Action Research Week 4

After meeting with my site supervisor, it was determined that I should wait until after season to collect and analyze data. Select students that declined and improved their performance and use their result as a starting point for research. Ultimately will research develop a general plan that will help just those individual students are student-athletes as whole in the future. As I am learning more about my action plan, and how to implement there are many factors that I must consider before developing the appropriate methods to address my plan. All comments and suggestions are allowing me create a better action plan.

Action Reseacrch Overview W3

Action Research Project

Project Overview

Subject: Student –Athletes Out of Season Academic/Conduct Performance

1.    Setting the Foundation – Meet/email teachers/coaches to get suggestions on how to improve student-athletes out of season performance. What are some methods that can be used to help these individuals?

 

2.    Analyzing Data- Gather data from curriculum based instructions, discipline reports, teacher reflections. Disciplinary referrals, grade point averages, attendance rates. Google inquires: Student athlete in season performance verses out season performances.

 

3.    Developing Deeper Understanding – Plan to meet with subjects for suggestions on what may be alternate strategic methods. Impose questions to teachers/coaches to figure out alternate solutions as well other ways to gather data

 

4.    Engaging on Self-Reflection – What role will I play in assisting and supporting teachers/ coaches. How can I help student-athletes with their personal development plan. What are the steps I need to take when I don’t receive results anticipated.

 

5.    Exploring Programmatic Patterns – Are you having any problems collecting data. Are you having positive or negative feedback from subjects. Have you implemented a plan to utilize results to form solutions. Are the solutions more general or personable? What are the results of solutions implemented.

 

6.    Determining Directions – Are your goals and objectives obtainable and clear. How reliable are your resources. Is the time frame too long or not long enough. Am I targeting the right subjects?

 

7.    Taking Action for School Improvements – Implement a plan that will benefit all student-athlete out season academic/conduct out of season performance.

 

8. Sustaining Improvements – Develop a plan that will analyze student-athlete data year after year. Use the strategies learned to help student-athletes be successful out of season. Update information yearly to keep strategies and methods current

Action Research Refelcection Week 2

It is really strating to amazes me the  advantages of utilizing action research. From my readings, I have noticed how if used effectively it is benefiicial. I also learned about researching practical information, that will keep the researcher interested and you will see better results. Learning more about action research and starting to get some great ideas for my own.

Educational Leaders Blog

Educational leaders can utilize a blogging system as away to communicate and facilitate ideas to staff. It also gives the staff an opportunity to give their input on issues. As long as topics are informative  and engaging and supports the school educational system.

Action Research

Action research is defined as using a series of systematic inquiry used from your own practices and using the result as a starting point for change. Personally, I prefer the use of action research over traditional educational research because action research uses your own "wonderings" and adaptations for improvements rather than collaborating ideas from others outside of your school. It is sometimes more effective to analyze the root of a problem from within and use the results as opportunity for change. It is sometimes necessary to utilize outside experts, but then we are actin as technicians that administer ideas from other sources and practical leaders who use and derive a plan for change based on your own personal practices.
One way action research will assist me as the teacher, is using it improve lesson planning and curriculum assessment that correlate. In my subject area, there is not a set standard, procedure, or timeline in regards to lesson planning. I have noticed gaps during the year, when transitioning from one lesson to another. Action research can be used here, to determine, if my development and execution of lesson plans are being effectively used. Results from this research can serve as way to improve my lessons and transition from one subject to the next. I could use other teachers that teach my subject as well as student that are in my class as form of practitioner research. So, yes I could benefit from utilizing action research directly from the core of my class.
Action research studies as well as quotes from administrators have proven the effect of action research. It allow you to take immediate action and improve the standards your school system.