Action Research Sustainability Plan

Action Research Plan

Area of Focus: Sustaining and/or Enhancing Data Use in Your Context

Analyze

Pattern of Need:  Improve student performance on end of unit assessments. What is the pattern of need you want your action research project to address? Ensuring all students can achieve each standard taught in the course. Improving and aligning classroom instruction. Using data to drive instructional practices. What data sources did you use to find your pattern of need? NECAP Data

Research Question: What is your action research question? How can we increase student learning using end of unit assessment data to ensure all students are making progress.

Information Sources: What books, authors, articles, or sources of information (e.g. ERIC, internet websites, workshops) will you consult to find out more about the topic you are researching? Balanced Assessment from Formative to Summative by Kay Burke (2009)

Alignment: How does your Action Research Question align with other related initiatives (e.g. your personal goal from Day 1, School Level Objectives, School Improvement Plan, other RTTT initiatives or other school/district wide initiatives, etc.)? Aligns with school transformation plan Aligns with district PLC initiative Teachers meet by department once every 6 days for 70 minutes

Strategize

Data Collection: What data do you need to answer this question? Unit assessment data by teacher and by course. What data do you have access to already that may help you answer this question? NECAP scores What other sources of data will you use in your data collection (e.g. surveys, focus groups, interviews, student work, etc.)? Remember, you may utilize both qualitative and qualitative data. Teacher formative assessment data. How will you choose to display your data? Data can be collected and recorded in a spreadsheet and display on butcher block paper in the PD room.

Implementation Steps and Timeline: What are the steps you need to take to implement your action research project, and when will you complete those steps? Common unit assessments have been created this year. Unit assessments need to be aligned to the standards (Common Core, GSE’s, NGSS) (Fall 2013) Collect data from teachers after each unit assessment has been administered. (School year 2013-2014) Analyze data to identify strengths and weaknesses (School year 2013-2014) Participate in data conversations to share best practices

Resources: Who will be involved? School Principal School Data Leadership Team (SDLT) Department Chairs Teachers What materials will you need to access or create?      Align standards to all end of unit assessments Data collection tool (spreadsheet) (Google Drive)

Documentation: How will you document your progress? All departments have created common unit assessments during common planning time (CPT) this year that are used by teachers in the same content area. Data in the form of unit assessment scores will be collected and compared by classroom and standard. What visual data display will you utilize? Google presentation to departments Graphs

Analyzing Data: How are you going to analyze your data from your data collection? Collect data from classroom teachers Work in teams during common planning time When are you going to analyze your data? At particular intervals? During common planning time after each unit, when all assessments have been administered.

Act

Assess: How will you know if it is working? Unit assessment scores improve

Reflect and Share Results: What stakeholders would be interested in your research? Teachers Administrators Where could you share your results? (e.g. staff meetings, PTA meetings, etc.) Faculty Meetings Leadership Team Meetings PD & CPT What visual data display will you choose to share with stakeholders? Presentation with Graphs

Plans for Next Steps: Review all end of unit assessments and align to standards (Common Core, GSE’s, NGSS) Administer unit assessments at the end of each unit and collect data from teachers Record data in spreadsheets Analyze data during CPT Discuss data and instructional strategies