Sunday, December 16, 2012

Updated Action Research Plan

Here is my updated Action Research Plan, based on changed from meeting with my site supervisor and feedback from postings on my blog...........


Action Research Project
Goal: To get U.S. History teachers to become more supportive of the district-mandated curriculum.
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
1. Discuss Action Research topics with site supervisor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Myself and Allison Lewallen (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal)
12/3/12 – 12/7/12
* TEKS
 
* District Curriculum Plan
 
* Internship Plan
 
Discussed and created Action Research topic and wonderings
2. Compare District Curriculum with TEKS, as well as with other districts’ curriculum
 
Myself and Allison Lewallen (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal)
12/10/12 – 1/18/13
* TEKS
* District Curriculum
* District CBA’s
* Other school district curriculum
Narrow data down to a list of potential problems with current curriculum
3. Meet with US History teacher and Assistant Principals from the district high schools, as well as the district Curriculum Coordinator. Give anonymous surveys from US History teachers
 
 
Myself
1/21/13 – 2/22/13
* Data formulated from step 2.
Discuss concerns and problems teachers have noted with the curriculum, and discuss development of program with the Curriculum Coordinator
4. Determine plan for the creation or modification of the US History curriculum supported by teachers in the district
 
Myself and Allison Lewallen (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal)
2/25/13 – 4/26/13
* Research on creating curriculum plans with teacher support
Meetings with selected administrators and teachers to come up with ideas for a new curriculum
5. Create or modify the US History curriculum 
Myself, Allison Lewallen (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal), Helen Drab (District Social Studies Curriculum Head), various US History teachers from around the district
4/29/13 – 8/9/13
* Data collected  from previous step
 
* TEKS
Examine plan to determine if it follows the TEKS as well as answers the concerns of the teachers
6. Evaluate results of data analysis.
Myself and Allison Lewallen (Site Supervisor / Assistant Principal)
8/26/13 – 12/20/13
* Lesson plans of teachers
 
* Interviews with US History  teachers throughout district
Receive feedback from teachers

1 comment:

  1. Lin, How are you going to share your conclusions? Will you use a power point presentation, or will you call a departmental meeting, or both? I like your idea. My current World History curriculum is terrible to put it nicely. It needs to be revised also.

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