tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21659576972760640372024-03-08T05:05:48.143-08:00Lindsey Serrette's Action Research BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05148244912526340557noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165957697276064037.post-5694755813350334252013-04-01T19:27:00.001-07:002013-04-01T19:27:53.901-07:00EDLD 5326 Action Research UpdateThe first step in my action research project was to gather PEIMS data on low socio-economic/economically disadvantaged males and females. I met with the PEIMS coordinator and parent liaison and we went through the students who fit these criteria and picked out students who have failed at least one of the state tests. There were plenty of students to choose from. We picked the students who showed the most need. The current program has one hundred males about twenty females that fit into this category. We currently have about seventy-five mentors who come weekly. Some of them mentor and tutor more than one student. I am in the process of going to community meetings to advertise and recruit more mentors. When new mentors join the program, I meet with them and try and match them with a student. We also have a training session for the mentors. We use the data analysis program ANOVA to see which objectives the students did not master. We go over these with their mentors and review strategies to help these students become successful. After each mentoring session, I ask the mentors to reflect on the session in their student’s folder. We use this to track the progress. I am currently looking for grants to apply for to support the program. Our current funding is ending this year and we need a plan to sustain and grow the program to include more female students. This month, I plan on making a survey for students, teachers, mentors, and parents to get feedback on the program. I plan on using an online survey. In the early part of the month I will create the survey. After making sure it is complete, I will send it to all stakeholders. Next month, I plan to analyze the results of the survey.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05148244912526340557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165957697276064037.post-40535391965474679862013-03-27T13:45:00.000-07:002013-03-27T13:45:19.059-07:00Week 4 Presentation<iframe src="http://app.sliderocket.com:80/app/fullplayer.aspx?id=0B71E125-0A42-1F85-B262-AD49A1A9F8BE" width="500" height="401" scrolling=no frameBorder="0"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05148244912526340557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165957697276064037.post-3430173940306211542013-02-17T19:02:00.002-08:002013-02-17T19:02:33.765-08:00Insights
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">EDLD 5301 Research has given me
some of the essential tools required to be an administrator. Before I began this class, I thought I
knew everything about research. In
college I majored in Psychology and had to complete various research
projects. After graduation, I
began working as a research assistant in a traditional lab setting. This was tedious work that I did not
enjoy. When I became an educator,
I thought I was through with research.
In the first few weeks of the class I began to realize that this
research was different than any I had done before. During week one of the course the reading was about how
action research was different than traditional research. University researchers who are outside
of the classroom usually conduct traditional research. Practitioner inquiry focuses on the
concerns of the practitioner and engages them in the design, data collection,
and interpretation of data. (Dana,
2009, page 5)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I really liked how this class had
so many avenues to gather information.
One of my favorite ways to post and receive information was through my
blog. This was the first time I
have ever used a blog. I have
heard people talking about them, but I had never read one and had definitely
never made one. I enjoyed making
my blog. Week one was rough
because this technology was new to me.
However, now that we are completing week five, I feel that a blogs are
very user-friendly. I liked
posting my assignments to my blog and getting feedback from my classmates
almost immediately. Since this class,
I have been using blogs for cooking and decorating ideas! The discussion board was very helpful
too. I liked reading everyone’s
posts. I learned so much from
other people on the board. I would
find problems and suggestions on their posts that I had not even considered in
my own research. I found the
discussion topics very helpful.
They were always relevant to the week’s assignment. The thing that has been most helpful to
me through this class was the Facebook page that was created for students on
the same track. I have never taken
an online class until I started this program. I was nervous about not having classmates to ask questions
or to collaborate with. I thought
that I was going to be alone in this process, but I was wrong. I can go to this page any time of the
day or night with questions and get a response almost immediately from a
classmate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I enjoyed the assignments that
required me to meet with my site supervisor. I think these meetings taught me the most. My principal recently got her
administrative degree so she knows the process and what I am going
through. Her advice throughout
this course helped me significantly with my project. She gave me suggestions and feedback that I do not think I
would have come up with myself without her experience. I also was able to appreciate
everything she does and know that she does certain things for a reason. I began to appreciate her patience she
has with her staff and students with everything else she has on her plate. I am glad I will have someone to talk
things through for the remainder of my action research project and the
remainder of the program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The text for this course fit the
class and was aligned well with the course curriculum. The assigned readings were always
useful when completing the weekly assignments. I know have a deeper understanding of action research and
see the importance of lifelong learning.
I found the week 5 assigned reading to be very helpful for the remainder
of my action research project.
Even though I am a beginner researcher, I want my research to be high
quality. I now know what to look
for and what to ask myself to make sure that my research is the best it can
be. I know I will be referring
back to this text not only to critique my current research project, but also to
refresh my memory when trying to begin the next.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">At the completion of this course,
I feel very prepared to finish out my action research project. The tools I learned in this class will
make me a better teacher and a better administrator. These are tools that I can and will use for the remainder of
my career. I will use the
knowledge I gained in this class to continually improve my research skills and
to make the best environment for my students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Get PEIMS
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Review
TAKS scores of this population to find students who failed at least one exit
level TAKS tests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Go to
community meetings to recruit mentors for the program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">January
2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mentors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mentor
commitment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Go to
classrooms to promote the program to the target students<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">January
2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Teachers,
students<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Student
commitment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Track
results as students meet with mentors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette, Vivian Hernandrez, Mentors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">January
2013 – May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mentors,
Students<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Data from
mentors and teachers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Survey
students, teachers, and mentors to get feedback on the mentoring program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">February
2013 – May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Online
Survey (Survey Monkey), Teacher participation, Student participation, Mentor
Participation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid black 2.25pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.8pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Let all
parties know that their concerns and ideas are being taken into
consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Go over survey
results with Vivian Hernandez and decide if changes need to be made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette, Vivian Hernandez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">February
2013 – May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Survey
Results<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid black 2.25pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.8pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Survey
Results<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Analyze
and compare TAKS the student’s TAKS scores before joining the mentoring
program to their scores after participation in the program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette, Vivian Hernandez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">June 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ANOVA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Comparing
actual data/data results<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Use the
results to obtain more funding for the program and increase student and
community participation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 2.25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette, Vivian Hernandez, Administration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 2.25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">June 2013
– August 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 2.25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.75pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Data<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid black 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.8pt;" valign="top" width="96">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Any change
made that will grow the program<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Format based
on Tool 7.1 from <i>Examining What We Do to
Improve Our Schools</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Harris,
Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Identify Concerns
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">1. School rated as low performing by the
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">2. African American males are the lowest
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Identify
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consider.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">1. There is a mentoring program available
to students who failed at least one exit level TAKS exam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">2. Availability of grant funds to maintain
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">3. Support and commitment of all
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">SMART
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">(Specific,
Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">(Assign points to
recommendations from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important recommendations
to implement.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">1. Implement a mentoring program for young
men who are economically disadvantaged who have failed at least one exit level
TAKS exam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">2. Identify students who meet this
criteria and get them to commit to being an active part of the program and find
mentors in the community who are willing to commit to once a week mentoring
sessions for one semester.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">3. Give routine assessments to students to
monitor progress and growth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">EVALUATE –
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">(Identify the best
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">1. Surveys, mentor observations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">List
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Review
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level TAKS tests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Site
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">January
2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mentor
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Go
to classrooms to promote the program to the target students<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">January
2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Teachers,
students<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Student
committment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Track
results as students meet with mentors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette, Vivian Hernandrez, Mentors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">January
2013 – May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mentors,
Students<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Data
from mentors and teachers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Analyze
and compare TAKS the student’s TAKS scores before joining the mentoring
program to their scores after participation in the program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette, Vivian Hernandez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">June
2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ANOVA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Comparing
actual data/data results<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Use
the results to obtain more funding for the program and increase student and
community participation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lindsey
Serrette, Vivian Hernandez, Administration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">June
2013 – August 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Data<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Any
change made that will grow the program<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05148244912526340557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165957697276064037.post-57055201859088999642013-01-27T16:02:00.001-08:002013-01-27T16:02:31.051-08:00Week 2 Reflection<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week I continued my study of action research. After watching the videos of the scholars, <span style="font-size: 11pt;"> I learned that I should never stop learning
and using data.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When selecting an
area to study, I need to make sure that I am reaching a majority of students. I
need to be able to produce results that will help increase student
performance.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My project needs to
be something that is practical to me and something that I can apply directly to
student learning.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The purpose of
my research must by something that I can apply and something I am interested
in. The decisions I make as a teacher or administrator must be made based on data.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Blogs can be an extremely
beneficial tool in education.
Educational leaders can use blogs in a variety of different ways. A simple use of a blog is journaling. Leaders can keep an electronic copy of
their thoughts and ideas. This
gives them the opportunity for meaningful reflection on their thought
processes. A blog allows others to
give you feedback in a convenient setting. It also allows a leader to model professional writing when
sharing ideas with colleagues, and is a good way to collect data and connect
you to a larger audience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Blogging
would be a useful tool to update students and parents about events and
important dates on campus. Blogs
are easily updated and are accessible anywhere. This allows for easy communication between students,
parents, teachers, and administrators.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Action research is a tool that
can help principals and teachers begin to focus on what is really important,
improving teaching and learning.
This is not a one step solution to a problem. It is a systematic approach principals and teachers can take
to look at their own practices and make a plan for change based on what was
learned. There are five steps of
action research. The first is to pose
a question after reflecting on your own practice. Then you must collect data to learn more about the problem, and
then you must analyze the data and reference the literature, make changes based
on new understandings, and finally, share your results with colleagues. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Action research differs from traditional educational research in that
action research deals with the concerns of the professionals and involves them
in the process instead of an outsider making all of the decisions. Action research allows practitioners to
be part of the research process and part of the solution, which makes them
accountable for the change. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Action research is a tool to improve teaching and student learning. It gives practitioners the chance to
take a deeper look into their practices and reflect on them. It can increase data analysis skills
through a systematic approach to problem solving and decision-making. Action
research allows teachers and administrators to choose a specific area of
interest, research that topic, make a plan, and then analyze the results of the
change. Action research is a way
for professional development that focuses on school improvement. When you pick a specific area to study
and make a change, you can directly see the benefits of what you did. What you learn from your data analysis
is concrete evidence of the benefits of the change. Most importantly, action research is a way for everyone on
the campus to grow academically.
The faculty learns an important tool for inquiry and as a result student
achievement grows.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I plan to use action </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">research as model to solve problems on my campus. Some of my areas of interest are the effectiveness of the mentoring program on standardized test scores and the importance of homework on student mastery of objectives. Action research seems to be a good, systematic way for me to look deeper into these areas.</span></span></div>
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