| Action Plan | ||||
| Goal: Research the impact Gifted and Talented and/or Advanced Placement teacher training has on the gifted and general ed student. I will focus on the differentiation and rigor levels that are present in classrooms of teachers that participated in the trainings versus teachers that did not and evaluate the student performance in the two types of classroom settings. | ||||
| Action Steps(s): | Person(s) Responsible: | Timeline: Start/End | Needed Resources | Evaluation |
| Create a list of teachers that attend GT/AP teacher training | Miriam Kline; Sherri Long; Kaye Porter; Dorrie Lang | August 6, 2011 | Staff Development attendance list | Ensure each teacher that is educating gifted students is properly certified and has received their required renewal hours. |
| Construct a list of GT students in each grade. | Miriam Kline; Campus Principals | August 6, 2011 | GT identification results; classroom rosters | Ensure each GT identified student is with a certified GT teacher. |
| Conduct walkthroughs of classrooms of with teachers that have had GT/AP training and document differentiation strategies and rigor levels of instruction | Mitzi Kline and district coordinators, and camps administrators | August 2011 – June 2012 | Walkthrough evaluation forms; PDAS expectations | Conducting walkthroughs will allow me to evaluate differentiation levels and rigor levels in GT classrooms and general ed classrooms. |
| Compare student performance of students in a classroom with GT certified teacher and those that are not. | District coordinators including myself and campus administrators | September 2011-June 2012 | District assessment results and state assessment results | Comparing the data will allow us to see if teachers with training in differentiation and rigor of GT students improve the scores of their general ed students by applying skills from GT training. |
| Survey teachers that participate GT and AP training to see if they utilize the skills they learn with general ed students. | GT/AP teachers | October-November 2011 | Survey Monkey | Getting teachers input on their experience with GT/AP training and how much the utilize will allow us to determine if the training is sufficient or needs improving. |
| Conduct walkthroughs of classrooms with teachers that have not had GT/AP training | District Coordinators (including myself), Campus Administrators | September 2011-June 2012 | Walkthrough evaluation forms; PDAS expectations | Conducting walkthroughs of general ed classrooms will allow comparison of rigor and differentiation strategies with GT classrooms. |
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Action Research Plan
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I am also feeling a bit overwhelmed. I am not sure that I did mine correctly, but it is easy for me to read and work with. Yours looks great! I am doing my 30 hours of GT training next week, as I will be the GT teacher for 4th grade this coming year. I will have all GT students and half of the SPED students in my classroom. I look forward to your action research to see what I can use in my classroom. :) I am attending this free, online Webinar next week on Differentiation, if you are interested. https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=339410&sessionid=1&key=2893EBB65F814FA257F85202CEAD550A&sourcepage=register
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
I think that some teachers underestimate the power of differentiated instruction and the difficulty and necessity of meeting the needs of all students in the classroom. I propose that your action research may be one of the harder ones because you are not trying to motivate students but instead, teachers. WOW that is very ambitious!:) I have found that the key to convincing teachers to change anything is through their heart. If you can show them the personal impact differentiated instruction can make on their students, you will be well on your way to a successful action research project. Touching my heart with a student’s success or failure story always works with me. Good Luck!!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you have an adorable and creative title for your blog page!
ReplyDeleteWow! What an huge undertaking. In your previous blog, I commented on how teachers should never stop learning. Does your district offer and or pay for GT training? Just a question.
ReplyDeleteI like how organized and systematic your approach seems to be. It is very easy to follow and should present some concise results. Your site is the same way, very eye appealing and easy to follow.
Motivating teachers who don't want to go above and beyond is so challenging. Why educate these bright kids, if you choose not to go above and beyond? I have some hypothesis on what your results will look like but I am excited to see the actual results.
Good Luck!