The Continuous Improvement Classroom

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The Continuous Improvement Classroom

• PDSA

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What is PDSA?
Worksheet Y
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Plan Continuous Improvement
Define the System
Standardize Improvement
ACT
Assess Current Situation
PLAN
STUDY
Study the Results
DO
Analyze Causes
Try Out Improvement Theory
Worksheet V
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Worksheet T
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Worksheet U
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PDSA The Vehicle Professional Learning
Communities Use To Implement Change
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ITBS Language Total Scores
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Next Steps

• The Building Leadership Team writes a SMART Goal
  that is included in the School Improvement Plan
  (SIP)
• Then, the Action Research Team utilizes the PDSA
  process to work on the
  goal

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In-Process Measure Example
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From High Stakes Assessment to In-Process Measures

• Mistaken Belief Its the adults who use
  assessment results to make the most important
  instructional decisions
• Mistaken Belief The most important decisions
  are made annually based on annual high-stakes
  tests

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What Do Your In-Process Measures Look Like?

• Give some examples of in process measures?
• How would you use them in
• The Data Center
• Student Data Folders
• PDSA Efforts?

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PDSA in the classroom!
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The Problem- Students arent waiting to be called
on during instruction
Define the System
Plan
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Define the SystemFlow Chart
I have an idea
I raise my hand
Did my teacher call my name?
no
Blurting out anyway
yes
Share my idea out loud
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Lets collect some data to see how our system is
currently operating.
Assess Current Situation
Plan
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Assess the SituationRun Chart- baseline data
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Lets figure out whats causing the problem
Plan
Analyze Causes
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Analyze CausesForce 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

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

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Lets see how our theory worked. Did we make
improvements?
Plan
Study
Study the Results
Do
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Study the ResultsRun Chart- Data after trying
out our theory
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If it worked, lets standardize our improvements.
Plan for Continuous Improvement
Standardize Improvement
Act
Plan
Study
Do
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Creating PDSA Storyboards

• Telling Your Continuous Improvement Story!

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What is a PDSA Storyboard?

• A graphical representation of continuous
  improvement efforts
• Purpose To communicate progress to stakeholders
• Includes meaningful artifacts, data and quality
  tools
• Is organized around the PDSA wheel

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Plan Continuous Improvement
Define the System
Standardize Improvement
ACT
Assess Current Situation
PLAN
STUDY
Study the Results
DO
Analyze Causes
Try Out Improvement Theory
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Classroom PDSA Examples
Worksheet X
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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?

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Worksheet W
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Debriefing PDSA
Worksheet Y