Summary
To summarize the key points of Module Three, it’s important to understand some of the roadblocks that make people resistant to change and innovation. Equally important, we focused on five main approaches that we as Linking Agents can use to overcome these roadblocks. Namely:

• Education and Communication
• Participation and Involvement
• Facilitation and Support
• Negotiation and Agreement
• Manipulation and Co-optation

Questions:
Think of a person or group of people who resisted the last time your district tried to implement a new innovation. Describe the situation and the behavior. What do you think were their reasons for resisting? Given what you know now, what would be your strategy for addressing their concerns?

Putting it into Practice: Using what we have learned in this module, click on one of the four topical areas below to continue to explore how this process can help to address the needs within your school and/or district.

Disproportionality                                                      Behavior

Accessing the General Education Classroom       Academic/Instruction

Congratulations! You’re Finished with Module 3.