1. Leading Continuous Improvement in the School Day 4

2. The biggest room in the house is the room for improvement!

3. The Donkey Story Continuous Improvement is turning problems into opportunities!

4. Categories of Instructional Strategies That Affect Student Achievement ID similarities and differences Summarizing and note taking Reinforcing and providing recognition Homework and practice Nonlinguistic representations Cooperative Learning Setting objectives and providing feedback Generating and testing hypotheses Questions, cues, and advance organizers Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (ASCD) by Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, and Jane E. Pollock (Paperback - April 27, 2004)

6. Agenda For Today! Reviewing the first 3 days Student-led Conferences Overview of PDSA Hands-on Quality Tools

7. Ground rules created by students Classroom mission statements Classroom and 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

11. Classroom Data Centers

13. CLASS MEETINGS

15. Grade Level Planning Talk about specific plans for implementation of: –Ground Rules –Mission Statement –SMART Goals –Data Centers & Data Folders –Class Meetings Specifically, what will the first hour, day and week look like?

16. The Continuous Improvement Classroom Student-Led Conferences

17. More Tools! Cause & Effect Flow Chart Pareto Diagram Lotus Diagram Scatter Diagram Run Chart

18. Confidence- How do you overcome self-doubt? How do you build confidence in yourself and others?

19. Wrap-Up Journal Writing (Worksheet R): –What did I learn? –How will I apply it to my classroom/school? Table reflection… Fast Feedback Form (Worksheet Q)