1. Please sit by level

2. Welcome! 2007-2008 Quality Liaisons Leaders of Continuous Improvement

3. New Format Attend sessions pertinent to your school Stipend ($18.00 ) per hour –[no credit option] Each session will include –Time for Networking & Sharing –Topic suggested by participants Ability to differentiate by level

4. Agenda for Tonight New Format Network/Share Time PDSA in the Classroom Discussion

5. Network/Sharing Share your Continuous Improvement example with your table

6. PDSA in the Classroom

7. Ground rules created by students Classroom mission statements Classroom & student measurable goals Quality tools and PDSA used regularly The Continuous Improvement Classroom Classroom data centers Classroom meetings facilitated by students Student-led conferences Student data folders

8. PDSA; The Vehicle Professional Learning Communities Use To Implement Change

9. So.. After reviewing vocabulary assessment data, teachers discuss options at a team meeting and use the PDSA process They define how they are currently teaching vocabulary (flowcharts) The team determines what other in-process measures they could use to see how students are doing in vocabulary and they collect data (run charts & pareto diagrams) to get baseline The team reviews the baseline data they collected and discuss root causes for the results they see (cause & effect diagrams & relations diagrams) Once root causes are identified, each member researches articles and best practices related to vocabulary instruction and submits the best to the group (improvement theory)

10. The team writes an action plan to carry out the improvement theory in their classrooms. Members practice newly-learned strategies (improvement theory), and measure the effectiveness of the strategies Members coach each other & may go into each others classroom to observe and provide feedback Members monitor student data to determine effectiveness of strategies (compare to baseline) Members reflect, observe, practice, receive feedback, gain expertise and standardize the new vocabulary instruction practice (new flowchart) Teams continue to use the PDSA cycle to make improvements in the realm of their professional learning community

12. PQ Systems Sally Duncan & Soren Gormley

13. PQ Systems Sally Duncan & Soren Gormley

14. PQ Systems Sally Duncan & Soren Gormley

15. PQ Systems Sally Duncan & Soren Gormley

17. In-Process Measure Example

18. Estimation Check Sheet Weekly Class Errors Hour 1 - Mr. Albert Strategy123456 Total 1-6 Week12-Sep19-Sep29-Sep3-Oct10-Oct17-Oct Addition 2211006 Subtraction 22312111 Multiplication 78787744 Division 10111011121064 Application 11 101112 67 28 students Total Errors 323431323330192 Number of Students 28

21. Student PDSA

26. Sharing How could you involve students in the PDSA process in your classroom? –What are the probletunities that students could help solve? –How could data folders and data centers help involve students in PDSA?

32. Plan Define the System The Problem- Students arent waiting to be called on during instruction

33. Define the System Flow Chart I have an idea I raise my hand Did my teacher call my name? Blurting out anyway Share my idea out loud no yes

34. Plan Define the System The Problem- Students arent waiting to be called on during instruction

35. Define the System Flow Chart I have an idea I raise my hand Did my teacher call my name? Blurting out anyway Share my idea out loud no yes

36. Plan Assess Current Situation Lets collect some data to see how our system is currently operating.

37. Assess the Situation Run Chart- baseline data

38. Plan Analyze Causes Lets figure out whats causing the problem

39. Analyze Causes Force Field Analysis Driving Forces We have good ideas Sometimes we remember Restraining Forces We get excited We have a lot to say We forget We dont like to wait

40. Plan Try Out Improvement Theory Do Lets try something different to improve the behavior

41. DO Try Out Improvement Theory IF we try hard to remember to raise our hands, and hang the run chart in a place we can all see to help us remember, THEN, we will remember to raise our hands before we speak instead of talking out.

42. Plan Study the Results Do Study Lets see how our theory worked. Did we make improvements?

43. Study the Results Run Chart- Data after trying out our theory

44. Plan Standardize Improvement Do Study Act Plan for Continuous Improvement If it worked, lets standardize our improvements.

45. Baseline Data (Before) After (Results)

46. ACT PLAN STUDY DO Plan Continuous Improvement Define the System Standardize Improvement Study the Results Assess Current Situation Try Out Improvement Theory Analyze Causes