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
|
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...........
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
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.
ReplyDelete