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ACTION RESEARCH
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GOAL:
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To reduce discipline referrals in 1st grade
at Castleberry Elementary.
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Action Step(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. Meet with
principal and associate principal to discuss classroom management programs.
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Jennifer Helgen
Hollie Lancarte
Terry Johnson
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July 27th
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Discipline Referrals Data from previous
year.
Conscious Discipline
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Summary of meeting. Journal entries.
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2. Survey 1st
grade teachers on what they think are best practices for dealing with
discipline issues. Collaborate with teacher’s best ways to smoothly
transition into using Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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August 22nd
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Survey
Focus Groups
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Analyze survey results
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3. Conduct
team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from
Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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August 22nd
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback
Summary of meeting
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4. Interview
teachers. Discuss overall thoughts and
feelings regarding Conscious Discipline
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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September 12th
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Questions
Notebook
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Feedback from 1st grade team. Interview notes and field notes.
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5. Collect and analyze data. Review findings with 1st grade
team.
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Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
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September 24-28th
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Referral Data from Skyward
Journal entries from Eduphoria
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Number of referrals. Summary of data and meetings.
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6. Conduct
team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from
Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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October 3rd
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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7. Survey teachers on positive and negative
aspects of program.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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November 7th
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Survey Monkey
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Survey results
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8. Conduct
team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from
Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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November 14th
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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9. Meet with
principal and associate principal to discuss overall results thus far.
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Jennifer Helgen
Holli Lancarte
Terri Johnson
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December 11th
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Notes
Skyward Data
Eduphoria
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Meeting summary and feedback.
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10. Collect and analyze data. Review findings with 1st grade
team.
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Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
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January 8th
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Referral Data from Skyward
Eduphoria
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Number of referrals. Summary of data.
Meeting notes
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11. Conduct
team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from
Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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January 16th
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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12.
Interview teachers. Discuss overall
thoughts and feelings regarding Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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February 6th
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Questions
Notebook
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Feedback from 1st grade
team. Interview notes and field notes.
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13. Conduct
team meeting/presentation to provide strategies and information from
Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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March 6th
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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14. Survey teachers on positive and negative
aspects of program.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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April 3rd
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Survey Monkey
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Survey results
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15. Collect and analyze data. Review findings with 1st grade
team.
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Jennifer Helgen
Terri Johnson
1st Grade Team
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April 17th
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Referral Data from Skyward
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Number of referrals. Summary of data.
Meeting notes
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16. Conduct team meeting/presentation to
provide strategies and information from Conscious Discipline.
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Jennifer Helgen
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May 1st
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Agenda with talking points
Power Point
Conscious Discipline
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Meeting and presentation feedback.
Agenda notes and summary.
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17. Final Interview with teachers. Overall thoughts and views on new program.
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Jennifer Helgen
1st Grade Team
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May 22nd
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Interview Questions
Notebook
Conscious Discipline
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Teacher feedback
Interview notes
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18. Collect and analyze data. Compare results to beginning of the year
data.
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Jennifer Helgen
Holli Lancarte
Terry Johnson
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June 4th
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Referral Data from Skyward
Eduphoria
Notes
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Number of referrals. Summary of data.
Meeting notes
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19. Write self reflection based on surveys,
discipline referrals data, interview notes, and overall observation findings.
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Jennifer Helgen
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June 7th
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Data Collected
Observation Notes
Interview Notes
Microsoft Word
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Self Reflection
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20. Share information found on action research
with administrators and staff.
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Jennifer Helgen
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August 2013
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Power Point
Data Collected
Notes
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Presentation feedback
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Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools
(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs,
2010)
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI really like your action resarch plan. I can tell you put a lot of thought into your plan. I am very curious to see your progress through implementing Conscious Discipline. I like that you are involoving other teachers in this process allowing ways for them to give you feedback through surveys and meetings. I think this is a good way to keep them interested and actively participating. One thought that I have is when reviewing your data, will you take into consideration the time of year? For example, you may not have as many referrals at the beginning of the year just because school is still new as you do at the end of the year. The end of the year or right before Christmas seems to be when the patience of the teacher is limited. I think it would be good to match your data by months comparing it to last year's data in that same month. I hope that make sense! Just my thoughts! Good luck with your research!
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteVery good and well planned project. Your timeline is easy to follow and your meetings, planning times seem to be right on target. I completely agree with Tiffany when it comes to considering time of year. That is an excellent suggestion.
I'm not familiar with Conscious Discipline so I look forward to learning more about it through following you on your blog.
Good luck!
Thank you ladies so much for your thoughts and suggestions, I greatly appreciate it!
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