PDSA

Purpose:
To enhance an educator's diagnostic procedure in supporting a colleague or change in practice

Opportunities for use
When an educator is intending to change/improve a work activity or practice.

Benefits
Helps us to 'really' learn from experience. We get closer to the improvements we intended. Moves us out of the fire fighting cycle. Adds focus on continual improvement.

How to use this tool
PLAN- "If we do this, then ..." - something will be improved. Then DO something to try it out - preferably on a smaller scale - to see what can be learned. STUDY the results to see what we have learned. Work hard at this step; seek and value different opinions. ACT adopt the change, or abandon it, or run through the cycle again, changing the plan in some way.
Original Source: Deming, W.E., adapted for challenges in education.