| Tool 7.1 Action Planning Template | ||||
| Goal: To increase parental involvement in the academic progress of their child through technology awareness. | ||||
| Action Steps | Person Responsible | Timeline | Needed Resources | Evaluation |
| Gather sample of students | Chris | 1-Mar | Skyward | |
| Gather student grades | Chris | 1-Mar | Skyward | |
| Create invitation | Kerri | 1-Mar | Publisher | Parent attendance |
| Translation of invitation | Michele | 2-Mar | Parent attendance | |
| Invitation mailout | Kerri | 9-Mar | Parent attendance | |
| Write parent survey 1 | Chris, Kerri | 10-Mar | Survey Monkey | Parent participation |
| Translation of survey | Michele | 11-Mar | Parent participation | |
| Collect parent access data | Chris | 15-Mar | Skyward | |
| Parent Tech Night | Chris, Kerri | 20-Mar | Computer Lab | Parent attendance |
| Give survey 1 | Chris, Kerri | 20-Mar | Survey Monkey | Parent participation |
| Gather survey data 1 | Chris, Kerri | 27-Mar | Survey Monkey | Parent participation |
| Write parent survey 2 | Chris, Kerri | 28-Mar | Survey Monkey | Parent participation |
| Translation of survey | Michele | 29-Mar | Parent participation | |
| Parent Tech Night | Chris, Kerri | 30-May | Computer Lab | Parent attendance |
| Give survey 2 | Chris, Kerri | 30-May | Survey Monkey | Parent participation |
| Gather survey data 2 | Chris, Kerri | 31-May | Survey Monkey | Parent participation |
| Gather student grades | Chris | 31-May | Skyward | |
| Analyze Data | Chris, Kerri | May-June | Skyward, Excel | |
| Write Report | Kerri | March-June | Word | |
| Submition for Approval of Report | Kerri | June | Approval | |
| Make revisions and Edit | Chris, Kerri | July | Word | |
| Submit final report | Kerri | July | Approval | |
| Present at staff development | Chris, Kerri | 9-Aug | PowerPoint | |
Friday, March 23, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The lessons I found most valuable were the ones I learned from hearing Johnny Briseno and Timothy Chargois.
Johnny Briseno taught me that Data is extremely important, but numbers don’t tell everything about the kids. Numbers don’t tell you about children’s home life. They are not numbers but people. Data has become a real focus on our campus. We look at numbers from pre-assessments, post-assessments, and summative assessments. We look at the low and the high, the average, and the percent of proficient students. Sometimes I wonder if teachers, myself included, have bought into the process of collecting and analyzing data to improve instruction so much that they have forgotten about the individual child-the relationship that improves instruction.
Johnny Briseno taught me that Data is extremely important, but numbers don’t tell everything about the kids. Numbers don’t tell you about children’s home life. They are not numbers but people. Data has become a real focus on our campus. We look at numbers from pre-assessments, post-assessments, and summative assessments. We look at the low and the high, the average, and the percent of proficient students. Sometimes I wonder if teachers, myself included, have bought into the process of collecting and analyzing data to improve instruction so much that they have forgotten about the individual child-the relationship that improves instruction.
Timothy Chargois talked about teachers and how they should never stop learning. Whether you attend meaningful staff development sessions and conferences, pursue another degree, read professional books, or conduct an Action Research project, teachers have to continue learning. I heard someone say once that once a teacher stops learning, he stops teaching. We are educators who promote learning. We have to be lifetime learners as well.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Leaders and Blogging
Leaders can use blogs in order to garner better communication with faculty and other staff as well as parents and community leaders. Our superintendent sends out weekly messages about the events that are occurring in the district. Instead of sending out emails, he could make use of a blog which would be a way to allow for a public forum. In the same way, our principal sends a weekly bulletin to the faculty where he chooses a "notable quotable" to inspire faculty morale. A blog would again allow more people the opportunity to view the quote and hopefully foster a better relationship between the school and the public. Any opportunity to share the happenings in the district, or campus will help to answer questions about the daily events of our campuses and could lead to better parent/student relationships.
3...2...1...Action!
Action research is a systematic way for educators to ask and answer questions that arise in their personal classrooms or campuses. you are able to choose a topic or problem that is of particular interest to you or your school.The research actually takes place where the teacher or principal works with the students in their classroom or school. Educators formulate questions, collect data that will help answer the questions, analyze the data collected, present the findings of their research to their colleagues, and actually apply the information discovered to improve student achievement. That is the "action" part of action research-putting into practice what you have learned along the way and sharing what you have learned.
Action research is not what you first think of when you hear the word "research." It is not spending hours in the library reading about what other people have done, although there is a literature review. It is spending hours in the classroom or school on a journey for knowledge about how to change your practice and grow as a teacher or principal.
Action research is not what you first think of when you hear the word "research." It is not spending hours in the library reading about what other people have done, although there is a literature review. It is spending hours in the classroom or school on a journey for knowledge about how to change your practice and grow as a teacher or principal.
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