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The topic of the lesson was change. We talked about any change that occurs in the educational field. There are two kinds of change, natural change and artificial change. The natural change just happens; it does not have any negative or positive aims. However, innovations is an artificial change, for it intends to make improvement, but not in all cases. Innovation needs a deliberate effort and it intends to bring to improvement. The process of change consists of four different stages. The first stage is initiation followed by the implementation stage, then continuation and finally the outcome stage. An example of change process could be the HOTS, or the literature program. A change does not leave the situation as it is otherwise it is not change. There are three models of how change occurs: The first model is **//research, development and diffusion model//**. (Morrish, 1976). It is a top bottom change. A large research is conducted and planned by a passive consumer from the top and feedback is provided in every stage. It is used in industry and education and leads for a scientific change. A good example of this model might be when the Ministry of Education top people decided to write the new curriculum. The second model is the **//social-interaction model//**. It is the opposite of the first model. It is a consumer centered and includes the people implementing the change and the relationships and that makes it a bottom-up model. An example of such a model is when teachers are not satisfied with a certain situation, and they try to make a change, or if we take the revolutions in Arabs’ world. The third model comes from the outside; it is the **//problem-solving model//**. A problem based on an issue is recognized and the solution is formed by negotiation but not in all cases. It is a bottom-up model like when teacher changes something in the school and the whole school implements it. Both first models are necessary and are based on reality. Educational changes can be either top-bottom or bottom-up change.