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Understand the components of the Implementation Sciences Framework, centering on the functions and import of Building Implementation Teams (BITs) in adopting innovations like restorative practices
Examine the Kotter Model of Change and the important steps supported by BITs in driving effective change
Reflect on a case study in restorative practices (RP) transformation, focusing on the activities and work of BITs in driving RP adoption
John Weiss (M.P.P., M.U.P) has worked with diverse populations of youth, youth serving programs and schools for 25 years. He currently serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Neutral Zone and was its Executive Director from 2005-2014. He has trained and coached 1000s of adults and youth from across Michigan and other states in both the Youth Driven Spaces framework and in restorative practices. John also served as a teacher and curriculum specialist in the Ypsilanti and Willow Run Public School Districts. For 7 years he served as the Director of
the Adolescent Division at the High/Scope Educational
Research Foundation, now the Weikart Center for Program
Quality where he was one of the initial developers of the Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA).