Sunday, September 18, 2011

Revised Action Research Plan...

Action Planning Template
Goal:  The goal for my action research is to gather data based on teacher input focusing on administrative walkthroughs, and utilize formal evaluations to have a better understanding of the impact it has teacher performance.
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
I will create and conduct a survey for teachers before formal evaluations begin and when administrators first start implementing walk throughs.
Linza Gann and all teachers willing to participate in the research.
September
Teacher survey
I will collect and analyze all of the teacher surveys to gather their ideas and perceptions of administrative walk throughs. 
I plan to interview at least 5 teachers half way through the year to see if their thoughts have changed regarding their perceptions of administrative walk thoughts from the beginning of the year. 
Linza Gann and 5 teachers chosen to be interviewed.
January
The interviewee, myself, interview questions, and notepad.
I will read over the interviews and informally compare the teacher’s current thoughts to their thoughts from the beginning of the year about administrative walk throughs.  I will make note of any variations.
I will strive to find an article related to my topic of administrative walk throughs on a professional internet site to gain insightful information. 
Linza Gann
September 2011-May 2012
Internet access, computer, and links to professional websites
I will read through some articles so that I can gain information on my topic.
I plan to gather quantitative data from all teachers (or those that agree to participate) from last year’s score on evaluation, without walk throughs, to this year’s score on evaluations after implementation of walk throughs.








Linza Gann and all teachers willing to participate in the research.
January 2012-May2012
Paper or computer to record quantitative data for comparison.
I will gather the confidential data, comparison of scores, from all participating teachers.  I will then figure out the exact difference in the numbers and let this be a guide to my conclusion of the affect walk throughs have on teacher performance via formal evaluations.  I will make sure I use teachers that had Mrs. Dunlap as an evaluator both years for the scores to be valid.
I will conduct the same survey I did at the beginning of the year to the same teachers.  I will add some self-evaluation questions on the end of this one. 
Linza Gann and all teachers willing to participate in the research.
May 2012
Teacher survey from beginning of the year, and blank teacher survey with extra questions.
I will analyze the differences in the responses from the beginning of the year to the end regarding administrative walk throughs. I will also read over the self-evaluation questions.
I will document the qualitative and quantitative data I found during my action research study. 
Linza Gann
September 2011- May 2012
All data and information gathered during study.  Computer to record results. 
I will take all the data from the whole action research time frame, come to a conclusion, and record findings. 
I will continuously reflect on my action research blog about the process and progress of my action research. 
Linza Gann
September 2011- May 2012
Computer and data to be reflected on.
I will post on my blog things that I am learning, still wondering about, concerns, progress, mishaps, and interesting things that take place during the duration of my action research project. Continuously posting on my blog will allow me to always be able to reflect on my first, and hopefully beneficial, action research project.

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