Managing Change and Uncertainty

Professional Development Credit – This Micro-Credential may be eligible for continuing professional development credit in your state. Contact your state affiliate association to learn more.

Overview – The Managing Change and Uncertainty Micro-Credential requires that the practitioner demonstrates proficiency of all the essential outcomes and the research-based subskills defined in the details. These include the ability to generate a vision that begins the process of change in a sustainable, meaningful, and human-centered way; develop stakeholder acceptance of change; identify priorities to begin building organizational change capacity; and provide a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, evaluation, and a monitoring process to establish best practice in creating and sustaining innovation for organizational improvement. Resistance to change may stem from ideological differences or power struggles (Scarr, 2011). Addressing such resistance requires that principals are able to identify the overt and covert resistance to change, reflect on the root causes of the resistance, and take action to discuss the policies, emotions, and issues with the specific parties (Starr, 2011).

Essential Outcomes –Managing Change and Uncertainty includes the following identified essential outcomes:

1. Generate a vision that begins the process of change in a sustainable, meaningful, and human-centered way.
2. Develop stakeholder acceptance of change.
3. Identify priorities to begin building organizational change capacity.
4. Provide a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, evaluation, and a monitoring process to establish best practice in creating and sustaining innovation for organizational improvement.

Requirements

Part 1. Overview Questions

Develop a responsive narrative that answers the following questions (1,000-word minimum):

• a. What resources and supports have you implemented to support instructional change and the use of evidenced-based strategies to improve student learning?
• b. In what ways have you developed and/or implemented a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, evaluation, and a monitoring process to establish best practice in creating and sustaining innovation for organizational improvement?
• c. What strategies have you used to support staff, parents, students, and/or teachers in the development and implementation of innovative practices to create a culture and environment of innovation?
• d. What process have you used for developing a plan that ensures alignment of assessment and instruction with the curriculum in the change process?

Part 2. Skill Demonstration Product with Self-Analysis

For each EO detail you will be required to reference an uploaded artifact(s) and guide the assessor to the specific evidence (page number, video time stamp, etc.) within the uploaded artifact(s). An explanation of how the evidence demonstrates proficiency of the outcome detail is also required. The practitioner must clearly and compellingly demonstrate proficiency of every detail under each essential outcome.

Part 3. Reflection & Application

Submit, in writing, a summary of your experience of Managing Change and Uncertainty (500-word minimum). Provide specific examples of how you applied all components of the essential outcomes. This could include topics covered and a description of the process used to generate a vision that begins the process of change in a sustainable, meaningful, and human-centered way, develop stakeholder acceptance of change, and identify priorities to begin building organizational change capacity.