This SIG adopts an interdisciplinary and international approach to understanding many aspects of educational change, including large-scale reform, school-initiated change, school improvement, and classroom-level change.

SIG Member Publication Corner

New books and publications from Educational Change SIG members:

Patrick McQuillan:

Noble, A., & McQuillan, P., Littenberg-Tobias, J. (Forthcoming). "A lifelong classroom:" Social studies educators' engagement with professional learning networks on Twitter. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education. 

Kershner, B. & McQuillan, P. J. (2016). Complex adaptive schools: Educational leadership and school change. Complicity: An International Journal of Complexity and Education 16(1).

Noble, A., McQuillan, P., Wangia, S., & Soules, K. (Forthcoming). The emergence of student-centered teaching in professional learning networks on Twitter: The role of choice and voice. In M. Grassetti & S. Brookby (Eds.)., Advancing Next-Generation Teacher Education through Digital Tools and Applications (n.p.) Hershey: IGI Global. 

Elliott-Johns, S. E. (2016). The long and winding road: Reflection on experience of becoming teacher educator. In M. Hayler & J. Williams (Eds.). Professional learning through transitions and transformations: Teacher educators’ journeys of becoming (pp. 79-94). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Springer Publications.

Elliott-Johns, S.E. (2015). (Ed.). Leadership for change in teacher education: Voices of Canadian Deans of Education. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Elliott-Johns, S.E. & Jarvis, D.H. (Eds). (2013). Perspectives on transitions in schooling and instructional practice. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.

Stone-Johnson, C. (2016). Generational identity, generational change, and school leadership. Rutledge. 

Burton, L. & Weiner, J. (forthcoming). “They were really looking for a male leader for the building”: Gender, identity and leadership development in a principal preparation program. Frontiers in Psychology.

Edmondson, A.C.,* Higgins, M.C., Singer, S.J. and Weiner, J. (forthcoming). Understanding psychological safety in healthcare and education organizations: A comparative perspective. Research in Human Development. [* Authorship alphabetical]

Weiner, J. M., & Torres, A. C. (2016). Different location or different map? Investigating charter school teachers’ professional identities. Teaching and Teacher Education, 53, 75-86.

Weiner, J. (forthcoming) Under my thumb: Principals’ difficulty releasing decision-making to their Instructional Leadership Team. Journal of School Leadership

• The New Meaning of Educational Change (5th Edition) Dr. Michael Fullan
• Inquiry-Based Learning for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Programs: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators Dr. Patrick Blessinger, St. John's University
• Smarter Teacher Leadership: Neuroscience and the Power of Purposeful Collaboration Dr. Donna Wilson, Center for Innovative Education and Prevention
• Positively Smarter: Science and Strategies for Increasing Happiness, Achievement, and Well-Being Dr. Donna Wilson, Center for Innovative Education and Prevention
• The latest issues of the Journal of Educational Change (Vol 16, Issue 4) and the PDK Kappan Magazine feature several of our SIG members.
• The November issue of Phi Delta Kappan, "What the U.S. Can Learn From the World," features several of our SIG's members. Kappan is one of the leading educational magazines in the U.S.
• A new book alert from our EdChange SIG member, Dr. Emily J. Klein, Montclair State University, "A Year in the life of a third space teacher residency: Using inquiry to reinvent teacher education."      

Professional Opportunities

Our SIG offers multiple opportunities for scholarship, mentoring, and networking. Visit our News page to read the latest calls for proposals and learn about our partners journals. Access our Meetings page to learn about upcoming conferences and calls for convening proposals. Every year, the SIG gives Awards to emerging scholars and outstanding graduate students. Apply this Fall! We will be launching a mentoring session this Spring at AERA 2016. Several leading global scholars have already signed up to volunteer as mentors.  Join them by volunteering at [email protected].