In Their Own Words

Goal Setting is Often an Act of Desperation: Part 6

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Jun 17, 2024
John Dues, an educator dedicated to implementing Deming's principles in schools, discusses transformative strategies for boosting student joy in learning. He shares insights on using timely data to enhance classroom experiences and illustrates how Jessica's fourth-grade science class benefited from meticulous tracking of student joy. The conversation highlights the PDSA cycle for marking interventions and the importance of iterative testing, revealing key lessons for educators seeking meaningful change without overwhelming reforms. A must-listen for teachers!
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INSIGHT

Timely Data Enables Faster Learning

  • More timely data lets teams detect effects and learn faster when testing changes.
  • Collect frequency should match the improvement context, from daily to monthly as appropriate.
ANECDOTE

Teacher Uses Daily Surveys To Build Baseline

  • Jessica gathered frequent student surveys and averaged class joy after each science lesson.
  • She collected 28 data points in a few months to create a clear baseline for improvement.
ADVICE

Label Interventions On The Chart

  • Mark the exact day you start an intervention with a vertical line and label what you tried.
  • Then compare data before and after using statistical rules to judge real change.
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