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Tim Talks With Janice Jackson
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September 20, 2017
Quality Improvement Approaches: Positive Deviance
Addressing complex educational problems using positive deviance requires detective work. The task: to discover “outliers” who have succeeded under conditions where most others fail; uncover the strategies they use; and design opportunities to share those strategies.
June 21, 2017
A Gathering of NICs Offers Time to Learn What Works and Share What Doesn’t
Three up-and-coming networked improvement communities share common “messy” challenges and helpful advice at Carnegie’s 2017 Summit on Improvement in Education.
May 4, 2017
Five Essential Building Blocks for a Successful Networked Improvement Community
Some of the most successful efforts to identify and solve problems in teaching and learning occur within networked improvement communities. A new journal article lays out five critical strategies for success in building these collaborative teams of professionals.
April 25, 2017
Quality Improvement Approaches: Six Sigma
Variability is everywhere in education. Everything from a school’s location to the textbooks it uses impact student learning. The Six Sigma approach to improvement emphasizes data analysis to reduce variance and inefficiency in school processes to help all students succeed.
April 20, 2017
Quality Improvement Approaches: Lean for Education
Everyone has a stake and a say in the Lean approach to improving educational achievement. The school improvement model evolved from Toyota’s philosophy of building a culture in which all employees were empowered and expected to be part of providing the best possible product.