1T: The Art of Coaching PDSAs: Building Inquiry Skills in Improvement Teams

The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is the engine for learning in improvement work, and improvement coaches play an important role in ensuring that the learning from these inquiry cycles advances the team towards their aim. In this session, participants will learn about models and approaches to developing educators’ PDSA skills, with a focus on how coaches can help teams build efficient and effective inquiry routines. Participants will examine and reflect upon common dilemmas in developing PDSA capability and identify specific moves to apply to their context.