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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Blue Print of Action Research Plan


Action Planning Template
Goal: All students to feel welcome, comfortable and a part of the school community.
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
Create student survey to gather information about students who choose to participate in extra-curricular activities.






·         Becky Lamb (Campus Principal)
·         Jamie Torres (Campus Assistant Principal)
·         Krista Beal

February 2013
·         Action Research Plan draft
·         Digital tool used to create the survey. (ie. I pads, lap tops, digital response system)
·         Will the survey questions produce the data I am seeking?
Administer student survey to all 4th and 5th grade students.






·         Becky Lamb
·         Jamie Torres
·         Krista Beal
March 2013
·         Survey
·         4th and 5th grade students
·         Block of time to administer survey in 4th grade.
·         Block of time to administer survey in 5th grade.
·         Did I receive all information pertinent to each student?
Desegregate survey data to determine ethnicity, gender and socio-economic make up of all 4th and 5th grade students, particularly those who are new to Dove Elementary.





·         Becky Lamb
·         Jamie Torres
·         Krista Beal
March – April 2013
·         Survey data
·         PEIMS data obtained from building principal.
·         Is there a correlation between students who participate in extra-curricular activities and their ethnicity, gender and socio-economic make up?
Present findings to building principal to report which students are participating.







·         Becky Lamb
·         Jamie Torres
·         Krista Beal
May 2013
·         Survey data
·         PEIMS data obtained from building principal.
·         What further steps need to be taken to obtain our goal?


Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools
                                             (Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)            

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Action Research Topic

This week I met with my principal, who is also my site supervisor, to discuss a possible topic for my action research project.  I think we have settled on a topic and I am so excited about this project!

The action research study I have decided on is to research about students that participate in our extra-curricular activities and clubs. I teach at a K-5 elementary school with a student population of around 750.  The boundary lines were re-drawn this past spring and our school culture has changed quite a bit.  I want to look at socio-economics, gender, race, grade level and student age.  Who participates? Why? Do we need to increase participation? How do we increase participation?

The results of this action research will be very beneficial to the students, families and teachers at my school.  I think it will help my school re-establish our school culture and spirit. We do want every student to participate and feel that the school is theirs.  I am very excited to research this and share the results with my principal and campus.

Teacher Lady and Family


Teacher Lady and Family