A Program of High Tech High GSE

Resources for continuous Improvement

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Step 4: Engage in Cycles of Inquiry

Test change ideas on a small scale, iterating as you learn about what works, for whom, and under what conditions.

Is this change an improvement? How do we know? Where do we go from here?

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42Q Protocol: Sharing Data with Students
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Selecting a Change Idea to Try
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Grade Book Review
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Improvement Norms
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Insect Diagrams
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Insect Diagram Template
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Looking at Student Work
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Looking at Patterns in Student Work
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PDSA Video
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Appreciative Inquiry Interviews
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Assigning Competence Role Play
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Change Idea Generation
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Dilemma Consultancy
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DSAP (Do-Study-Act-Plan)
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Equity Stances
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