Action Research Plan
For the 2013-2014 school year, our campus will be implementing Standards Based Bulletin Boards in an effort to improve overall student academic success. I am interested in following the progress of both teachers and students as they undergo learning a new way to "dig deeper" into learning and being able to identify where their learning comes from and why.
How will the implementation of Standards Based Bulletin Boards affect the academic success of students at James A. Arthur Intermediate School?
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Action Research Plan
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Goal: Determine the effectiveness of
Standard Based Bulletin Boards on academic success.
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Action Steps(s):
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Person(s) Responsible:
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Timeline: Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Evaluation
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Discuss Action
Research Plan with site supervisor
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Patricia Vaughn
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August 2013
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Meeting with site
supervisor
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Approval from site
supervisor
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Attend
training/informational meetings on Standards Based Bulletin Boards (SBBB) and
requirements for this school year for implementation.
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Assistant Principal
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August 2013
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In-service calendar
for campus
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Meeting notes,
attendance log in sheet
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Present Action
Research Plan to teachers
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Patricia Vaughn
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August 2013
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Teacher schedules,
campus schedule, meeting location
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Meeting notes
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Identify classrooms
and/or grade levels for research
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Patricia Vaughn
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August 2013 – September
2013
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Coworker input and
cooperation, class lists, meeting location
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Meeting notes
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Instruct students on
the use of blogs, QR codes, and edmodo.com to extend data results
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Patricia Vaughn
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September 2013 –
December 2014
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Internet, notebooks or
iPad stations, computer lab, paper, bulletin boards, QR code software
installed on iPad station, printer/copy machine
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Lesson plans, student
blog and edmodo id’s, photographs of bulletin boards with QR codes
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Gather data for 1st
six weeks, share data with teachers, principal, & assistant principal
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Patricia Vaughn
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August 26, 2013 –
October 4, 2013
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School records,
principal approval, coworker input, student input
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Grade reports, Meeting
notes, Anecdotal records, photographs of SBBB in target group areas
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Gather data for 2nd
six weeks, share data with teachers, principal, & assistant principal
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Patricia Vaughn
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October 7, 2013 –
November 8, 2013
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School records,
principal approval, coworker input, student input
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Grade reports, Meeting
notes, Anecdotal records, photographs of SBBB in target group areas
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Gather data for 3rd
six weeks, share data with teachers, principal, & assistant principal
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Patricia Vaughn
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November 11, 2013 –
December 20, 2013
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School records,
principal approval, coworker input, student input
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Grade reports, Meeting
notes, Anecdotal records, photographs of SBBB in target group areas
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Conduct survey with
teachers
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Patricia Vaughn
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December 2013 (1st
semester)
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Teacher survey, paper,
copy machine
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Surveys
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Conduct survey with
students
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Patricia Vaughn
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December 2013 (1st
semester
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Student survey, paper,
copy machine
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Surveys
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Communicate with other
teachers regarding their input on SBBB
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Patricia Vaughn
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August 2013 – June 2014
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Teacher schedules,
campus schedules, meeting location, notes
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Meeting notes
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Gather data for 4th
six weeks, share data with teachers, principal, & assistant principal
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Patricia Vaughn
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January 7, 2014 –
February 21, 2014
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School records,
principal approval, coworker input, student input
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Grade reports, Meeting
notes, Anecdotal records, photographs of SBBB in target group areas
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Gather data for 5th
six weeks, share data with teachers,
principal, & assistant principal
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Patricia Vaughn
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February 24, 2014 –
April 17, 2014
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School records,
principal approval, coworker input, student input
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Grade reports, Meeting
notes, Anecdotal records, photographs of SBBB in target group areas
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Gather data for 6th
six weeks, share data with teachers, principal, & assistant principal
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Patricia Vaughn
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April 21, 2014 – June 5,
2014
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School records,
principal approval, coworker input, student input
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Grade reports, Meeting
notes, Anecdotal records, photographs of SBBB in target group areas
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Conduct survey with
teachers
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Patricia Vaughn
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May 2014 (2nd
semester)
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Teacher survey, paper,
copy machine
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Surveys
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Conduct survey with
students
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Patricia Vaughn
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May 2014 (2nd
semester)
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Student survey, paper,
copy machine
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Surveys
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Analyze and interpret
data
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Patricia Vaughn
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June 2014 – July 2015
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School records,
meeting notes, anecdotal records, surveys, photographs of bulletin board
items
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Research findings
report
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Share results with
administration and make recommendation
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Patricia Vaughn
Assistant Principal
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August 2014 –
September 2014
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Research findings
paper, schedule time for meeting, meeting location
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Copy of findings for
administration
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Format based on Tool 7.1
from Examining What We Do to Improve Our
Schools
(Harris, Edmonson, and
Combs, 2010)
Patricia,
ReplyDeleteIs the blackboard thing an initiative that your entire school is utilizing this year? Are you working with a team or doing this all on your own (person responsible column)? Do you have any survey questions or interview questions ready yet? When you say "teachers" do you mean the entire campus or a certain group/grade level? I like this plan, there are great possibilities here. Your use of technology is nice also. I hope that all goes well and that you have a great rest of your summer.
This will be implemented schoolwide, which is 5th and 6th grade.
ReplyDeleteI would like to make my research results on a smaller scale. Something like only 5th grade, or only my team pod (3 teachers), or even 5th grade science classes (4 teachers). My site supervisor is spearheading this initiative and is sharing in the research with me because she has to present it to admin. Should I add her name too?
I would, it's detail and more is better at this point. Here is a link to mine: http://danielhutchins.blogspot.com/2013/08/action-research-plan-j-daniel-hutchins.html
ReplyDeleteYou can check out my google site and see what I did on Assignment Part 4 here: https://sites.google.com/site/thecharacteryoucancounton/home/action-research-plan
I'm a bit OCD I think, so I can go overboard at times. But the more data and information I have to work with the better off I'll be. I agree, a tighter group will be easier to track for you. Do enough to get the data you need, etc.
This is a very thorough action plan. I like how you collect data often to see the growth of this project. Do you guys do standard based grading? If so It will be very interesting to see if there is a direct correlation of improvement in grades in that certain standard. I also like how you interview students and the teachers. You could maybe also interview administration? Just a thought. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI know I said this on your discussion post, but I am really intrigued with your action research. I like the idea of teaching students different Web 2.0 tools to extend their learning and provide more data. I can't remember if you already addressed this, but are the SBBB going to be one specific subject area across the school or will you let participating teachers choose which subject will be used for their SBBB? It would be interesting to see if the SBBB are more effective for some curricular areas than others. I look forward to seeing your results!
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