Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Revised Action Research Plan

After eliciting some feedback from peers and meeting with my site supervisor, here is my revised copy of my Action Research Plan.  I have left the original copy in the previous post for your reference.  The main changes are that I omitted some extraneous steps and added a parent component to my plan.


Anne-Lauren Marrs’ Action Research Plan
Question: How will utilizing strategies from the book Teaching with Love and Logic (Fay, Funk) affect students in the middle school classroom?
Goal: To build a better understanding for strategies that work when dealing with students in a middle school classroom setting using a structured approach to behavior management.
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
Attend a “Love and Logic” training by Kimberly Smith, a “Love and Logic” Trainer  with the staff at deZavala
Kimberly Smith and campus administrators
August 2013
Training materials provided by Ms. Smith
Complete and earn credit for professional development hours spent learning
Read Teaching with Love and Logic
 
Anne-Lauren Marrs
September 2013
Teaching with Love and Logic (Fay, Funk)
Notes taken for missed skills from original training
Meet with Site Supervisor and administrative team to discuss plan for classroom management
Anne-Lauren Marrs
September 2013
Teaching with Love and Logic (Fay, Funk)
Share my design with the admin team and obtain a list of ideas of how they see me utilizing the strategies in my room
Keep a list of anecdotal notes that explain interactions in which “Love and Logic” strategies are used in the classroom
Anne-Lauren Marrs
September 2013-June 2014
Notepad or Microsoft office document
Use anecdotal notes to help prepare refresher course for teachers; continuously reflect on changes I make
Conduct teacher survey during my PLC covering student behavior and utilization of “Love and Logic” strategies
Anne-Lauren Marrs; Martha Leal, Instructional Specialist
August – December 2013
Self-created surveys
Analyze the surveys; take information to formulate refresher course for teachers
Conduct campus refresher course on “Love and Logic” strategies
 
 
 
Anne-Lauren Marrs and Martha Leal, Instructional Specialist
Spring 2014
“Love and Logic” ancillaries and self-made ancillaries
End-of-development survey of new understanding to find out if teachers will use in their classrooms
Conduct a Parent Academy that focuses on “Love and Logic” strategies for parents of teenagers
Anne-Lauren Marrs; PTA President; Michelle Martinez – School Counselor
Spring 2014
Teacher-Made PowerPoint, Info Packets for Parents
Survey exit slip for parents to fill-out about their experience
Conduct end-of-the-year teacher survey
 
Anne-Lauren Marrs
June 2014
Self-created Surveys
Anonymous paper surveys for data about teachers’ experiences utilizing “Love and Logic” in their classrooms
Meet with campus administrative team to discuss findings
 
Anne-Lauren Marrs
June 2014
Findings organized in a meaningful way (PowerPoint)
Explain the process of the year’s work and discuss findings and how these findings can shape campus decisions for behavior management in the following school year

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