Week 4 - Improving my Study

I have not had any comments regarding my action research plan.  However, I found three areas to look into for improving my study.

The first area is looking into the reasons why students are switching classrooms. Knowing the reason for this change in classes can enhance the research study.  For the most part, at my school it is not due to behavioral problems but scheduling problems. Some students will be moved to a Pre-AP class or out of that class. Some might be moved because they need a STAAR Enrichment class and still others might be moved because they need a particular elective class. There are many reasons they are moved within the school, which is why teachers need to be on the same page so the students do not miss any instruction.

The second area is looking at the layout of the campus. Looking at this will help to determine whether a common planning period during the day will be a good idea or if it needs to happen at a different time. If the teachers are in two different buildings or really far away from each other, how can we make that work? Basically looking at what is the best way to get the teachers working together.

The third area is looking at the powerful tool of collaborating with other teachers. Getting the teachers in a room together to share and come up with new ideas for all of their classrooms is a great thing to do. With all these teachers working together there will be a wealth of information in the room that will help the teachers and students alike.

These three ideas will be very valuable in looking at my action research plan because they are great points that I was thinking about but really did not look deeper into. With these, I will now make sure to look at each one and try and make sure they are addressed during the action research.