Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Action Research Plan


I have reviewed the 8 steps from the Harris text and have concluded that my plan already addresses all of these elements.

Action Planning Template
Goal:  To implement the classroom management plan described in the book, Time To Teach:  Encouragement, Empowerment, and Excellence in Every Classroom, and evaluate ways that this classroom management plan improves student behavior and increases instructional time in the classroom.
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation

Read the book, Time To Teach:  Encouragement, Empowerment, and Excellence in Every Classroom.   



Debi Dodd

November 28, 2011 to December 4, 2011

Time To Teach:  Encouragement, Empowerment, and Excellence in Every Classroom
By:  Rick Dahlgren and Judy Hyatt

After reading the book I will develop a synopsis for my teaching team.

Share the synopsis of my reading to my teaching team




Debi Dodd

December 5, 2011 to December 8, 2011

The synopsis of my reading

Discuss with my teaching team areas of concern about the classroom management plan

Come up with a plan for implementation of this classroom management plan

Debi Dodd, Julie Griffith, and Molly Radford

December 11, 2011 to December 16, 2011

Documentation of our proposed plan

Coming up with a consensus with my teaching team for implementation

Select a date for implementation of the classroom management plan


Debi Dodd, Julie Griffith, and Molly Radford

December 16, 2011 to December 16, 2011

A draft of proposed action for implementation

Coming up with a consensus of a date for implementation

Implement the classroom management plan


Debi Dodd, Julie Griffith, and Molly Radford

TBD

Resources from the book and documents created by my teaching team

Meet with teaching team at the end of the first week to discuss concerns/success

Meet with teaching team weekly throughout the remainder of the year

Debi Dodd, Julie Griffith, and Molly Radford

TBD

Resources from the book and documents created by my teaching team

Go over data collected weekly to adjust our plan of action

Have an end of the year conference with my teaching team

Debi Dodd, Julie Griffith, and Molly Radford


June 1, 2011 to June 1, 2011

Data collected by all parties from the date of implementation

Come up with areas that need improvement prior to implementation the following year

Write up a summary of findings


Debi Dodd

June 2, 2011 to June 16, 2011

All data collect from date of implementation plus notes from weekly meetings with the team

Use my written summary to answer my inquiry questions
Share my research project with the faculty on my campus





Debi Dodd

August 2012 to August 2012 during Staff Development

My presentation

Use comments/ideas shared during the presentation to determine if a campus wide implementation is feasible

3 comments:

  1. Your research topic caught my eye in our blog listings, so I thought I would head your way and check it out. I've never heard of the model you are referring to and basing your action research on. However, I am constantly told that my classroom management is one of my strongest skills in my classroom. I am very intrigued by your proposed research and will be bookmarking your blog so I can follow along. This may be a result of me overlooking it, but are you going to be implementing this into your classroom only, or to others as well?

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  2. As I read this I also wondered if your team was also going to implement the model. I really like seeing how different classroom management varies from classroom to classroom. I'll be interested in seeing how your project turns out!

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  3. Effective teaching and learning cannot take place in a poorly managed classroom so I know many teachers are always interested in learning new strategies to help make their classrooms run smoothly. I am curious as to how you are you going to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan? Anecdotal evidence from the teachers, checklists, self-reflection sheets, student/teacher interviews?

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