Sunday, August 11, 2013
Action Plan Vision
I am lucky to work with a staff that shares a lot of the same vision. I do know that we have the same vision, but we sometimes disagree on how to get there. I feel like I have done many action research plans in the past, it just was not official. I feel like many of my co-workers have the same vision as me, its just we see getting there in a different way. The nice thing about making a action plan is that it gets everyone on the same page of how to reach the goal the same way.
Student Support Team Action Plan Revision
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Student Support Team Action Plan
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Goal: To determine the effectiveness of
a student support team and its impact on students grades.
Objectives/Outcomes of Research:
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To improve the
overall grade point average for all Wavecrest Career Academy students.
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To improve overall
amount of classes passed per module by all Wavecrest Career Academy students.
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To improve the
students grade point average for students involved in the student support
team.
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To improve the
amount of classes passed per module by students involved in the student
support team.·
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Action Steps(s):
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Person(s)
Responsible:
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Timeline: Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Evaluation
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1.Review
the2012-2013 school grade point average and percent of classes passed.
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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Aug. 12, 2013 -Sept
23, 2013
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Infinite Campus
Statistics.
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Analyze data and
record trends and important data in a spreadsheet
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2. Review Response
to Intervention procedures and protocols. Review Wavecrest Career Academy’s
old Student Support Team procedures and protocols.
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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Aug. 12, 2013 -Sept
23, 2013
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Response to
Intervention literature/documents
Wavecrest Career
Academy Student Support Team literature/documents
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Record key
components that the Student Support Team finds necessary.
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3. Create Student
Support Team. Create Student Support Team rules, regulations, procedures and
protocols.
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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Aug. 12, 2013 -Sept
23, 2013
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Response to
Intervention literature/documents
Wavecrest Career
Academy Student Support Team literature/documents
Computer to
create student support team documents
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Student Support Team
documents will be created.
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4. Explain Student
Support Team procedures and protocols to the staff
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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The week of August
25, 2013
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Student Support Team
Documents and Data
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Document staff
concerns and possible future problems.
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5. Select students for student support team by analyzing data.
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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Oct. 8, 2013 – Oct.
12, 2013
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Teacher Survey
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Student Support Team
reviews teacher surveys
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6. Select Students
for the next 6 weeks for the student support team process and determine if
any students meet the program exit qualifications.
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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Oct. 15, 2013
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Student statistics,
computer for documentation.
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Record selected
students. Record school mean for grades and percent of classes passed. Record statistics for individual students
grades and percent of classes passed.
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7. Implements
Student Support Team Process
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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Sept 4, 2013 – Oct.
12, 2013
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Planning time,
Computer, data, and documents for documentation
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Compile and record
data
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8. Collect Data
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Nick Lewin
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Oct. 15, 2013
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Planning time,
Computer, data, and documents for documentation
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Compile and record
data
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9. Reflective Blog
Entry and explore problematic patterns.
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Nick Lewin
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Oct. 15, 2013
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Blog, data,
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Record data and blog
reflection.
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10. Repeat steps 5-9
for all six week modules for the rest of the year
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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2013-2014 School
Year
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Data, Documentation,
planning time
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We will use infinite
campus data to make all decisions and we will record the necessary data at
the end of each six week block.
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11. Compile and
review the2013-2014 school grade point average and percent of classes passed
data.
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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June 6, 2014
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Student Support Team
Documents and Data
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Analyze data and
record trends and important data in a spreadsheet
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12 End of the year
Reflection
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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June 6, 2014
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Student Support Team
Documents and Data
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Use all of the
compiled data and documentation to determine the effectiveness of the student
support team and document any changes that the team may find necessary.
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13. Report findings
to Administration and Staff
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Nick Lewin, Eryn
Sluiter, Student Support Team
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June 11, 2014
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Student Support Team
Documents and Data
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Effectiveness of the
team will be determined if there was an overall increase in the school grade
point average, and the overall school mean of amount of classes passed, and
also the individuals involved in the student support team grades increased
and the amount of classes passed went up.
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
Student Support Team Action Plan
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Show me the facts.
That is what people want, the facts.
How do you get the facts? You
provide data. Not just any data, data
from a reliable source. When listening
to interviews and reading some books about research in the education world I have come to the conclusion that almost all
professionals want data to go along with any research project. I would almost go out on a limb and say that
if any Joe off of the street tries to write a hypothesis for a new teaching
technique no one would even listen to him unless he had some type of data to
back himself up. I love data, but I also
hate it. I feel like as an educator and
a professional sometimes people should just believe what I say. But, they want data to back it up. I understand why, it just gets annoying sometime
having to back up any idea you have with some data. On the other hand I love proving my theory’s
correct with a good chunk of data.
This week I had to select just one action research
project. I had a hard time with this
because I wanted to do many research projects, but unfortunately I just do not
have the time for that. I think if
someone offered me a job doing educational research I could do that job. We will see if I feel the same way at the end of my research project.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Blogs in the Education World
One of the most important jobs of an educational leader is to communicate. The best leaders are the best communicators. The problem is that educational leaders do not have the time to talk to everyone on a daily basis. Blogs are a great tool for educational leaders to use to communicate necessary information. Blogs can be used by educational leaders to communicate with students, parents, staff members, board members, and the general public. Blogs can communicate a thought to thousands of people in a matter of seconds.
Action Research
How many people out there in the world have written a
research paper, turned the paper in to the teacher, the teacher graded it, received
the paper back, and then just thrown the paper away or put it in a folder to
collect dust? I know this has happened to me many times in my past. The research that was conducted has no real
value. I believe most people would like
their research to make a difference in the world. This is why “action research”
is such a great method to conduct research.
Action research is when someone selects an inquiry that is relevant to
the environment that they are working in, and conducts their own research on
it. This person then designs the entire
research model to help benefit their environment. I believe the best part about this process is
that it is relevant to the life of the researcher. When the research has value and can make a
positive change in people’s lives then I believe everyone involved will put
forth their best effort. Action research can be done by and individual, by a
group, or even by an entire district. Another great benefit to this type of
educational research is that it can be a never ending cycle of
improvement. Once the first initial phase
of research is done the person/group can reflect and revise the research
project. I believe that people enjoy
hands on work that is relevant to the work environment that they are a part
of. Action research is a great method
for people to get active in their work environment and make a positive change
that will benefit everyone around them.
The end product of an action research project will have a much bigger
impact on the world than the dusty old paper that only two people have read.
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