0xoM This is topic 14 - [Topic Video: Capacity Building](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-capacity-building/) - At William G. Davis Senior Public School, when the idea of BYOB came up, principal Andrea Meyer gave every teacher an iPod and said ‘Have fun!’. He knew that capacity building requires skill, knowledge and motivation. View this video to see how teachers teamed up and reached out to each other in a brilliant fashion - [The Learning Partnership - Champions of Public Education](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-learning-partnership-champions-of-public-education/) - On May 28, The Learning Partnership honoured The Right Honourable Paul Martin and Dr. Michael Fullan during its 17th annual Champions of Public Education Toronto Tribute Dinner at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. As The Learning Partnership’s primary annual fundraiser, this event brought together more than 700 business, education and government leaders, and influencers to - [Topic Video: The Push & Pull Factor](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-the-push-pull-factor/) - A good leader has high expectations and high expectations for the system but this can’t be imposed — you need buy in. The push part is to make sure the high expectation is there; the pull part of leadership combines intrinsic motivation and people wanting to work together with a high moral imperative and a - [Topic Video: My Change Journey](https://michaelfullan.ca/topic-video-my-change-journey/) - Michael's commitment and passion for educational change and the moral imperative of closing the gap for all children evolved over his forty years in the field. He became an expert but learned on the job by becoming immersed in his work. In the last of this series, Michael talks about his journey and his commitment - [Ontario Principals' Council - Fullan Address](https://michaelfullan.ca/ontario-principals-council-fullan-address/) - In this 18-minutes video clip, Michael Fullan addresses the Ontario Principals' Council. The focus of the address is on the role of school leaders, professional capital, new pedagogies for deep learning, and leading from the middle. https://youtu.be/B204GZDSPRA - [The Sacramento Bee Article - Twin Rivers Unified School District, California](https://michaelfullan.ca/twin-rivers-california/) - Diana Lambert from The Sacramento Bee has written the following article on work we doing: Twin Rivers Unified is one of four California school districts being studied by Canadian education expert Michael Fullan to evaluate how they attract, train and use staff. “Twin Rivers is an interesting one to look at because it has been - [Carrots and Sticks Are the Wrong Way to Motivate Teachers](https://michaelfullan.ca/carrots-and-sticks-are-the-wrong-way-to-motivate-teachers/) - Michael contributed to The Globe and Mail on May 13, 2014. To view this article please go to: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/no-single-teacher-can-help-students-so-put-the-sticks-and-carrots-away/article18612504/#dashboard/follows/ - [Workshop Tour of Australia - November 2012](https://michaelfullan.ca/workshop-tour-of-australia-november-2012/) - November 6 Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta November 7 Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta November 8 ACT, Education & Training Workshop November 9 ACT, Education & Training Consult November 13 WAPPA, Perth Workshop November 14 WAPPA, Bunbury Workshop November 15 WAPPA, Perth Workshop November 16 SSTUWA, Workshop, TBC, Perth November - [The Crisis We Don't Discuss](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-crisis-we-dont-discuss/) - Michael Fullan was quoted today in an article by Merrill Vergo that has inspired some discussion by readers. Click here to read the article at EdSource. - [Interview with EdSource, April 2013: "California looks to Ontario..."](https://michaelfullan.ca/california-looks-to-ontario-fullans-interview-with-edsource-april-2013/) - Michael Fullan may be coming soon to a school district near you. The man credited with transforming the Canadian province of Ontario into one of the world’s most effective school systems is ready to help California do the same. Fullan, though, would lead the state in a sharply different direction from the forced march that - [Scholastic Administrator - Spring 2014 Nxtbook](https://michaelfullan.ca/scholastic-administrator-spring-2014-nxtbook/) - Scholastic's Spring 2014 digital magazine has a plethora of articles and information on education, learning, social media, digital technology, classroom management, books, software, and more. Scholastic Spring 2014 Nxtbook - [NSW - Fullan article in The Age](https://michaelfullan.ca/nsw-fullan-article-in-the-age/) - NSW educators wanting to improve public school system could learn from Ontario In Australia, relentless debates over education, arguments over curriculum and disputes about funding models could easily leave observers convinced the sky isn't far off falling down. Some of the bad news is true. But the good news is that, with the right strategies - [California Corner](https://michaelfullan.ca/california-corner/) - We have been working in California and, among so many others, are committed to and interested in how it can improve its education performance statewide over the next four years—improvements across the entire system and all of its levels. We believe that there are enough forces aligned to make this result a distinct possibility and - [Go Deeper with Digital Learning at CoSN](https://michaelfullan.ca/go-deeper-with-digital-learning-at-cosn/) - Christina Quattrocchi, staff writer, EdSurge, has written a fabulous article on the 17th annual Consortium for School Networking's conference. "While the edtech glitterati nurse their hangovers from SXSWedu next week, Chief Technology Officers, Instructional Technology Directors and Superintendents will meet at the 17th annual Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) conference. This year, CoSN will bring - [Maximising School and System Leadership: A conversation with Michael Fullan](https://michaelfullan.ca/maximising-school-and-system-leadership-a-conversation-with-michael-fullan/) - To read excerpts of Michael's interview with Manoj Chandra Handa's, please click here. Oceans of Excellence is a gifted education consultancy based in Sydney, Australia. - [Order of Canada - Message from Michael](https://michaelfullan.ca/order-of-canada-message-from-michael/) - Thank you for the flood of congratulations pouring in concerning the Order of Canada. It is a fantastic honour from a great country and education system. This recognition is shared with the thousands of Canadian educators with whom I have worked directly, and the millions beyond that in Canada and internationally that I have encountered. - [Great to Excellent: Launching the Next Stage of Ontario's Education Agenda](https://michaelfullan.ca/great-to-excellent-launching-the-next-stage-of-ontarios-education-agenda/) - As Special Advisor to the Premier of Ontario, Michael Fullan reviews key aspects of the nine year journey working with Premier Dalton McGuinty and sets the stage for the next phase in this newest publication. See Articles, 2013. ## Pages - [Michael Fullan: Author, Speaker, Educational Consultant](https://michaelfullan.ca/) - Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto, Co-Director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative (www.deep-learning.global). Fullan served as - [The Six Secrets of Change 2.0](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/the-six-secrets-of-change-2-0/) - 2025 Order from Amazon Create a thriving, adaptable organization with proven strategies to cultivate meaningful change. In this much-anticipated new edition of The Six Secrets of Change, acclaimed bestselling author Michael Fullan offers 50 percent new content to lay out key factors that allow an organization to adjust quickly and intelligently to shifts in consumer - [The New Meaning of Educational Change 6th Edition](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/the-new-meaning-of-educational-change-6th-edition/) - Michael Fullan Teachers College Press 2025 Order from Amazon Break out of the traditional, narrow role of principal and transform your school for the better! The new and sixth edition of The New Meaning of Educational Change is unlike any of its predecessors. Michael Fullan first provides a deeply critical account of the last 60 - [Articles/Tools/Podcasts](https://michaelfullan.ca/articles/) - 2025 A New Vision for Adolescent Learning and Well Being In a forthcoming book from Corwin Press titled Whole Learners, Whole Systems, Sarah Fine, Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, and Michael Fullan examine the pioneering work of six education systems—Lindsay Unified, Oakland Unified, Fresno Unified, Shasta County Office of Education, Monterey Peninsula Unified, and Anaheim Union High School - [1993-2000](https://michaelfullan.ca/articles/1993-2000/) - 2000 The Role of the Head in School Reform Paper prepared for the National College of School Leadership - June 2000 - 7 pages Download the PDF The Role of the Principal in School Reform Paper prepared for the Principals Institute at Bank Street College - November 2000 - 24 pages Download the PDF 1999 Technology and the Problem of Change - [2001-2005](https://michaelfullan.ca/articles/2001-2005/) - 2005 8 Forces for Leaders of Change Michael Fullan, Claudia Cuttress, Ann Kilcher - JSD, Fall 2005, Vol.26, No. 4 - 6 pages Download the PDF Resiliency and Sustainability The School Administrator - February 2005 - 3 pages Download the PDF Professional Learning Communities Write Large Chapter in ‘On Common Ground’ by R. Dufour, Robert Eaker, Rebecca Dufour (Eds).Bloomington, Indiana, National - [2006-2010](https://michaelfullan.ca/articles/2006-2010/) - 2010 Capacity Building for Whole System Reform Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn - 2010 - 5 pages Download the PDF Reflections on the Change Leadership Landscape Michael Fullan and Alan Boyle - Prepared for the National College for School Leadership - 2010 - 14 pages Download the PDF The Awesome Power of the - [2011-2015](https://michaelfullan.ca/articles/2011-2015/) - 2015 Why Helping Humanity Should Be Core to Learning Education research is showing that students are intergenerational change agents and this concept is captured brilliantly in Michael’s new article published in Moving America Forward and NationSwell. Michael explores the relationship between ‘push’ and ‘pull’ forces in education and explains how helping clusters and networks of schools to - [2016-2020](https://michaelfullan.ca/articles/2016-2020/) - 2020 Extending Influence Through the Governance Core [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Extending-Influence-through-the-Governance-Core-Fullan-and-Davis.pdf" title="Extending Influence through the Governance Core Fullan and Davis"] School Administrator April 2020 Michael Fullan and Davis Campbell Download the PDF 2019 The Battle of the Century: Catastrophe versus Evolutionary Nirvana AEL 42, Issue 1 Lead Article [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AEL-Battle-of-the-Century.pdf" title="AEL Battle of the Century"] Download the - [Professional Capital Online Survey](https://michaelfullan.ca/professional-capital-online-survey/) - Professional Capital Survey The Professional Capital Survey was originally designed as an online tool to measure dimensions of professional capital in schools. While the online platform and reporting services are no longer in operation, we are pleased to continue sharing: The latest versions of the survey (see downloads below) General information about its purpose and - [Books by Michael Fullan](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/) - [The New Meaning of Educational Change, 6th Edition](https://michaelfullan.ca/3448-2/) - Michael Fullan This new edition is unlike any of its predecessors. Michael Fullan first provides a critical account of the last 60 years of educational change across the world with a focus on the United States. He then presents a radically different future, including a complete model for transforming our badly outdated current education system. - [Press Kit](https://michaelfullan.ca/press-kit/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/23_Who-is-Michael-Fullan.pdf" title="23_Who is Michael Fullan"]Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto, Co-Director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global - [The Principal 2.0: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/the-principal-2-0-three-keys-to-maximizing-impact/) - Michael Fullan Jossey-Bass 2023 Order from Amazon Break out of the traditional, narrow role of principal and transform your school for the better In 2014 Michael Fullan set his sights on the daily needs of school leaders in his bestselling book The Principal. This updated edition shows how the principal’s role continues to change—alongside our changing - [Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/spirit-work-and-the-science-of-colaboration/) - Michael Fullan Mark Edwards Corwin Press 2021 Order from Amazon Foreword by Margaret J. Wheatley, A Joint Publication with AASA, The School Superintendents Association Spirit is the essence of character—of what it means to be human. Finding hope in the power of collaboration underpinned by ‘spirit work’—the care and love of students as learners—Fullan - [The Principal 2.0: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact](https://michaelfullan.ca/the-principal-2-0-three-keys-to-maximizing-impact/) - Michael Fullan Jossey-Bass 2023 Break out of the traditional, narrow role of principal and transform your school for the better! In 2014 Michael Fullan set his sights on the daily needs of school leaders in his bestselling book The Principal. This updated edition shows how the principal’s role continues to change—alongside our changing world—and - [Resources and Handouts](https://michaelfullan.ca/handouts/) - California Learning: Prospects for System Transformation 2022 CISC Symposium Monterrey Module 1: Change Dynamics [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22_CISC-Module-1-Change-Dynamics.pdf" title="22_CISC Module 1 Change Dynamics"] Download the PDF Handout Module 2: Leadership [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22_CISC-Module-2-Leadership.pdf" title="22_CISC Module 2 Leadership"] Download the PDF Handout Module 3: Deep Learning [pdf-embedder url="https://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22_CISC-Module-3-Deep-Learning.pdf" title="22_CISC Module 3 Deep Learning"] Download the PDF Handout The Governance - [Français](https://michaelfullan.ca/francais-video-videos/) - Chers collègues francophones, Je suis très heureux de souligner que pour la première fois dans mon travail nous avons une implication forte et croissante dans l'amélioration de l'éducation dans les systèmes éducatifs francophones. Depuis peu, quelques-uns de nos livres sont également publiés en français. Notre collaboration la plus importante est avec la Fondation Lucie et - [Dive into Deep Learning: Tools for Engagement](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/dive-into-deep-learning-tools-for-engagement/) - Joanne Quinn, Joanne McEachen, Michael Fullan, Mag Gardner, Max Drummy The leading experts in system change and learning, with their school-based partners around the world have created this essential companion to their runaway best-seller, Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World. This hands-on guide provides a roadmap for building capacity in teachers, schools, districts, and - [Taking Action Guide for the Governance Core](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/taking-action-guide-for-the-governance-core/) - School Boards, Superintendents, and Schools Working Together Davis Campbell University of California (UC)-Davis Michael Fullan Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Canada Babs Kavanaugh Eleanor Adam As a supplement to the best-selling The Governance Core, this practical guide will help trustees and superintendents adopt a governance mindset and partnership that creates coherence throughout the district. With a - [Leading in a Culture of Change, Second Edition](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/leading-in-a-culture-of-change-second-edition/) - Michael Fullan The new edition of the best-selling guide for powerful, morally-grounded change leadership in any organization. Change is an inevitable, essential part of the modern world. 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This book not only defines what deep learning is, but takes up the question of how to mobilize complex, whole-system change and transform learning for all students. Deep Learning is a global - [Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/coherence-right-drivers-action-schools-districts-systems/) - Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn Complex times call for clear solutions—If initiative overload and fragmentation are keeping your best plans from becoming reality, it’s time to start leading differently. The key to bringing about the kind of successful and sustainable change you need is the Coherence Framework, a dynamic, customizable road map made up of - [Nuance: Why Some Leaders Succeed and Others Fail](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/nuance-why-some-leaders-succeed-and-others-fail/) - Break the cycle of surface-level change and failure How do leaders become clearer as complexity increases? 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Discover six specific leadership attributes to stimulate deep learning—and deep leadership—that transforms - [Surreal Change: The Real Life of Transforming Public Education (autobiography)](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/surreal-change-the-real-life-of-transforming-public-education-autobiography/) - In Surreal Change: The Real Life of Transforming Public Education, internationally renowned expert Michael Fullan reflects on the leading trends and ideas within the educational change field over a 50-year period. 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One of the - [Cultures Built to Last](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/cultures-built-last/) - Systemic PLCs at Work In Cultures Built to Last, two of North Americas most prominent educational thinkers team up to take PLCs to the next level. Richard DuFour and Michael Fullan recast the PLC process from just another positive innovation for individual schools to the central instrument for changing the culture of the education system: - [Motion Leadership in Action](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/motion-leadership-action/) - More Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy Get the skinny on what works in setting educational change in motion with Michael Fullan's Motion Leadership in Action! 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Organized to make learning contagious throughout the school, this user-friendly guide, Learning Places, helps create a culture of learning that promotes the simultaneous development of - [Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/turnaround-leadership-higher-education/) - In Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education, international authorities on organizational change Michael Fullan and Geoff Scott reveal how campus leaders can proactively meet the challenges and expectations facing their institutions. They show how certain leadership capabilities and change-capable cultures in higher education institutions must mirror each other—for the benefit of students and their futures, and - [Leadership & Sustainability](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/leadership-sustainability/) - System Thinkers in Action As agencies have pushed for greater performance and public accountability over the past two decades, we have seen some incremental improvements. But all too often experience reveals that these improvements are temporary. Leadership & Sustainability provides a comprehensive examination of what leaders at all levels of the educational system can do - [Change Forces with a Vengeance](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/change-forces-vengeance/) - Change Forces With a Vengeance is the third book in the chaos theory trilogy (now called complexity theory). The first two books, Change Forces: Probing the Depths of Educational Reform, and Change Forces: The Sequel focused on understanding the real complexity of educational reform in action, this book provides new insights and lessons for change concerning - [The Moral Imperative of School Leadership](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/moral-imperative-school-leadership/) - The role of the principal is pivotal to systemic school change. 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Eight new lessons for understanding complex change are developed and specific ideas are gained for how local success can be combined with larger scale reform initiatives. You - [Change Forces: Probing the Depths of Educational Reform](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/change-forces-probing-depths-educational-reform/) - 48Change Forces: Probing the Depths of Educational Reform argues that moral purpose – making a difference in the lives of young people – is fundamental to reform but not as straightforward as it seems. In pursuing the themes of moral purpose and complex change, the book unlocks the ‘black box’ of why collaborative cultures really - [What's Worth Fighting For?](https://michaelfullan.ca/books/whats-worth-fighting-2/) - Working Together For Your School In this book, What's Worth Fighting For?, Michael Fullan and Andy Hargreaves describe how to make schools more interesting and fulfilling places. 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