Action Planning Template

Action Planning Template
Goal:  What is the Effectiveness of the Use of Interactive Science Notebooks Towards Student Achievement?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Establish the selection of the  bilingual and monolingual students.	Pam Mitchell Susan Allen, Assistant Principal          or Patricia Shoffit, Principal 4th Grade Science Students & Teachers	Feb. 2013	Class roll of one 4th grade monolingual and one 4th grade bilingual	These are the targeted students that my research will be based on.
Calculate the % of  students and teachers that enjoy and those who do not like the science notebooks	Pam Mitchell 4th Grade Science Students and 4th & 5th Grade Teachers	Feb. 2013	Survey	Reveal the data positive/negative feelings
Gather 3rd, 4th , and 5th  grade science benchmarks at end of each term.	Pam Mitchell Susan Allen, Asst. Principal           or Patricia Shoffit, Principal	School year: 2011-2012 Fall and Spring School year: 2012-2013 Fall and Spring 2013 Fall	School district benchmarks	Data Showing Comparisons of 3rd grade scores of same students from Fall 2011- Fall 2013 --Ongoing--
Gathering of 3rd grade science notebooks for 2011-2012 if possible.	Pam Mitchell 4th Grade Science Students and Teachers	Feb. 2013	Note to go home Established Class newsletter	Show data of same students’ work beginning in 3rd through 5th grade Samples of student’s work
Poll Targeted groups to determine % of students using science notebooks in grade 3	Pam Mitchell 4th Grade Teachers of Targeted Groups	March, 2013	Poll Survey	Survey data
List and elaborate on extent of cross-curriculum use of science journals, Grades 3-5	Pam Mitchell All 3rd through 5th Grade Teachers	May, 2013	Survey	Results of use of journals with cross-curriculum
Track writing benchmarks (if taken) of students & collaborate with teachers	Pam Mitchell 4th & 5th  grade students 4th & 5th grade Teachers	Spring 2013-Fall 2013	Writing benchmarks Fall & Spring 2012-2013, Fall 2013	Analyze data to see if an increase in student achievement with science journals
Sample organizational skills	Pam Mitchell 4th and 5th grade students, possible teachers	Spring 2013-Fall 2013	Science journals	Pictorial samples from students’ journals displaying organizational skills
Analyze all data results and share results with teachers and administrators	Pam Mitchell	Spring 2014	Research summary and data	Communicate all resulting action research data.