1. Continuous Improvement
Tools & Strategies to Improve Student Engagement & Achievement

2. Continuous Improvement It’s not an initiative, it’s a system
See how:
To build a culture of data at all levels, K-12.
Use data as a flashlight to identify best practices and improve achievement.
CI is a system of effectiveness & efficiency that manages other initiatives and aligns our resources.
Learning Intention
Continuous Improvement
It’s not an initiative, it’s a system

3. Charting and Analyzing Results
Standards- Communicating Learning Intentions with Students and Families
Charting and Analyzing Results
Plan
Study
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Mission Statement
Learning Goals
Act Do

4. Align stds with school & district goals
Step 1: Standards
Identify Standards
Unpack standards into understandable knowledge & skills
Align stds with school & district goals
Write “I can” skills statements as learning intentions (use student language)
Clearly communicate with families
Display
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Clearly communicate with students

5. Step 1

6. Step 2: Class/Course/Program Learning Goals
Not daily/unit goals
Goals
Learning goal Measures/Connects to standards
Align to school or district goals
Includes ALL (100%) students
Clearly communicate with families
SMART
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Clearly communicate with students
Guides progress & next steps

7. Step 2
100%

8. Step 3: Charting & Analyzing Results
Determine how often you will assess progress toward big goal
Use graphs, charts or tables to SHARE & DISPLAY results
Analyze the results with the students
Share progress with families
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9. Step 3

10. Step 4: Mission Statement
Teacher AND Student created with guiding questions
Why are we here?
How will we work together to achieve our goal?
Display in classroom
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Purposely use to guide processes & behaviors that promote learning
Share progress with families

11. Step 4

12. What are we going to learn?
Step 5: Plan
What are we going to learn?
How will we know when we’ve learned it?
Learning Intentions are written clearly in student friendly language & defined
Focus on learning, not activity
Clearly communicate with families
Proficiency is the goal
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Students understand the measure of proficiency at the beginning of the learning cycle

13. Step 5

14. Step 6: Do What strategies will we use to achieve our plan?
Who is responsible for each strategy?
Teach & refine strategies
Learning Intentions are written clearly in student friendly language & defined
Students learn how and why strategies are used, the purpose for each
A displayed strategy bank serves as a visual reference for students & teachers
Solicit student choice
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Students have choice about the use of strategies to guide their learning

15. Step 6

16. Step 6

17. Determine what will help learning, not what you liked to do more
Step 7: Study
Did our class learning results improve?
Did our class meet our learning cycle goal?
Which strategies worked for our learning? Which strategies need to be adjusted?
Class learning cycle results are shared & displayed with students
Determine what will help learning, not what you liked to do more
Assessment methods can vary based on learning intention and the length of the learning cycle
Engage students in evaluating learning strategies using a plus/delta or other quality feedback tool
Set a time limit for feedback & model quality feedback
Front End Lead
Teacher & students analyze learning cycle results together

18. Step 7

19. Step Plus/Delta /△
Focused on identifying strengths (+) and opportunities for improvement △
Seek changes that will help students learn at higher levels
Deltas should be specific and action oriented
Focus should be on improving the system-not fixing the people
Use the feedback to make a decision about the use of a learning/teaching strategy
Connect student learning progress with learning or working strategies

20. Step 8: Act What actions should we take to improve how we learn?
Refine or continue using the strategies already taught
Action can be taken at any time, during the cycle, after the cycle
Adjustments based on deltas in study
Students participate in creating an action plan
Acknowledgement and use of feedback is essential
Front End Lead
Act drives the future Do’s

21. Step 8

22. Step 8

23. The basics for immediate change
PDSA
Strategy Bank
Learning Intentions
10-15 day learning cycles using the plan, do, study act quality improvement method to quickly adjust learning techniques to be more effective
Gone are the days of waiting for an update mid-quarter or results of annual growth targets
A visual reference for students & teachers
Displayed and in kid friendly language