Action Planning Template
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Goal: To provide support for new teachers as they develop their craft to become proficient and/or exemplary in their instructional planning and delivery of lessons to their students. Also, to support them to the place where they would possibly become mentors to other new teachers.
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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. Discuss action research topics with principal (Monica Marquez)
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Myself (Deborah Washington)and principal (Monica Marquez)
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4/18/2013
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Intern Plan
Data to show years of service for teachers.
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N/A
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2. Meet with CILT to inform them of their roles in this action research project. We will also develop a questionnaire to distribute to the new teachers.
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Myself, CILT (Roberto Gonzales, Danielle Duffy, Reymundo Cervantes, Ashley Haddad) and
New Teacher Mentor Coordinator (Kymla Williams)
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5/1-13/2013
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Questionnaire created with Google Forms
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Developed questionnaire
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3. Meet with new teachers and CILT to provide an overview of the action research and to complete a questionnaire to target strengths, weaknesses, concerns and expectations.
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Myself and CILT
(Campus Instructional Leadership Team)
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5/20/2013
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Questionnaire
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Evaluate data to assess the needs, concerns and the expectations of the group. (Spreadsheet of answers, graph results)
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4. Develop sessions, trainings, and/or staff developments to meet the needs of the new teachers based on the data collected from the questionnaire, prior SPOT Observations, Staff Developments and Feedback.
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Myself and CILT
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May-Sept. 2013
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SPOT Observation Data, Staff Development Data, Feedback Data
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Match the needs from the questionnaires with sessions, trainings or staff development.
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5. Implement sessions, staff developments or trainings twice per month focusing on the information that was gathered from the questionnaire and other data.
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Myself and CILT
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Sept. 2013- Feb. 2014
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SPOT Observation Forms and Campus Trackers
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We will use SPOT Observations to evaluate new teachers while they are implementing their skills in the classroom. They will be given feedback and additional help, if needed. This will be recorded and followed on our campus tracker.
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6. Have teachers complete post questionnaires to examine the benefits for each of them and for the group.
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Myself and CILT
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March 2014
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Questionnaire created with Google Forms
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Compare the post questionnaire with their original questionnaire to examine the benefits of the support they received as individuals and as a group. Evaluate the feedback and see if changes need to be implemented to continue improvement..
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
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I am glad someone has taken the initiative to help new teachers. So many times, they are tossed in to do their job proficiently and the guidance is lacking. The observation and feedback will be one of the most important factors in your process. You may want to do a questionnaire, like the one in step 3, somewhere in the middle of your research time. This would provide opportunity for suggestion or concerns that the "rookies" have encountered but may not have foreseen before they got started good. You have many involved with your plan, which should make for some good collaboration. I wish you the best... Looking forward to following your plan!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your suggestion, that is a good idea. I will definitely find a way to incorporate another questionnaire at a mid point in the process.
ReplyDeleteI think this is an AWESOME plan and will be very beneficial for new teachers. As a new teacher, there are so many things that can become overwhelming, but with the support you will give them throughout your action research will make all of the difference. However, I do have a question, will you be mentoring the new teachers by yourself or will you create a buddy system (maybe another teacher on the same grade-level) where they can have a mentor they can go to as well?
ReplyDeleteThank you! If there is a teacher at the grade level that is willing to mentor and also meet with CILT and myself to make sure that the input and feedback is what we are looking for, then yes that would be great. They must be willing to follow the guidelines of this research
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea. It is so important to encourage new teachers as they begin their career....Good luck!!
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