PD Modules: Planning & Testing a Change
If your team is preparing to take action and test a change idea, let us guide you in creating your action plan and timeline with a couple videos, practical tools and extra resources.
PD Series 2 > Module 1
How are you preparing to take action?
Planning a change
Watch this video to understand the benefits of making a plan before taking action & use the tools below to help you think about your plan.
Reflective Questions
After viewing the video, reflect on the following questions:
- Why is it useful to make a plan before taking action?
- Who will be involved in taking action? When and where will the actions take place? What resources will be needed?
- What data will you collect to measure your actions?
- What tool will you use to collect the data?
Are you ready to test your change?
Testing a change
Watch this video to learn about the importance of moving on from planning, into action, to get closer to achieving your goals.
Reflective Questions
After viewing the video, reflect on the following questions:
- In your own words, why is it important to move beyond planning into action?
- How will you know that you’ve done enough planning and are ready to take action?
- How will you ensure that you are ‘sticking to’ your planned actions?
- How will you ensure that you are collecting data as planned?
Planning Tools
Download this fillable PDF Planning Tool with your team to help you create your action plan and timeline.
AMI Planning Tool - Planning & Doing the Change
Explore Further Resources
- Starting small keeps innovation manageable
- An improvement plan is not enough - you need a strategy
- Why you need more than school improvement plan goals
- PDSA Implementation Cycles Video