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<h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">Overview</h2>
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<p><strong><img src="/assets/courseware/v1/95e0f7bd08a0f12f48c7a4d5a654d44d/asset-v1:MITx+11.154x+3T2018+type@asset+block/CourseImage_VisionGettingtoWork.png" type="saveimage" target="[object Object]" width="200" height="245" align="left" hspace="30" vspace="50" />Welcome to Unit 3a!</strong></p>
<p>In this unit, we’ll see how important it is that a school or school system have a coherent vision for any change initiative. If the vision of change isn’t clear to everyone in a system, people will start to change in different directions. You'll hear how and why the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School shifted its vision toward STEM. </p>
<p>You’ll also get to work on your <b>Initial Action Plan</b>, a three-part assignment. In Units 3a and 3b (which launch at the same time) you will define your aspirational vision and outline the first concrete steps toward change. Unit 4 does not have an assignment, so you will continue to work on the first two parts of the Initial Action Plan. In Unit 5 you will plan how you will measure the progress of your initiative. </p>
<h3><strong>Key takeaways:</strong></h3>
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<li>The signature quality of effective schools is coherence. Everyone in a school system must share a vision of what high-quality teaching and learning looks like.</li>
<li>It's less important to pick the one right model for high-quality schooling and more important to get one model right. </li>
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<h3><strong>Unit 3a Assignment:</strong></h3>
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<li>Describe your change initiative and <a href="/courses/course-v1:MITx+11.154x+3T2018/jump_to_id/aa90058885f440a1bec04fb0de0b967f" target="_blank">“What Awesome Looks Like.”</a> What would success be in your context? </li>
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<h3><strong>Unit Breakdown:<br /></strong></h3>
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