Date timeline
Year 1 –
Research similar programs and initiatives and Collect data
Consult with other staff members who has implemented similar programs
Meet with administrator to arrange logistics of group meetings
Design criteria for selection of students
Preliminary meeting with students
First interview
Make modifications
Collect data on campus
Year 2-
Implement programs
Collect data
Assess the data and relate to objective/goals
Make modifications
Year 3 –
Make modifications
Collect data
Persons responsible
Assistant Principals (grade level) Jennifer Collier
Intern, Erica Robinson
Counselor, LaWanda Jenkins
Process of monitoring goal and objectives
Test data
Attendance of pep rallies
Number of students involved in extra-curricular activities
Number of students who attend homecoming
Assessment instrument to evaluate effectiveness
Attendance records from year to year – activity to activity
Enrollment in college or technical programs
Student survey
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
ACTION PLAN
Action Planning Template
Goal: In which ways are incoming freshman students affected/impacted when given a newly designed WELCOME BOOKLET to inform them of events, people, and traditions going on with their classmates on campus? Do interventions, peer support groups and modeling help in this process? What affects do small leadership and mentor groups have on incoming Freshman students?
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
Create inquiry for action plan
Erica Robinson, intern
January 2011
Resources from EDLD 5301, observations
Approval from site supervisors
Obtain approval for my action research plan from my site supervisors
Jennifer Collier, Assistant Principal
Lance Stallworth,
Principal
January 2011
Draft of action research plan
Approval from site supervisors
Discuss logistics of group meetings (time, place) and get approval from principals
Jennifer Collier,
Assistant Principal
Jennifer Collier,
Assistant Principal
January 2011
Draft of action research plan, master schedule for
Create criteria for selection of students participating
Erica Robinson, intern and leadership group
Recruit students from a leadership group on campus
(sophomores)
Erica Robinson, intern and the (sophomores) and leadership group
Conduct a preliminary meeting with students to discuss goals and obtain feedback
Erica Robinson, intern
Jennifer Collier,
Assistant Principal
Conduct biweekly group meetings
Erica Robinson, intern
Facilitate creation of “action plans” for group members (sophomores)
leadership group
Facilitate student investigation of helpful information for freshman
leadership group and Erica Robinson, intern
Survey students in group
leadership group and Erica Robinson, intern
Interview students in group
leadership group
Report findings to site supervisors
Erica Robinson, intern
Jennifer Collier,
Assistant Principal
Analyze helpful changes for next year
Erica Robinson, intern and the administration / staff
Goal: In which ways are incoming freshman students affected/impacted when given a newly designed WELCOME BOOKLET to inform them of events, people, and traditions going on with their classmates on campus? Do interventions, peer support groups and modeling help in this process? What affects do small leadership and mentor groups have on incoming Freshman students?
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
Create inquiry for action plan
Erica Robinson, intern
January 2011
Resources from EDLD 5301, observations
Approval from site supervisors
Obtain approval for my action research plan from my site supervisors
Jennifer Collier, Assistant Principal
Lance Stallworth,
Principal
January 2011
Draft of action research plan
Approval from site supervisors
Discuss logistics of group meetings (time, place) and get approval from principals
Jennifer Collier,
Assistant Principal
Jennifer Collier,
Assistant Principal
January 2011
Draft of action research plan, master schedule for
Create criteria for selection of students participating
Erica Robinson, intern and leadership group
Recruit students from a leadership group on campus
(sophomores)
Erica Robinson, intern and the (sophomores) and leadership group
Conduct a preliminary meeting with students to discuss goals and obtain feedback
Erica Robinson, intern
Jennifer Collier,
Assistant Principal
Conduct biweekly group meetings
Erica Robinson, intern
Facilitate creation of “action plans” for group members (sophomores)
leadership group
Facilitate student investigation of helpful information for freshman
leadership group and Erica Robinson, intern
Survey students in group
leadership group and Erica Robinson, intern
Interview students in group
leadership group
Report findings to site supervisors
Erica Robinson, intern
Jennifer Collier,
Assistant Principal
Analyze helpful changes for next year
Erica Robinson, intern and the administration / staff
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
I am certain of a few factors that contributed to these changes, but am not fully aware of everything that went into making the “high” amounts of school spirit obvious one year and “low” the next. I am curious to know what are the biggest contributing factors leading to such changes. I also need to research how to better prepare the incoming freshman of the traditions that our school follows each year, from activity to activity throughout each sports season.
This study would allow me to see what is helpful for the freshman to know, in order to better prepare them for the activities and events that take place on and off campus. I would conduct the research and then gather the most crucial “what freshmen need to know” information and later compile it into a welcome packet. It will helpful to discover how to improve their knowledge by providing a hand guide to these traditions and events, possibly a calendar, and then plan on delivering the information right when they arrive to campus.
The first step in this process will be to conduct surveys in order to give them a voice. I am excited that this project would do just that. The reading last week really gave me some insight on ways that action research can be viewed as a valuable tool rather than more busy work for the staff that is involved in collecting the data. The sample for this group will be Freshman and Sophomores, and the size of the sample will be approximately 10 sophomores and 10 freshman.
My plan is to present the “what freshmen need to know” information and the finished packet to the administrative team, so that they can possibly use it for the next incoming class of students. This information will benefit teachers, in order to better understand what freshman need help with.
This information will help me to actually gather and collect the information for presentation in the packet. The research will help the freshman, to be better equipped with tools they need to understand the on campus activities and traditions of Spring Woods High School.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, SUGGEST, or WANT TO COMMENT ON?Wednesday, February 2, 2011
“what freshmen need to know”
This study would allow me to see what is helpful for the freshman to know, in order to better prepare them for the activities and events that take place on and off campus. I would conduct the research and then gather the most crucial “what freshmen need to know” information and later compile it into a welcome packet.
It will helpful to discover how to improve their knowledge by providing a hand guide to these traditions and events, possibly a calendar, and then plan on delivering the information right when they arrive to campus. My goal is find out: In what ways are freshman students affected/impacted when given a newly designed WELCOME BOOKLET to inform them of events, people, and traditions going on with their classmates on campus?
The first step in this process will be to conduct surveys in order to give them a voice. I am excited that this project would do just that. The reading last week really gave me some insight on ways that action research can be viewed as a valuable tool rather than more busy work for the staff that is involved in collecting the data. The sample for this group will be Freshman and Sophomores, and the size of the sample will be approximately 10 sophomores and 10 freshman.
My plan is to present the “what freshmen need to know” information and the finished packet to the administrative team, so that they can possibly use it for the next incoming class of students.
This information will benefit teachers, in order to better understand what freshman need help with. This information will help me to actually gather and collect the information for presentation in the packet. The research will help the freshman, to be better equipped with tools they need to understand the on campus activities and traditions of Spring Woods High School.
It will helpful to discover how to improve their knowledge by providing a hand guide to these traditions and events, possibly a calendar, and then plan on delivering the information right when they arrive to campus. My goal is find out: In what ways are freshman students affected/impacted when given a newly designed WELCOME BOOKLET to inform them of events, people, and traditions going on with their classmates on campus?
The first step in this process will be to conduct surveys in order to give them a voice. I am excited that this project would do just that. The reading last week really gave me some insight on ways that action research can be viewed as a valuable tool rather than more busy work for the staff that is involved in collecting the data. The sample for this group will be Freshman and Sophomores, and the size of the sample will be approximately 10 sophomores and 10 freshman.
My plan is to present the “what freshmen need to know” information and the finished packet to the administrative team, so that they can possibly use it for the next incoming class of students.
This information will benefit teachers, in order to better understand what freshman need help with. This information will help me to actually gather and collect the information for presentation in the packet. The research will help the freshman, to be better equipped with tools they need to understand the on campus activities and traditions of Spring Woods High School.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Action Research Revised
Action Research
After considering several Action Research ideas, I plan to conduct a series of research tactics throughout the allotted time to conclude the factors of the school climate and the school spirit amongst students. I have been at the same school for four years, and have watched and witnessed the morale of our students change and move from high to low points throughout each semester, and each year.
I have realized that every group of students is different. I am certain of a few factors that contributed to these changes, but am not fully aware of everything that went into making the “high” amounts of school spirit obvious one year and “low” the next. I am curious to know what are the biggest contributing factors leading to such changes. I also need to research how to better prepare the incoming freshman of the traditions that our school follows each year, from activity to activity throughout each sports season. I know that an Action Research Study like this would help me as an administrator, to focus on the certain topics that are affecting freshman as they arrive on campus for the first time. This study would allow me to see what is helpful for the freshman to know, in order to better prepare them for the activities and events that take place on and off campus.
I would conduct the research and then gather the most crucial “what freshmen need to know” information and later compile it into a welcome packet. It will helpful to discover how to improve their knowledge by providing a hand guide to these traditions and events, possibly a calendar, and then plan on delivering the information right when they arrive to campus.
I am confident that I can accomplish this by selecting a group of responsible sophomores to direct the questions to, and immediately start listening to what they have to say about the topic and my concerns.
The first step in this process will be to conduct surveys in order to give them a voice. I am excited that this project would do just that. The reading last week really gave me some insight on ways that action research can be viewed as a valuable tool rather than more busy work for the staff that is involved in collecting the data.
When approaching the students with this study, I think that they may even feel relieved to know that there is someone trying to fix or improve a problem that currently exists. They may have insight to this project that I had never even considered.
The purpose of the research is not just to collect data that will never be used for improvements, but instead to follow up with those individuals on their feelings about changes made afterward as well.
My plan is to present the “what freshmen need to know” information and the finished packet to the administrative team, so that they can possibly use it for the next incoming class of students
After considering several Action Research ideas, I plan to conduct a series of research tactics throughout the allotted time to conclude the factors of the school climate and the school spirit amongst students. I have been at the same school for four years, and have watched and witnessed the morale of our students change and move from high to low points throughout each semester, and each year.
I have realized that every group of students is different. I am certain of a few factors that contributed to these changes, but am not fully aware of everything that went into making the “high” amounts of school spirit obvious one year and “low” the next. I am curious to know what are the biggest contributing factors leading to such changes. I also need to research how to better prepare the incoming freshman of the traditions that our school follows each year, from activity to activity throughout each sports season. I know that an Action Research Study like this would help me as an administrator, to focus on the certain topics that are affecting freshman as they arrive on campus for the first time. This study would allow me to see what is helpful for the freshman to know, in order to better prepare them for the activities and events that take place on and off campus.
I would conduct the research and then gather the most crucial “what freshmen need to know” information and later compile it into a welcome packet. It will helpful to discover how to improve their knowledge by providing a hand guide to these traditions and events, possibly a calendar, and then plan on delivering the information right when they arrive to campus.
I am confident that I can accomplish this by selecting a group of responsible sophomores to direct the questions to, and immediately start listening to what they have to say about the topic and my concerns.
The first step in this process will be to conduct surveys in order to give them a voice. I am excited that this project would do just that. The reading last week really gave me some insight on ways that action research can be viewed as a valuable tool rather than more busy work for the staff that is involved in collecting the data.
When approaching the students with this study, I think that they may even feel relieved to know that there is someone trying to fix or improve a problem that currently exists. They may have insight to this project that I had never even considered.
The purpose of the research is not just to collect data that will never be used for improvements, but instead to follow up with those individuals on their feelings about changes made afterward as well.
My plan is to present the “what freshmen need to know” information and the finished packet to the administrative team, so that they can possibly use it for the next incoming class of students
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Action Research
Action Research
After considering several Action Research ideas, I plan to conduct a series of research tactics throughout the allotted time to conclude the factors of the school climate, teacher opinion and overall teacher morale on campus. I have been at the same school for four years, and have watched and witnessed the morale of our staff change and move from high to low points throughout each semester, and each year.
I am certain of a few factors that contributed, but am not fully aware of everything that went into making the staff “high” one year and “low” the next. I am curious to know what are the biggest contributing factors leading to such changes.All staff members need to know that their opinions are valued by the administrative team, especially the teachers and coaches. I would like to include teachers in the study to empower them to take ownership in improving the overall campus morale too. Regardless of the various feelings about this, from one teacher to the next, I want my staff to be excited to come to work, when I become an administrator on a campus someday.
I know that an Action Research Study like this would help me as an administrator, to focus on the certain topics that are affecting morale of the teachers and staff. The study would allow me to see what is harmful to staff morale, what outside influences can have an effect on it, and help me to discover, overall what I could do to improve the working environment that surrounds all of us. I am confident that the administrative team can accomplish this by treating all staff members with respect and listening to what they have to say. The first step in this process will be to conduct surveys in order to give them a voice .
I am excited that this project would do just that. The reading this week really gave me some insight on ways that action research can be viewed as valuable tool rather than more busy work for the staff that is involved in collecting the data. When approaching the staff with this study, I think that they may even feel relieved to know that there is someone trying to fix or improve a problem that currently exists. The purpose of the research is not just to collect data that will never be used for improvements, but instead to follow up with those individuals on their feelings about changes made afterward as well.
After considering several Action Research ideas, I plan to conduct a series of research tactics throughout the allotted time to conclude the factors of the school climate, teacher opinion and overall teacher morale on campus. I have been at the same school for four years, and have watched and witnessed the morale of our staff change and move from high to low points throughout each semester, and each year.
I am certain of a few factors that contributed, but am not fully aware of everything that went into making the staff “high” one year and “low” the next. I am curious to know what are the biggest contributing factors leading to such changes.All staff members need to know that their opinions are valued by the administrative team, especially the teachers and coaches. I would like to include teachers in the study to empower them to take ownership in improving the overall campus morale too. Regardless of the various feelings about this, from one teacher to the next, I want my staff to be excited to come to work, when I become an administrator on a campus someday.
I know that an Action Research Study like this would help me as an administrator, to focus on the certain topics that are affecting morale of the teachers and staff. The study would allow me to see what is harmful to staff morale, what outside influences can have an effect on it, and help me to discover, overall what I could do to improve the working environment that surrounds all of us. I am confident that the administrative team can accomplish this by treating all staff members with respect and listening to what they have to say. The first step in this process will be to conduct surveys in order to give them a voice .
I am excited that this project would do just that. The reading this week really gave me some insight on ways that action research can be viewed as valuable tool rather than more busy work for the staff that is involved in collecting the data. When approaching the staff with this study, I think that they may even feel relieved to know that there is someone trying to fix or improve a problem that currently exists. The purpose of the research is not just to collect data that will never be used for improvements, but instead to follow up with those individuals on their feelings about changes made afterward as well.
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