Plan for scale
Whether you are attempting to document one teacher’s successful kindergarten program so that other kindergarten teachers can use it, or you are planning a statewide change in assessment practices, you are in the process of scaling.
Scaling education innovations involves five stages:
- Depth. Changing classroom practice, teachers’ beliefs, norms of social interaction, and pedagogical principles as enacted in the curriculum
- Sustainability. Maintaining those changes over time
- Spread. Diffusion of the innovation to large numbers of classrooms and schools
- Shift. Districts, schools, and teachers assuming ownership of the innovation and spreading its impact
- Evolution. Ongoing revision of the innovation by those adapting it
Learn how to scale innovative solutions in your school or district
Knowing the steps to scale, how to avoid the traps, how technology can help, and creating a scale plan can help you achieve your scale goals. The following resources can assist you with your scale plan:
