Week 4 5301 Revised Action Research Plan Template

Christopher Judge                              EDLD 5301: Research                      EA 1246

                         PIP (PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT)
                                                
                                                  PLAN OF ACTION

ACTION RESEARCH: THE EVALUATION OF PEER TUTORING: Improvements, Motivation, and Consequences for Student Tutorials

My research wondering: How can I monitor the effects of peer tutoring for my struggling students and the motivation they receive that comes with their success and improvements from peer tutoring/mentors?

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School Vision: Excellence is not a skill it’s an attitude

Action Planning Template
Goal: Encourage struggling students to attend tutoring and receive assistance. Evaluate the needs of struggling students. Communicate with and involve all parties (parents, students, teachers) of struggling student progress. Make student attentive or awareness of peer tutoring assistance. Teacher observation of identifying struggling students and providing immediate help.
Action Step(s)	Responsible Person	Timeline Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Introduce Action Research to site supervisor	Daniel Brooks (Assistant Principal)	March 8-9, 2012	Student Volunteers Volunteers may be past students Computer with Internet access	Survey
Obtain signed commitment sheet from parents and student volunteers	Christopher Judge	March 8-9, 2012 April 2, 2012	Parent/Guardian telephone numbers NEW Parent slip with invitation to attend discussion.	Parent Permission slips Students Permission slips
Parent student invitation and discuss what is expected in the study. Ice Breakers to get to know each other	Christopher Judge	April 2, 2012	School Theater    or Classroom B228 Students/Volunteers	Ice Breakers with group Food/Snacks
Setup individual Meetings with Pre-AP students and struggling students. (once every two weeks)	Christopher Judge	April 4, 2012	Classroom B228 Students/Volunteers Excel Spread Sheet	Record struggling students class average
Struggling students will make their final decisions on choosing the peer tutor/ mentor.	Christopher Judge Daniel Brooks (Assistant Principal)	April 6, 2012	Classroom B228 Students/Volunteers Excel Spread Sheet
Professional Development (Inform English Department of the Action Research) Present results thus far	Christopher Judge Department Head (Chanell Rodgers)	Each Department meeting	Classroom B220 English Department Teachers	Present some results from the first two weeks from the peer tutoring. Encourage Teacher motivation for students to attend tutoring. Partner some of their struggling students up with stronger students.
Peer Tutoring official research start.	Christopher Judge Pre-AP Students/Struggling Students	3hours/Week April 9, 2012 – May-2012 September 2012-December-2012	Classroom B228 or Library Or other supervised Classroom Teacher Access Center (TAC)	Monitor all graded assignments. NOTES/QUIZES/PARTICIPATION/ TEST/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS Progress reports to parents and struggling students
Tutorial visits	Site Supervisor  Daniel Brooks (Assistant Principal)	Once every two weeks Mornings and Afterschool ( will send a reminder two days before)	Classroom B228 or Library	Supervisor will give me his thoughts and concerns. Present grade results to supervisor.
Continued Peer Tutoring	Christopher Judge Pre-AP Students/Struggling Students	3hours/Week Various Date September 2012-December-2012	Classroom B228 or Library Or other supervised Classroom Teacher Access Center (TAC)	Monitor all graded assignments. NOTES/QUIZES/PARTICIPATION/ TEST/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS Progress reports to parents and struggling students
Meeting between Intern and Supervisor, at least 1 day per week.	Christopher Judge Site Supervisor  Daniel Brooks (Assistant Principal)	Once per week Various Date September 2012-December-2012	OFFICE of Site Supervisor  Daniel Brooks (Assistant Principal)	Discuss Progress of LAMAR program and Action Research Project
Complete Course Embedded Internship Summary Report	Christopher Judge	March 30, 2012	Various	Reflection on Course EDLD 5301
Complete reflective journals	Christopher Judge Site Supervisor  Daniel Brooks (Assistant Principal)	Various
Evaluate action research program	Christopher Judge	April 9, 2012 – May-2012		Survey Grading system Peer evaluations