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Teacher EducationMiddle School CurriculumScience CurriculnaScience TeachingTeacher EvaluationEducationJefferson CountyTeacher DevelopmentCbam MeasuresConcerns-based ApproachTeacher PreparationKindergarten TeachingCurriculum DevelopmentSchool FunctioningCurriculumElementary EducationTeacher Enhancement
ABSTRACT Tim Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) has been designed to describe change as it affects individuals and to prompt more successful change efforts. CBAM views the teacher as the focal point in schcol improvement efforts, yet also acknowledges social and organizational influences. This paper describes the application of the model to a curriculum implementation effort in revising the science curriculna in grades three to six in the 80 elementary schools of Jefferson County (Colorado). The design for curricula' implementation was based on an understanding of teachers' concerns and how they change over time. Two CBAM measures of teacher change
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