Week 5 The Game

This week we met in a casual atmosphere, which was a nice change of pace, and played a game that simulated the change process a school would go through. It was interesting to work with an entirely different group than i'm used to working with. At first we tried to be very strategic about the game and were very frustrated when that didn't work. We made very minimal progress the first year-not unlike a real school. About half way through the second year, things started to click and we were beginning to make some movement across the board. The interesting thing that we found was that constant communication with all stakeholders was necessary in order to make progress. I think that is the downfall of my own district when attempting to implement change. Things tend to come from the top down and involve a handful or fewer of the other stakeholders.