Welcome Leadership Team Session 2: April 2003 Introduction to Quality Tools: Tools for Improving Planning and Instruction

Opener Provide each person at your table with one sheet of the reflection comments found in the middle of your table. Is this the way narrative survey data is often presented? What do people do with qualitative data like this? How might we organize the information in order to make more sense out of it?

Opener As you read through the comments, answer: What are the themes of reflection? Share the themes you found with others at your table.

Pareto Charts A pareto chart is one of the quality tools that help us make sense out of data and/or information. (graph the data, graph the data, graph the data!) Use a pareto chart when you are trying to separate the vital few vs. the trivial many.

Analyzing Data How might we use the information from the pareto charts to guide future decisions about instruction?

Opener Check it outDid we meet the criteria of an effective opener? Break preoccupation Facilitate networking Make a training point

Its Sampling Time! Round two of sampling; Get out a scratch sheet of paper, please !

Quality Tools Workshop Form teams of four: 1 person representing each district and GW Packet and a tools sheet will be provided to each team Complete assigned tool task by

Quality Tools Assignment Create the quality tool using the assigned documents Brainstorm and record other potential applications for: Leadership teams Building grade- or content-alike teams Classrooms (student use) Complete Gallery Walk (applications collected) Sit in building teams

Quality Tools To get the most from using quality tools: Match tool with task Know which tools are often used best together Practice!

Quality Tools For more information about quality tools: html html

Team Time Record who developed expertise on each tool within your district Complete data gathering plan for next session Prepare for sharing Changing Context with people in your building before school is out for the summer