Implementation and Monitoring Progress

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Hi, my name is Ashley. And today's lesson is titled Implementation and Monitoring Progress. In today's lesson, we'll identify what is involved in the Do and Study stage of PDSA. We'll look at the tools that are used for monitoring progress, and we'll apply these ideas to a scenario to understand how they should be appropriately used.

What is involved in the Do Stage of PDSA? After the coach and teacher have developed the plan, the next part of the PDSA is the Do Stage. In this stage, the teacher implements the changes that are identified in the plan. The strategies the teachers will use to make changes are outlined in the plan. The strategies will vary depending on the situation or the approach, as well as the goals that are being targeted.

What is involved in the Study stage of PDSA? While the strategies are being implemented, the coach and the teacher monitor the progress of the goals. This monitoring occurs in the Study stage of the PDSA. Because the PDSA cycle is for continuous improvement, monitoring progress is very important to ensure goals are being met through the professional development process. Monitoring progress includes reflection on experiences, evaluating results, reviewing data and feedback of students.

Student data should be used once goals are established to measure and monitor the progress toward reaching the goal. If the changes have not been successful, then there may be a need to change the approach. This can occur in the Act Stage of the PDSA cycle. On the other hand, if progress is being made, the teacher and coach may continue to work and monitor the goal until full success has been met.

What tools are used for monitoring progress? Teachers and coaches can use several tools to measure progress toward improvement goals, one of which is student data. Data that is collected from assignments and assessments can be used to monitor students' progress. If the student scores are in the higher percentages, then those strategies will continue to be used in the classroom. If scores are very low, then the teacher will have to go back to the drawing board and brainstorm other strategies to help students make progress.

Student feedback is another tool. Teachers can ask students how they felt about the lesson, or new approaches, or techniques. Their response can be analyzed for trends. Depending on the feedback that has been given, changes may be made.

Whenever I try something new I ask students how they liked it. If I get a good response, then I continue to use it. I want students to enjoy learning and have fun at school. Teachers and coaches may even use recorded lessons to see if there's a difference over time in instruction. Not only will the recordings give information about the teacher and his or her instructional practices, but also allow the teacher and coach to view student reactions to the lesson.

A plus minus delta is a monitoring tool that allows the teacher to record what went well, what did not, and suggestions for improvement. The teacher will then keep the methods that work and make changes to those that did not. Reflection is a good monitoring progress tool. It helps provide the teacher with new ideas and suggestions for improvements. Reflections can be completed by the teacher, the coach, or critical friends groups. Lastly, reflective journals help teachers monitor progress by acting as a written record of the teachers thoughts about lessons. Teachers can go back at any time to reflect on the thoughts and ideas written in the journal and consider other methods that may be successful or revise those that are not helpful.

Mr. Adams wants his third grade students to be proficient with their multiplication facts. According to the pretest that was given, many students have an understanding of their 1's and 2's times tables but none of the others. Mr. Adams will implement the following strategies-- students will make flashcards and use flash cards at home and at school; students will play multiplication games once a day; students will be assessed weekly on their multiplication times tables.

Mr. Adams will use the following tools to monitor the student's progress-- he will use student data. Weekly assessments will be given to see if students have a good understanding of the multiplication facts. This data will let Mr. Adams know if other strategies need to be implemented. Based off the assessment from the first week, 75% of students mastered the 3 times table, which was a huge increase from before. Mr. Adams will continue implementing the strategies.

Mr. Adams will also use student feedback. He will ask students do they have a better understanding of the multiplication facts. Are they studying flashcards when they get home? Do they enjoy playing the games? Are the games helping you remember your facts? Mr. Adams will use the responses from these questions in order to make changes to strategies.

Lastly, Mr. Adams will use a plus minus delta to monitor the students' progress. He understands that students are learning multiplication, and their recall is increasing. But a minus might be that the students are not practicing at home. So suggestions may be to offer more activities at school or send home a letter to get parents involved and making sure their children are using the flashcards at home.

Let's recap what we have discussed in today's lesson. In the Do Stage to the PDSA is where the teacher implements the changes that are identified in the plan. In the Study Stage, teachers and coaches monitor students' progress. There are several tools that can be used to monitor progress such as a plus minus delta, reflective journals, reflection, student data, and feedback, and recorded lessons. Lastly, we looked at a scenario and how these tools can be applied.

Which of these tools will be suitable for you and your students as you monitor their progress? As you reflect on how this new information can be applied, you may want to explore the additional resources section that accompanies this video presentation. This is where you'll find links to resources chosen to help you deepen your learning and explore ways to apply your newly acquired skill set.