My action research plan

 Week 3 has been tough.  With teaching and coaching I've worked 56 hours in 4 days, missed my sons birthday because I was the administrator at a volleyball tournament for two days and had this lovely assignment waiting for me.  I felt that I had it all planned in my head, but putting it down on paper turned out to be a little different.  I feel confident that my action research will help demonstrate to our entire staff the importance of having a positive relationship with their students.

Please feel free to give me any feedback you can think of!

 

Action Planning Template
Goal:  To determine the ways in which teachers work to build positive relationships with their students and gather student input on the most beneficial methods.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Discuss topic with site supervisor, Billie-Jean Lee	Mark Wilczynski & Billie-Jean Lee	October 2012	-  Time -  Teacher Surveys	Agreed that the results will warrant action to be taken by many to help build positive relationships
Examine current or existing research in this area.	Mark Wilczynski	October –November 2012	-  Time - Periodicals -  Databases	Investigate existing research in this area to develop a deeper understanding.
Present research plan to all 7th and 8th grade teachers during their team meetings.	Mark Wilczynski & all 7th and 8th grade teachers, counselors, nurse, and administrators	December 2012	-  Time - Powerpoint explaining my research -  Printout of powerpoint for those who are not present	Ensure that all parties involved understand the process and what information is needed for me to conduct the research.
Ask all 7th and 8th grade teachers to complete a survey on the current methods they use to build positive relationships with their students and the frequency in which they perform these tasks.	Mark Wilczynski & all 7th and 8th grade teachers, counselors, nurse, and administrators	December 2012	-Time - Teacher Surveys	Ensure staff that no teacher names will be used in evaluating data and encourage them to be honest in their assessments.
Collect all teacher surveys and compile a list of responses.	Mark Wilczynski	January 2013	-Time - Spreadsheet software	List the top 10 most prominent responses along with other suggestions that were included in the survey.
Share the results of the survey to all those that participated.	Mark Wilczynski	January 2013	-Time -Results	Keeping all members involved in the action research updated with data collection.
Ask a smaller size (approx-100) of students in 7th and 8th grade to take a survey in which they rank the top 10 positive relationship building methods that teachers currently use.	Mark Wilczynski & 100-7th grade students, and 100-8th grade students.	February 2013	-Time - Student Surveys	Keep all results anonymous among surveyors to ensure the most honest responses.
Compile results per grade level by calculating the average mean ranking for each positive relationship building method.	Mark Wilczynski	March 2013	-Time -Spreadsheet software	Calculate the average mean ranking for each positive relationship building method.
Review the results of the rankings with a small focus groups comprised of 5 students at each grade level.	Mark Wilczynski & Focus Group	April 2013	- Time - Active listening	To gather suggestions on how qualitative data could affect the rankings and what should be considered by staff when building positive relationships with their students.
Share findings with site supervisor	Mark Wilczynski & Billie-Jean Lee	April 2013	-  Time -  Computer with presentation or printout of presentation	Explain the results to my principal.  Discuss the findings and examine if there is need for additional information.
Present findings to department heads and team leaders.	Mark Wilczynski, Administrators, Department Heads,  Team leaders	April 2013	-Time - Computer with presentation or printout of presentation	Explain the results to the leadership team.  Discuss the findings and examine if there is need for additional information.
Implement appropriate changes to help build a more positive relationship between staff and students.	Mark Wilczynski & Billie-Jean Lee	August 2013	-  Time -  Present changes and research to staff at beginning of year staff meeting.	Implement new ideas brought forth by the action research.
Evaluate the progress and need for additional action research in this area.	Mark Wilczynski	Ongoing	-  Time	Continue to evaluate the relationships between students and staff and monitor school climate.