Guiding Principles
Overview
TCI home page with goals, history, current topics, and events.
Products & Resources
Publications and supplemental resources related to TCI.
Guiding Principles
Principles supporting scaling of transformative change.
Innovative Strategies
Series of briefs featuring strategies.
Evaluation Collaborative
A group for third-party evaluators to share and learn from one another.
TCI endorses the use of guiding principles that support the scaling of transformative change. These principles are not intended to dictate action, but rather enable informed decision making about the innovation and reform. They reflect theory about scaling, but they also reflect the input of community college educators and partners who are currently implementing reforms. Learn more about the .
Scaling of transformative change will occur when adoption and adaptation honor and influence the cultures of the settings involved.
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Scaling of transformative change will occur when dissemination is led by individuals with deep knowledge of their settings.
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Scaling of transformative change will occur when evidence collected through ongoing and responsive evaluation is used strategically.
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Scaling of transformative change will occur when leaders envision, encourage, and support innovation that supports all learners.
: Listen to an interview with Michael Powell, the Executive Director of the Center for Continuing Education and Workforce Development at Passaic County Community College.
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Scaling of transformative change will occur when individuals engage in networks to gain access to expertise, professional development, and other vital resources.
: Listen to an Interview with Marianne Krismer, the National Director of the Health Professions Pathways Consortium (H2P).
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Scaling of transformative change will occur when innovations are chosen for scaling that show the potential to spread and endure.
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Scaling of transformative change will occur when storytelling is used to facilitate learning about innovation and transformative change.
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Scaling of transformative change will occur when effective and appropriate technology is used to strengthen resources and expertise.
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