Action Research Plan

Below I have posted my current action research plan.  I'm sure it will be amended a lot along the way, but you must start someone.  Also, sorry for some format issues.  The blog didn't like the table :)

Goal: Research how current educators need to adapt to meet the needs and interests of 21st century students while still successfully preparing these students for life after graduation.

Action Steps	Persons Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1.       Setting the Foundation: Read articles relevant to 21st century learning and the state of education in the US and abroad	Myself and entire district design team	Assigned Sept 21, 2012 Due Oct 11, 2012	Read the following articles: 1.       HPISD Visioning Document 2.        21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems 3.       The Most Daring Education Reform of All 4.       Redefining College Readiness 5.       What Socrates would Say	Meet with District Design Team to discuss relevance of each article to our district and needs
2.       Divide District Design Team into 5 groups to research the following characteristics of educators: a.       Skilled Assessments b.      Creating Academically Prepared Students c.       Adaptability d.      Teachers as designers/explorers e.      Teachers being risk takers	My group was a part of the Teacher as designers research group – Persons involved	Assigned Oct 11 Due Nov 15, 2012	·         Project-based Learning Schools (Coppell’s New Tech High) ·         Buck Institute ·         Data on performance of students from PBL schools ·         Constructivist Theory ·         Lee Crockett Learning Fluencies	Meet as a research small group to discuss outcomes of research done with resources listed and evaluate which techniques should be focused on as a district - or -  if the original 5 characteristics of educators need to be added to or amended.
3.      Design team will share and evaluate the research done by individual groups and decide what further research is needed to formulate a profile of an educator for the future.	Whole Design Team	December 4, 2012	·         Collection of studies done by individual groups	Through discussion, design team will evaluate the research done to confirm, amend, or delete characteristics of an educator.
4.      Agree upon a desired list of characteristics that define the educator of the future.  Use research to flesh out the details of how each of those characteristics should manifest themselves in HPISD employees.	Design Team	Complete by Wed January 23, 2013	·         Research and sources collected in in step 3	Final list of characteristics and descriptions to be approved by district superintendents
5.      Sub committees formed within District Design Team to work on descriptions of agreed upon characteristics of an educator	Myself and the Design Team	Complete work by February 28, 2013	·         To be determined by group research…	Will be evaluated and edited by Design Team
6.      Design Team compiles list of characteristics with descriptors and drafts proposal for the “Profile of an Educator for the Future”	Myself and Design Team	Complete work by March 27, 2013	·         Compiled list of all sub groups characteristics and descriptions	Will be evaluated and edited by Design Team
7.      Edit the format and wording for final “Profile of an Educator for the Future” pamphlet	Editing Sub Group of  District Design Team	Due by May 9, 2015	·         Last year’s Learner of a Profile for the Future pamphlet will serve as a template	Design team will proof and edit final wording to be sent out for publishing
8.      Publish “Profile of an Educator for the Future Pamphlet”	Asst. Superintendent and Communications Dept.	Summer 2013	·         Final copy of Educator for the Future Profile ·         Sources	Public evaluation: Parents will hold teachers and staff accountable to profile presented Internal evaluation:  Admin will use the new educator profile an assessment tool for current teachers and a hiring tool for future employees