After tonight's web conference, I went back and made some revisions to my action research draft. It is lengthier than my first draft, so please don't get turned away by it! I would really appreciate any comments or suggestions you have. I will be happy to comment on your's as well :)
Action Planning
Template
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Goal:
To assess the perception of professional development amongst teachers
in my campus, find out ways to make those sessions more meaningful, and
identify the type of support needed for practices to be implemented with
fidelity.
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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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1.
Met
with site supervisor to discuss professional development as an improvement
area for our campus and current teacher selection criteria for attendance.
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Sheila
Mata
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March 6,
2013
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None
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Review
practices for teacher attendance of professional development sessions.
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2.
Literature
review on professional development
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Sheila
Mata
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March
2013-July 2013
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Lamar
Online Library
Internet
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Review
and
identify
literature that highlights key points of effective professional development
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3.
Conduct
teacher survey on perceptions of professional development and create/meet
with focus group for teacher discussions.
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Sheila
Mata
M.
Ramos
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May 1,
2013-May 31, 2013
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*Surveymonkey.com
*Team
leaders for every grade level
*Questionnaire
on professional development
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Review
surveys and identify differences between new and veteran teachers.
Field notes on focus group discussion.
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4.
Attend
Trainer of Trainers Workshops
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Sheila
Mata
M.
Ramos
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June
2013-August 2013
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La
Joya ISD Calendar of Summer Workshops
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Identify
key points of highly effective professional development in attended workshop
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5.
Plan
for summer staff development session using literature review on components of
highly effective professional development
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Sheila
Mata
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July
2013-August 2013
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Material/content
for staff development
Literature
review
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Review
plan for staff development session and identify components mentioned in
literature review.
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6.
Meet
with site supervisor to present plan for staff development session and
identify any problem areas or resources needed.
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Sheila
Mata
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July
2013-August 2013
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Material/content
for staff development
Literature
review
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Review
plan for allocation of resources.
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7.
Conduct
a staff development session
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Sheila
Mata
M.
Ramos
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August
1, 2013-August 30, 2013
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Material/content
for staff development
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Evaluation
form from teachers
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8.
Obtain
teacher evaluation of my staff development session
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Sheila
Mata
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August
1, 2013-August 30, 2013
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Staff
development evaluation form
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Collection
and review of evaluation forms
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9.
Monitor
teachers implementation of learned content during staff development session
and provide needed support
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Sheila
Mata
M.
Ramos
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August
2013-October 2013
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Monitoring
& Feedback form
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Field
notes on monitoring and discussion with teachers.
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10.
Conduct
final teacher survey on support received after staff development session.
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Sheila
Mata
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November
2013
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Surveymonkey.com
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Review
teacher surveys and compare results to first survey.
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11.
Share
project findings with administration, teachers, and curriculum coordinators.
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Sheila
Mata
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November
2013-December 2013
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*Action
Research Artifacts/Results
*Power
Point
*Literature
Review
*Educational
Blog:
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Collect
and review evaluation form on presentation, blog comments, and e-mail
feedback.
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12.
Meet
with site supervisor to discuss how research findings can improve campus professional
development procedures/effectiveness for 2014-2015 school year.
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Sheila
Mata
M.
Ramos
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December
2013
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*Action
Research Artifacts/Results
*Literature
Review
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Feedback
from site supervisor.
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13.
Revisit
my action research plan, post it in school website, as well as educational
blog for sharing and continuous improvement opportunities
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Sheila
Ramos
M.
Ramos
M.
Alaniz (Technology Specialist)
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December
2013
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*Action
Research Artifacts/Results
*Power
Point
*Literature
Review
*Educational
Blog:
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Review
comments and feedback from site supervisor, curriculum coordinators, and
colleagues.
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8 Steps from Analysis to Action:
Setting
the Foundation:
As a teacher who has attended many
professional development sessions and participated in discussions with teachers
from my campus and others as well, I’ve picked up on a general dissatisfaction
or negative disposition when it comes to professional development. This is something that I shared with my
principal as well, in one of our conferences regarding my action research
topic. She agreed that professional
development was an issue not just for teachers but for principals as well. She shared that many times, she had attended
workshops that failed to target her school population or were conducted by
outside presenters who didn’t have a clue as to her school culture or current
problems, so the learning presented couldn’t be applied to her campus. After discussing this topic with her and some
fellow teachers, I realized that this was an issue that had to be looked at and
improved, since continuous learning is at the center of teacher development and
student success.
Analyzing
Data:
This will be done thru teacher surveys to
gain an insight as to the type of professional development they’ve attended
throughout the school year (content or managerial) and the level of
satisfaction. I will also conduct focus
group meetings where we will be discussing commendations and recommendations
for the current professional development procedures.
Engaging
in Self Reflection:
As I look at the data analyzed and the
literature review, I will determine if I have access to the resources needed to
carry out and implement my action research project.
Exploring
Programmatic Patterns:
During my research I will maintain contact
with my principal and assistant supervisor to uncover any problem areas that
may surface once I implement my action research.
Determining
Direction:
At the moment, the timeline that I’ve created
seems to be realistic to the needs of my action research project. I’ve gotten permission from my campus
principal to survey teachers on level of satisfaction of professional
development and I’ve also gotten the approval from team leaders in my campus to
share their thoughts/ideas for our focus group.
As I implement my action research I will go back and reflect on progress
made and meet with my site supervisor to identify probable problems that might
surface throughout the implementation.
Taking
action for school improvement:
I’ve developed a written draft of my action
research as well as created a focus group to discuss areas of commendation and
recommendation for our current professional development practices. I’ve decided that by monitoring the
implementation of learned practices after my staff development session,
providing support, and meeting with teachers to discuss effectiveness of
session, I can evaluate the meaning and value of the session and compare
current perceptions to old ones.
Sustaining
Improvement:
After sharing the results of my action
research with administrators and curriculum coordinators, I will continue to
revisit my plan as well as post it in the school website and educational blog
for colleagues to review and comment on areas of improvement for the school
years to come.