Action Research Plan...a Work In Progress

I must say, this week has been long...and it is only Tuesday (I think).  I have sat for more hours the past few days than I think I have in a lifetime...just sayin!

Anyway, I have read, reread, reread, pondered, wondered, and have now seen others' great work.  I have put together what I think is the correct format for my action plan, but you never know.  I guess that is why I am so glad I have bought into this whole blogging thing, because you people are what keep me going and remind me of what is important.

After reviewing comments from some wonderful peers, I looked a little deeper into my original thoughts for action research.  I talked with my site supervisor a little more in depth today and we tweaked my idea some.  I already use "The Daily Five" in my classroom and my kids absolutely LOVE it.  I love the excitement in their eyes and bodies when they know it is time for "Daily Five".  However, I have never sat down and reflected at how powerful of a tool it is nor how truly beneficial it is to my students' achievement.  Therefore, I thought I would still really want to evaluate the impact of technology on reading fluency, but I want to take it a step further to really research and gather data to validate if using two of the Daily Five components ("Read to Someone" and "Listening to Reading") truly does make a difference in students' fluency levels.  I am hoping that the data I gather throughout the remainder of the year will be proof enough to allow me to share my findings with other members of our faculty who are reluctant to use the Daily Five.  AND, then get them on board to help me gather more data next school year.  Wish me luck!

Now, as promised, here is my Action Plan...of course, still a work in progress.

Action Planning Template
Goal: Assess the impact of Daily Five reading and listening components on student achievement.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Obtain administrators permission to conduct an action research plan on a first grade classroom.	Jennifer Schultz Teresa Rogers Alan Reaves	March 18-22, 2013	Signed documentation giving approval to conduct the research plan.	N/A
Obtain parental consent to conduct an action research plan with students.	Jennifer Schultz Classroom parents	March 18-22, 2013	Signed documentation giving approval to conduct the research plan.	N/A
Analyze latest first grade assessments	Jennifer Schultz	March 18-22, 2013	- Benchmarks - TPRI - DRA (on students’ reading level) - Student   demographics	Spreadsheet of student data
Review Daily Five components: (“Read to Someone” and “Listening to Reading”) and appropriate use of iPads/iPods	Jennifer Schultz First Grade Students	March 18-22, 2013	- Daily Five posters - iPods - iPads	Field notes on students’ understanding of Daily Five components
Identify and load apps to use during Listening to Reading	Jennifer Schultz	March 18-22, 2013	- iPods - iPads - App store - spreadsheet	Spreadsheet of apps
Identify appropriate reading level texts and record teacher(s) reading books onto iPods/iPads	Jennifer Schultz Adults (teachers, administrators) on campus	March 18-24, 2013	- iPods - iPads - additional adults to read - appropriate reading level texts	Review of student reading levels Review of appropriate books
Create “Read to Someone” partner list	Jennifer Schultz	March 18-24, 2013	- class list	Spreadsheet of buddy readers
Introduce Daily Five (“Read to Someone” and “Listening to Reading”) reflection sheets	Jennifer Schultz First grade students	March 25, 2013	- Listening to Reading reflection sheet - Read to Someone reflection sheet	Anecdotal notes on students’ abilities to easily understand reflection sheets
Obtain teacher anecdotal records, literature reviews, student data (running records-midway)	Jennifer Schultz	March 25-May 24, 2013	-anecdotal records -literature -running record forms (on students’ reading level	Field notes on monitoring and discussion with students
Conduct Post-test assessment	Jennifer Schultz	May 27-31, 2013	- Benchmarks - TPRI - DRA	Spreadsheet of student data
Conduct student survey	Jennifer Schultz First grade students	May 27-31, 2013	- Paper Survey - Survey Monkey (?) - ActiVotes	Spreadsheet of data and graphs to show comparison
Analyze data from assessment	Jennifer Schultz	May 2013	- Benchmarks - TPRI - DRA	-Spreadsheet of student data -Graphs of relationship data
Share project findings with administration	Jennifer Schultz Teresa Rogers Alan Reaves	June 2013	-Action Research -Power Point -Literature Review	Collected review and evaluation form on presentation