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Action Research
Project
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Goal: To get U.S.
History teachers to become more supportive of the district-mandated
curriculum.
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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. Discuss
Action Research topics with site supervisor.
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Myself and
Allison Lewallewn (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal)
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12/3/12 –
12/7/12
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* TEKS
* District
Curriculum Plan
*
Internship Plan
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Discussed
and created Action Research topic and wonderings
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2. Compare
District Curriculum with TEKS, as well as with other districts’ curriculum
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Myself and
Allison Lewallewn (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal)
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12/10/12 –
1/18/13
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* TEKS
* District
Curriculum
* District
CBA’s
* Other
school district curriculum
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Narrow data
down to a list of potential problems with current curriculum
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3. Meet
with US History teacher and Assistant Principals from the district high
schools, as well as the district Curriculum Coordinator
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Myself
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1/21/13 –
2/22/13
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* Data
formulated from step 2.
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Discuss
concerns and problems teachers have noted with the curriculum, and discuss
development of program with the Curriculum Coordinator
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4.
Determine plan for the creation of the US History curriculum supported by
teachers in the district
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Myself and
Allison Lewallewn (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal)
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2/25/13 –
4/26/13
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* Research on
creating curriculum plans with teacher support
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Meetings
with selected administrators and teachers to come up with ideas for a new
curriculum
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5. Create
the US History curriculum
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Myself, Allison
Lewallewn (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal), Helen Drab (District
Social Studies Curriculum Head), various US History teachers from around the
district
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4/29/13 –
8/9/13
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* Data
collected from previous step
* TEKS
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Examine
plan to determine if it follows the TEKS as well as answers the concerns of
the teachers
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6. Evaluate
results of data analysis.
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Myself and
Allison Lewallewn (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal)
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8/26/13 –
12/20/13
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* Lesson
plans of teachers
* Interviews
with US History teachers throughout
district
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Receive
feedback from teachers
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
I forgot to post my actual plan. Here it is...........
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You might want to survey the teachers anonymously to understand why they are not surportive. I know at times I am more forthright when I'm not in a room with other teachers and a principal. Surveymonkey.com is great.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea, Jason. I had thought about doing actual interviews for follow-up questions, etc., and I would get answers since I am "one of them", but I believe I can do the same thing with Surveymonkey.com. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think we're all supposed to include our method of dissemination in these plans. I didn't last week and had to go back and fix it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm not clear as I read your plan as to whether you are trying to get the teachers to go along with a particular curriculum or if you are trying to get them to help write a new one. That is a clarification you might consider.
Beyond that, this is one of the best plans I've seen. You have a lot of detail and have considered almost every angle! Nice work!
Actually, the plan is both. I have already started receiving some input, anfd the major complaint is the plan used now was made with no real input from the teachers who are expected to implement it. But thanks for the suggestion - I can see I need to clean it up a bit.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, it seems that depending on the grade level that U.S. History is being taught, is quite influential on the amount of time and activity that is actually spent on the content. From the elementary level when the foundation is being set, often times Social Studies is adjoined with another content area (Science/Social Studies) and therefore not given enough attention. Whether a teacher is departmentalized, self-contained or teaching a state assessment core curriculum are also significant factors. Most likely if it’s the latter, then not much time is given to U.S. History. It will most likely have to be implemented through cross-curriculum projects. Possibly looking at various ways to incorporate it into various subjects could also be studied.
ReplyDeleteTeachers also need to be more creative when teaching history and incorporate real-world situations and use a hands-on learning approach. Often times, the students are quite bored with the subject.