Improvement Science CIG

Members talking at a convening tableAbout the Improvement Science CIG

In recent years, new approaches have emerged for equipping practitioners with the skills to engage in user-centered continuous improvement toward excellence and equity.

Goals:

  • Support the inclusion of improvement science and/or design-based improvement methods in EdD curricula as a signature pedagogy;
  • Support members' deeper understanding of the distinct methodologies and approaches, and
  •  Generate and disseminate knowledge about the use and the outcomes of improvement efforts in PK-12 and post-secondary education. 

 To join this CIG:

  1. Log into your CPED account.
  2. Next, click My Profile, and then click Edit Profile. 
  3. Scroll down, and you will see the option to add yourself to a CIG. 
  4. Choose the CIG(s) you'd like to join.
  5. Finally, click Save Profile.

Leadership:

Max Yurkofsky ([email protected]) is an assistant professor in the EdD program at Radford University, where he supports students in using Improvement Science as both a methodology for inquiring into and addressing problems of practice and as an approach to systems leadership. Max's research draws on organizational theory to explore how school and system leaders are working to organize for continuous improvement towards more ambitious and equitable visions of learning.