Below is a preliminary action plan outline. I hope to complete the plan within the 2012/2013 school year so that new standards and approaches are in place for the 2013/2014 school year.
Action Step(s):
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Responsible People
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Timeline
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Resources
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Evaluation
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Teacher Brainstorming:
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6th Grade Teachers
MYP Coordinator
Doris Gates
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November 2012
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Brainstorming protocol
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Developed wanderings of teachers to help create student survey questions.
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Student Instructional Expectations Survey
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Doris Gates
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November/December 2012
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Computers
Google Forms
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Have at least 95% of 6th grade students participate in the survey
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Teacher Student Learning Expectations Survey
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Doris Gates
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November/December 2012
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Computers
Google Forms
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Have 100% of the teachers participate in the survey
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Setting Classroom Environment Goals based on Expectation Surveys
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6th Grade Teachers
MYP Coordinator
Doris Gates
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December 2012
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None at this time.
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Did the surveys provide us with enough information to move forward with a narrowed focus?
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Benchmark Data Collection:
1. Number of students on probation
2. Number of students turning in homework assignments.
3. Discipline Data
4. Student Work Samples
5. 1st 6 weeks failure list.
6. MYP Professional Development hours
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Doris Gates
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December /January
2012/2013
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Skyward Data Mining
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Creating meaningful correlation between the data points.
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Data Analysis
Looking for Patterns/ Self-Reflection
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6th Grade Teachers
Doris Gates
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January 2013
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Self-Reflection outline
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Is more information needed to identify patterns? Can teachers find patterns that promote self-reflection
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Developing a Research Question/ Seek Clarity
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6th Grade Teachers
Doris Gates
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January 2013
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Question Models
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Well defined research question
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Literature Research
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Doris Gates
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February/March 2013
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Literature Access
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Identifying congruent information
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Literature Reflections and Action Plan Development
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Doris Gates
6th Grade Teachers
6th Grade Students
MYP Committees
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April 2013
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None at this time.
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Development of reasonable action plan with measurable outcomes.
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Plan Implementation and Tracking
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September – December 2013
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None at this time
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Data collection for the 2012/2013 6th graders will be compared with the 2013/2014 6th graders.
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ReplyDeleteYour action plan seems very thorough with lots of data to support your research..something I feel like I don't have enough of. Doris, what does MYP stand for? I am not familiar with that term. I would also love to see your student instructional expectation survey as I am creating a similar one. Do you have a specific resource you are using to develop that survey? I know you are having teachers come up with questions to ask, but just curious if you might have a resource connection to share. Best of luck with your research..sounds like a great plan!
DeleteMYP is the middle years program that is part of the International Baccalaurate Program. It can be compaired to AP level classess but the credits are excepted internationally. They have a primary years (k-5), middle years (6-10), and diploma program (11-12).
DeleteI have not made the survey yet but I am meeting with our district survey specialist this week. I will be happy to share when we have something developed.
Stand by because this action research project is going to change. After my initial meeting with the targeted teachers and responses to my questions I have decided to reword my research questions. The new project will encompass a couple of topics. One is team planning and the other is efficiency in time. We know that time is our most valued resource and my wondering on time is as follows; if I were to bring an efficiency expert on to campus how would he evaluate the teacher’s use of time? The team planning is not necessary about content teams but grade level teams and our approach to the whole child.
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