1. Michael Fullan Cliff Notes Theoretical Leadership Presentation

2. Research Timeline  1940 – Born in Toronto  1969 – Doctorate in Sociology from University of Toronto  1988 – Appointed Dean of the Faculty of Education  1993 – Authored paper titled “Why teachers must become change agents” in Educational Leadership  1998 – Co-Published book What’s Worth Fighting for in Education With Andy Hargreaves  2004-2013 – Special Advisor to Premier of Ontario  Continues to publish, present, advise, and consult today

3. Josey Bass Trilogy on Leadership  Leading in a Culture of Change (2001)  The SixSecrets of Change (2008)  Change Leader (2011)

4. TRI-Level Reform  Government  District  School

5. Motion Leadership  “Leadership that causes positive movement”  Leadership practice is more important than leadership theory  www.michaelfullan.ca www.michaelfullan.ca

6. Theory of Action  Capacity Building  New knowledge and competencies  Supportive organizational structure  Leadership  Partnership  Accountability

7. Informing Leader Behavior  Fullan is considered an expert on Educational Reforms and leading Change in Organizations  Many of his writings emphasize the importance of actions, and learning from doing the work.  It is wise to learn not only how successful organizational change has occurred, but also his warnings about how some organizations have experience roadblocks in their intent to change.

8. References  Fullan, M. (2009). Large-scale reform comes of age. Journal of Educational Change, 10 (2), 101-113. doi:10.1007/s10833-009- 9108-z  Fullan, M. (2011). Change leader: Learning to do what matters most. San Francisco, CA: Josey Bass.  Fullan, M. (2014). Michael Fullan - motion leadership author and systems change expert. Retrieved from http://www.michaelfullan.ca http://www.michaelfullan.ca  Ross, J. A., Scott, G., & Sibbald, T. M. (2012). Student achievement outcomes comprehensive school reform: A canadian case study. The Journal of Educational Research, 105 (2), 123-133. Retrieved from http://0- search.ebscohost.com.maurice.bgsu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ps yh&AN=2012-03646-005&site=ehost-live&scope=sitehttp://0- search.ebscohost.com.maurice.bgsu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ps yh&AN=2012-03646-005&site=ehost-live&scope=site