Action Research Plan
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Inquiry: Will the implementation
of motivational strategies improve and sustain school attendance in a primary
school?
Goal: Determining if the
implementation of motivational strategies will improve and sustain attendance
in a primary school.
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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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Meet with site supervisor
and principal to discuss current and past motivational strategies used, as
well as attendance policy.
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Tammie Hewitt
Barbara Maresh
Mary Crawford
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April 2013
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SISD student handbook
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Determine what
motivational strategies have worked in the past for the students. Review
attendance policy.
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Conduct a survey from staff
members about the current attendance strategies in used.
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Staff Members
Mary Crawford
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May 2013
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Survey about current
strategies used regarding attendance
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Review data collected from
the staff members about their opinions concerning motivational strategies
currently used to improve school attendance.
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Collection of attendance
records for the 2012-2013 school year.
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Peggy Lewis
Mary Crawford
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June 2013
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Attendance records.
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Collection of the school
attendance records for review.
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Disaggregate attendance
data for the 2012-2013 school year.
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Mary Crawford
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June 2013
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Attendance records
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Review and disaggregate
attendance records to see where improvements need to be made pertaining to
certain months and students.
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Research of relevant
literature
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Mary Crawford
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June 2013- July 2013
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Internet,
Lamar Online Library
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Research and review
literature relevant to strategies used to improve school attendance.
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Present motivational
strategies to site supervisor and principal for approval.
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Tammie Hewitt
Barbara Maresh
Mary Crawford
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July 2013
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List of motivational
strategies to be implemented
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Approval from site
supervisor and principal.
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Present new strategies
that will be used during the 2013-2014 school year at the BOY faculty
meeting.
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Mary Crawford
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August 2013
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List of motivational
strategies to be implemented, Action Research Plan, Internet
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Provide staff members an
opportunity to give feedback.
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Implement new motivational
strategies throughout the school.
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Staff Members
Tammie Hewitt
Barbara Maresh
Mary Crawford
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August 2013-June 2014
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Motivational strategies,
the materials needed to implement the strategies
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Monitor the staff
implementation of new motivational strategies. Provide an opportunity for
staff feedback at faculty meetings.
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Conduct a survey from staff
members about the new strategies implemented.
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Staff Members
Mary Crawford
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May 2014
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Post-survey regarding
implementation of new strategies
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Collect and review data
collected from the post-survey. Compare results to the survey given in May
2013.
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Collection of attendance
records for the 2013-2014 school year.
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Peggy Lewis
Mary Crawford
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June 2014
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Attendance records from
2013-2014 school year
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Collection of the school attendance
records for review.
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Disaggregate the
attendance records for the 2013-2014 school year. Compare to the previous
school year.
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Mary Crawford
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June 2014
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Attendance records from
2012-2013 and 2013-2014
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Review and disaggregate
attendance records for the 2013-2014 school year. Compare to the 2012-2013
school year to see if improvements in school attendance were made.
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Present the results to the
site supervisor and principal.
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Tammie Hewitt
Barbara Maresh
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June 2014
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Surveys from faculty
members, attendance records
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Discuss with the
administration the results of my action research.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Action Research Plan
Week Two Reflection
I learned a lot during this week about the role action research can play in a school and district. I really enjoyed watching our assigned videos. After watching the videos, I came away with many new ideas and a solid answer as to why we must continually conduct action research as school leaders. Time is the only downfall to implementing any new idea. I am finding it difficult to figure out how my fellow teachers are going to feel with the implementation of my action research project. It involves a few minutes of their time each month and I want to make sure that they understand how important their time is to me, and most of all, the students! I know that I will have to come up with a way to introduce my action research to the staff, that will get them as fired up about my topic as I am! I am excited to begin further research into my project and cannot wait for the beginning of next year, so that I can begin implementing some new strategies within our school and school community!
By the way, my current question is: Will the implementation of motivational strategies increase and sustain primary school attendance? Again, I am so excited! I have become very passionate about this subject with the more I research I conduct!
-Mary
Monday, April 22, 2013
Facebook Groups
I created the Facebook Groups for both of the different cohorts! Here are the group links:
Ed. Tech Cohort Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EdTechLU0814/
Ed. Admin Cohort Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EdAdminLU0814/
I hope that this will give us a communication outlet to discuss problems, concerns, and praises we have throughout the weeks and months to come!
-Mary
Ed. Tech Cohort Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EdTechLU0814/
Ed. Admin Cohort Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EdAdminLU0814/
I hope that this will give us a communication outlet to discuss problems, concerns, and praises we have throughout the weeks and months to come!
-Mary
Sunday, April 21, 2013
A Blog About This Week
This particular blog post won't exactly be about my Action Research Project. This week I have had an exhausting week physically and emotionally. I have been going through some pretty rough health issues and it all seemed to come to a head this week. I work so hard to save as many "sick leave" days as possible throughout the school year, since it seems like when budget cuts come, they take away our "sick" days. After tomorrow, I will be down to one. I hate that! I have had to use two sick days in less than a week. But when you are sick, you are sick. I am very thankful that my family leaves semi-close to me so that they are able to help me whenever I need them. I think that I will be getting some very important blood results back tomorrow, that I have been waiting on for two weeks now, that will shed some light on many of the problems I am having. Fingers crossed! Tomorrow I hope that I can sit up and look at a computer screen longer than 15 minutes without feeling as though I am going to pass out. I still have to finish week two assignment and post my reflection on here. All will get finished, I just need this dizziness and pain to go away! In conclusion, this is my week two blog reflection until I can put up my official one, which will hopefully be tomorrow.
Have a blessed and healthy week everyone!
Mary
Have a blessed and healthy week everyone!
Mary
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Educational Leaders+Blogs= Redefining Education
I am an advocate for incorporating technology into different aspects of education. I believe that teachers should have and actively update class web pages to stay connected with students and parents, I have seen the positive use of a Facebook page for a school to update parents, and the idea of educational leaders blogging almost makes me giddy! I was excited to see that one of the elements of this week's assignment was to create a blog. I am excited that I will be able to share my successes with colleagues and Lamar University professors.
In our last class, we had to interview two educational leaders. Both of them said that the negative side of being an administrator was that it could be very lonely. I believe that being able to blog and connect with others would create an environment where you could share successes, failures, ideas, and create a support network. This would be a very positive way that educational leaders might use blogs.
I am excited to interact more with my colleagues in this class, since I wasn't able to interact with them much during the previous class.
Mary
In our last class, we had to interview two educational leaders. Both of them said that the negative side of being an administrator was that it could be very lonely. I believe that being able to blog and connect with others would create an environment where you could share successes, failures, ideas, and create a support network. This would be a very positive way that educational leaders might use blogs.
I am excited to interact more with my colleagues in this class, since I wasn't able to interact with them much during the previous class.
Mary
Action Research: Summary of Week One
Before this week, I have never heard of action research. In the past, when the subject of research would come up, I would usually cringe and curl up in fear. This week, I had the opposite reaction. I started EDLD 5301 at Lamar University, and began reading about action research. Action research is the process of a principal engaging in a systematic approach of intentional study and taking action based on the outcomes of the inquiry. It is an intentional approach individuals take, who are looking to implement some type of change. It includes various steps such as collecting and analyzing data, developing a deeper understanding, engaging in self-reflection, participating in reading relevant literature, making changes, taking action, sharing findings with others, and maintaining and sustaining improvements made. It is more than writing a research paper that might never be looked at again. Action research can create positive and powerful school improvement and learning.
I love the idea of action research. I have already spoken with my site supervisor and we have devised a great idea for my action research topic. My topic currently is: Can attendance be improved and maintained using motivational techniques in an elementary school? Our school currently has a poor way of recognizing students for attending school, which I would like to research and revamp. Another goal of mine would be to reach out to the parents so that they become more aware of the importance of attendance on their child's education. I am excited to take on this action research plan to provide my school different methods of improvement in this area. I think that by having an inquiry project within my coursework, it will give me the confidence to carry out the process of action research when I do become an administrator.
Hope everyone has a blessed second week!
Mary
I love the idea of action research. I have already spoken with my site supervisor and we have devised a great idea for my action research topic. My topic currently is: Can attendance be improved and maintained using motivational techniques in an elementary school? Our school currently has a poor way of recognizing students for attending school, which I would like to research and revamp. Another goal of mine would be to reach out to the parents so that they become more aware of the importance of attendance on their child's education. I am excited to take on this action research plan to provide my school different methods of improvement in this area. I think that by having an inquiry project within my coursework, it will give me the confidence to carry out the process of action research when I do become an administrator.
Hope everyone has a blessed second week!
Mary
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