Sunday, August 4, 2013

Action Research Plan (EDLD 5301 Week 3)

Goal:  Using the TAP model and rubric for teacher evaluation, am I able to reinforce and refine my cluster’s pedagogy to show student achievement as measured by cluster, campus, district and state achievement tests?
Action Step(s)
Person(s) Responsible
Timeline
Start / End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
Evaluate effectiveness of last year’s Campus Goal under the TAP system.
TAP Leadership Team (TLT)
07/22/2013
To
07/25/2013

COMPLETED
Campus scores from Texas EOC exams.
Use a Heat Map strategy to identify at risk verbs from low performing TEKS and compare the growth in them to the Campus Goal from last year.

OUTCOME:  Up to +30% growth in Compare / Contrast and up to 40% growth in Identify.
Draft a new Campus Yearly Goal.
TLT
08/01/2013
To
08/15/2013
Campus scores from Texas EOC exams.
Use a Heat Map strategy to identify at risk verbs from low performing TEKS.  Prioritize and sequence them logically into 4-6 Cluster Cycle goals spread throughout the 2013-2014 school year.

Design and establish Cluster Cycle goals.
TLT
08/01/2013
To
08/15/2013
CODE (TAP teacher evaluation data) data and campus scores from Texas EOC exams.
Meet weekly as a TLT and daily as Master Teachers to monitor and support implementation and attainment of Cluster Cycle goals using student data and teacher evaluations gathered under the TAP rubrics.
Implement Cluster Cycle Goals
TLT
2013-2014 School Year (exact timelines still being established as above)
CODE data and student data from each individual teacher’s class that belongs to my Cluster.
Meet daily with the other Master Teacher for Science and our 4 Mentor Teachers to review the progress of ourselves and Career Teachers towards attaining the Cluster Cycle Goal.
Deliver new learning to Mentor Teachers and Career Teachers in Weekly Cluster Meetings.
Swope / Hartfield (Science Master Teachers)
Weekly (Thursdays) during the 2013-2014 school year.
CODE data and student data from each individual teacher’s class that belongs to my Cluster.


Examples from each teacher of High, Medium and Low student work, then tracking of same to see if students are moving from one category to another.

Observations from the Master and Mentor Teachers in the Mentor Teachers and Career Teachers classrooms.
Observe each Mentor Teacher and Career Teacher 4 times and evaluate them using the TAP rubric and extensive in class scripting.
Academic Dean

Master Teachers Swope & Hartfield

Mentor Teachers: Ibrahim, Murphy,  Owens & Rosas
2013-2014 school year, likely in Clusters 2-4 or 5
TAP Rubric, CODE data, scripted observations from each observing party.
TAP Rubric score, pre-conference to discuss areas of reinforcement and refinements, post-conferences to review the evaluation of the lesson and to visit and set new reinforcement and refinement goals.
Evaluate effectiveness of last year’s Campus Goal under the TAP system.
TAP Leadership Team (TLT)
May 2014
Campus scores from Texas EOC exams.
Use a Heat Map strategy to identify at risk verbs from low performing TEKS and compare the growth in them to the Campus Goal from last year.