My Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: To evaluate the effectiveness of the GCS program at preventing students from failing due to missing homework assignments. Provide recommendations for any needed changes to the program
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Discuss topics for action research project with site supervisors	Myself and Mrs. Mckinney, Mr. Gilstrap, Mr. Mayo	February 2011	Failure list Intern Plan	Topic chosen
Meet with GCS teacher to obtain sign-in sheets for 1st-5th six weeks	Myself and Mrs. Hale	March 9, 2011- April 30, 2011	Student sign-in sheet from GCS	Create spreadsheets of student’s use of GCS
Meet with registrar to obtain failure lists for 1st-5th six weeks	Myself and Mrs. Brown	March 2011- April 30,2011	Failure lists	Create spreadsheets of students on the failure list
Literature review	Myself	April1, 2011- May 1, 2011	Internet Books, Articles Blogs	Create notebook with suggestions and idea
Reflection on data results and literature review	Myself	April 1, 2011 May 1, 2011	Data and literature review notebook	Create teacher surveys addressing their use and opinion of GCS
Teachers will fill out surveys	Myself	May 15, 2011 May 30, 2011	Surveys	Compile results from surveys
Compile data and results of survey and present to principals	Myself and Mrs.Mckinney, Mr. Gilstrap  Mr. Mayo	June 2011- July 2011	Results of Data collected and teacher surveys	Hard data showing the effectiveness of the GCS program and recommendations for improvements
Present action research plan/results to the faculty	Myself, Principals and GCS teacher	August 2011	Results of data collected and teacher surveys	New survey of teacher’s opinions of the GCS program

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)