Friday, August 6, 2010
Reflections on My Action Research Plan, Week 4
This week my principal and I met to discuss my action research plan. He approved my action research plan (there is a link to the plan in my previous post), and we discussed some of the challenges I'll face. My biggest concern at this point is time. I'm wondering how I'll have enough time to keep up with this project, as well as my other responsibilities. I'm also concerned about the biology team having enough time to meet regularly and complete this project. I don't want to overload them, especially at the beginning of the school year. I am going to phase my project in, so that it won't be completely up and running until October to try to alleviate some of the stress on the biology team members. I think my project will be beneficial in the long run, but it is going to be difficult to get teacher "buy in" in the beginning. Wish me luck.
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I also teach Biology in Klein ISD. Our school utilizes PLC's which meet once a week before or after school (40 min - 1 hr). We use our time to develop curriculum, review and revise tests, analyze testing data, and review research on best practices. We have been doing this for three years now and each year gets better. Figuring out that we can do more in less time by working together has really helped get everyone on the team on board.
ReplyDeleteTwo thoughts I have after reviewing your plan:
Do all students take a common test?
Are you going to randomly select two classes for each teacher or are you going to let the teachers select the classes? A random selection may provide better data.