Pedagogical Adoption of Reference Resources When it comes to the adoption of a new concept or pedagogical strategy, a learning leader cannot force the adoption on the stakeholders involved. As if being converted to a belief system, stakeholders must first believe that the perceived outcome of the change is one worth trying to attain even if it means changing their current systems. To get stakeholders to that place takes a very careful presentation. Once the learning leader has been successful in gaining the approval and willingness of their stakeholders (teachers), the implementation process can occur. However, through the process of implementation comes a myriad of questions along the way. I would argue that, if the learning leader does not sufficiently and respectfully attend to the questions of the stakeholder, the new system may fail at this early stage. In any given roll-out of a program or idea, if teachers feel something is being prescribed upon them, they ofte