Action Planing Template

Action Planning Template
Goal: Increase test scores and decrease discipline issues with parent involvement throe technology usage. -       Can technology usage increase parents’ involvement; improve the students’ behavior and test scores at Harmony Science Academy Beaumont? -       What training will the teachers need to become proficient? -       How will the project be monitored? -       What Apps will we need to purchase?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with Principal and Technology Director	Serdar Bulut Gultekin Kaya/Principal Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director	April 30, 2013	Action Plan and 2013-2014 Academic Calendar	Determine how to involve school technology personnel to demonstrate and facilitate Harmony Public School’s Application
Determine which teachers at the school will be involved in the project.	Serdar Bulut Gultekin Kaya/Principal Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director Kelly Hadaway/Student of Discipline	April 30, 2013	Teacher Roosters and Homeroom classes names	Determine which teachers will be taking technology (HPS Application) training
Create a list of 2013-2014 Homeroom teachers list	Serdar Bulut Gultekin Kaya/Principal Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director Kelly Hadaway/Student of Discipline	April 30, 2013	List of Homeroom teachers	How affectively Teachers use HPS Application
Determine the training date	Serdar Bulut Gultekin Kaya/Principal Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director Kelly Hadaway/Student of Discipline	April 30, 2013	2013-2014 Academic Calendar	Choose a best day for training
Create a pre-project survey for determined homeroom teachers to learn their HPS App knowledge	Serdar Bulut Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director	May 6, 2013	Surveymonkey.com	Completion of survey ready for submission and approval of school principal.
Create a pre-project survey for determined number of teacher has smart phone/device.	Serdar Bulut Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director	May 6, 2013	Surveymonkey.com	Identify number of teacher has smart device.
Download HPS App to devices	Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director	August 2013	Smart phone/device	HPS App will be downloaded for all devices.
Meet with Homeroom Teachers, Technology Director and Administrative Staff for training	Serdar Bulut Homeroom Teachers Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director Administrative Staff	August 2013	Smart phone/device And PowerPoint presentation	Project will be introduced to teachers and administrators. And all questions will be answered.
Introduce the plan and opportunities to the entire staff members	Serdar Bulut Jimmy Tatom/Technology Director	August 2013	PowerPoint Presentation	Sign-In Sheets of teachers and staff in attendance
Introduce the HPS application to parents on Parent Teacher Conference day.	Homeroom Teachers	September 26, 2013	Smart phone/device And PowerPoint presentation	App will be downloaded to parents’ smart device, presentation will be given and will be answered all questions.
Schedule  home visits	Serdar Bulut Homeroom teacher	October-December 2013	HPS Application Survey	Visit random parents to learn effectiveness of application and get their feedback.
Track students academic and behavioral progress	Serdar Bulut Homeroom teacher	January-March 2014	School Database and Teachers comment	Evaluate Grade book and discipline reports
Meet with homeroom teachers	Serdar Bulut Homeroom teacher	May, 2014	Evaluation of academic and discipline reports. Previous year’s test scores.	Evaluate effectiveness of the program with homeroom teachers. Compare 2013 and 2014 STAAR and discipline  results
Meet with Principal and Administrators to talk result of project	Serdar Bulut Gultekin Kaya/Principal Administrators	May, 2014	Test scores, Discipline reports  parents/teachers comments Surveys	Gather data about program. Determine the results of implementing the HPS Application.
Written Action Research Project Results	Serdar Bulut	July 2014	Data collected, surveys and minute of meetings	Documentation of results of project.

Week 2 Reflection

After watching and listening to the videos of the three Texas school leaders who discussed their action research projects and how they used them, it helped me define the parts of the action research process in more detail. The examples provided by all the leaders helped me paint a picture of what action research would look like.

5301 Action Research

What I have learned about action research;

Administrative inquiry or action research is systematic and intentional. It is a cyclical learning process which allows the inquirer to formulate action steps to a problem that needs to be addressed at the inquirers' school. Action research is research applied in practice, or in a more literal sense, taking action after doing research. Action research allows the educators to have more of a self reflective, proactive role in any inquiry based school improvement initiative. Action research also known as “practitioner inquiry” and “classroom research” emerged to allow educational leaders and teachers to engage in “reflective action” in the development and design of the educational process (Dana, 2009, p 6). This is different from traditional educational research in that the practitioners themselves – and not other researchers – are involved in all the steps of the action research process. Furthermore, action research is more focused on learning about one's own practices to be able to make the necessary changes and improvements.
Action research is important because, according to the text “Leading with Passion and Knowledge, The Principal as Action Researcher” (Nancy Fichman Dana, 2009), a school Principal has a very hectic and problematic job; with many demands being placed upon the school leader on a daily basis. The school leader can become so consumed with the daily mundane tasks of educational leadership, the Principal could lose sight of the actual role and mission of the institution. Principals must always remember, in spite of all the political demands of being an educational leader that their role is to be “transformative” in their approach to education.

How educational leaders might use blogs; 

Educational Leaders can use blogs to communicate and to collaborate with professional learners to share best practices and important research to the educational community. Blogs can also be used to contribute to educational leadership theory, sharing innovative ideas outside of the traditional institutions of educational practice.