Action Research Plan

After days of trying to wrap my head around this action research, it finally clicked for me! Hallelujah! Here is my plan and I am even more excited to see its results. Please make comments and suggestions and I will return the favor (after some much needed rest!) ;)


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Action Research Plan
Goal:  “What can we do to close the achievement gap and improve our teaching methods towards our English language learners.” Objectives/Outcomes of Research: 1)    Provide teacher’s with the resources and training to accommodate ELLs 2)    Enhance teaching methods 3)    Increase vocabulary retention and deeper understanding of content in ELLs 4)    Close achievement gap
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Research Effective Teaching Methods and Strategies	Andrea Jones Site Supervisor	Mid March – Mid April	SIOP, Marzano, Whole Brain Teaching, ELL Literature (Collier & Thomas)	Research must meet the two standards below: 1. Methods researched meet the needs of our current demographics 2. Methods research based
Structure and Implement Monthly Trainings	Andrea Jones Site Supervisor ESL Coordinator Curriculum Coordinator	Mid April- May (Structure) May- October	Meeting Room, Interactive, Whiteboard, Computer, Training Materials	Provide monthly, possibly bi-monthly, trainings for teachers in vocabulary development and content understanding for ELLs that teachers can implement right away into classroom. After each training, provide opportunities for teachers to give feedback through surveys over training.
Monitor Implementation of strategies by teachers	Andrea Jones Site Supervisor Curriculum Coordinator	May- October	Observation journal	While teachers are receiving trainings, we will conduct bi-weekly walkthroughs to see if teachers are using methods
Collect Teacher Feedback	Andrea Jones Site Supervisor	May- November	Teacher Survey and Interviews	Conduct teacher interviews and give surveys to see if teachers felt new methods were easy to implement, if they felt they were valuable, and receive over all feedback
Data Assessment	Andrea Jones Site Supervisor Curriculum Coordinator	May- November -Collect Monthly Data, use CBA data	Eduphoria Classroom work Teacher feedback	Monitor feedback to see if trainings are improving test scores within the LEP sub group, discuss with teachers if they feel improvement has taken place in the classroom during lessons and class work
Follow-up	Andrea Jones Site Supervisor	December-January 2014	Eduphoria Teacher Interviews and Surveys	Continue monitoring data and discuss with teachers if they are still utilizing some of the strategies they learned about in trainings.
Results Sharing	Andrea Jones	January 2014	Blogger Campus Ning	Post results on blog and within campus communication so teachers can review results, track ELLs progress, read teacher feedback, and also discuss and share information with each other