Stages of Concern

The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (Hall & Loucks, 1979) describes the seven levels of concern that teachers experience as they adopt a new practice:

Awareness. Teachers have little concern or involvement with the innovation.
Informational. Teachers have a general interest in the innovation and would like to know more about it.
Personal. Teachers want to learn about the personal ramifications of the innovation. They question how the innovation will affect them.
Management. Teachers learn the processes and tasks of the innovation. They focus on information and resources.
Consequence. Teachers focus on the innovation's impact on students.
Collaboration. Teachers cooperate with other teachers in implementing the innovation.
Refocusing. Teachers consider the benefits of the innovation and think of additional alternatives that might work even better.