Sunday, May 5, 2013

NEW!!! Action Research Plan


Action Planning Template(Classroom Management)
Goal: To help students stay in their classrooms and out of the office by focusing and engaging  more on good teaching practices and differential instruction
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
1. Generate a report








Me, site supervisor
4 weeks into the new year
Gradespeed  and Pentamation
This will help me pick the 4 classes that will be chosen for my action research plan
2. Research Literature and conference with the four classroom teachers.







Me, Teachers
4 weeks
Ginger Tucker’s “Saving Our Greatest Resource”

Fred Jones
“Tools For Teaching”

Mentoring Minds
“Behavior Strategies Guide”
Using referrals, discuss differential instruction and best practices for classroom management.

3.  Teachers practice the new strategies in their classrooms.








Teachers
4 weeks
Ginger Tucker’s “Saving Our Greatest Resource”

Fred Jones
“Tools For Teaching”

Mentoring Minds
“Behavior Strategies Guide”
This will give them insight on what’s working and what’s not working in their classrooms.

4. Observe teacher and student interaction in all four classes







Me, Teachers, and Students
4 weeks
Evaluation forms using PDAS and TL21
Using PDAS and TL21 write up  an evaluation on each class.

5. Meet with teachers for the second time.

Me, Teachers

4 weeks

Ginger Tucker’s “Saving Our Greatest Resource”

Fred Jones
“Tools For Teaching”

Mentoring Minds
“Behavior Strategies Guide”
Meet with them again and go over the pros and cons of the classroom management that we have in place.

6. Reevaluate the research plan with the teachers
Me, Teachers
4 weeks
Gradespeed and Pentamation

Look at the percentage of referral reduction. Also look at the content of the referrals and what strategies could have been used.




Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools