Action Planning Template- Should Students Grade Their Teachers?
Goal: To successfully develop, organize and
facilitate a pilot program in which students will complete teacher evaluation
surveys as a means of improving classroom instruction.
Action Step(s)
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Person(s)
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Timeline:
Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Evaluation
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1. Recruit five fellow teachers with varying years of experience who are
willing to participate in my action plan.
Facilitate a meeting to greater inform them
about the purpose of my action plan.
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5 participating teachers
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April/May 2012
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Research on the Teacher Tenure Reform Act
(New Jersey)
Research from the MET program
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Teachers will complete a reflection
regarding their initial concerns about allowing their students to evaluate their
classroom methods. Post summary and reflection of teacher reactions on http://actionrp12.blogspot.com/
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2. Introduce my action research plan at the
first professional development day. Include published research (background
information, the teachers participating, the process, and the ultimate goal
of the plan.
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High school faculty, administration
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August 2013
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Research on the Teacher Tenure Reform Act
(New Jersey)
Research from the MET program
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Teachers will complete a questionnaire
regarding questions, concerns, and what they would like to know more about
concerning the action research plan. Post summary and reflection of faculty
reactions on http://actionrp12.blogspot.com/
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3. Meet with the five participating
teachers. Collaboratively construct a survey
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5 teacher participants
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September 2013
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Research from the MET program
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The collaboratively constructed student
survey. Post summary and the constructed survey on http://actionrp12.blogspot.com/
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4. Teachers will inform students about the survey
and its purpose. The teachers will then administer and collect the student
survey
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5 teacher participants,
students
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November 2013
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Teacher evaluation survey
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Teacher evaluation survey
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5.Meet with each of the 5 teacher
participants to discuss the student survey results.
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5 teacher, participants
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November /December 2013
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Completed student surveys
Reflection questions
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Teachers will complete a reflection sheet.
Post summary and reflection of teacher meetings on http://actionrp12.blogspot.com/
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6.Meet with a focus group of 15 students(3
students per teacher, all in different classes) to discuss the survey process
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15 students
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December 2013
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The initial student survey
Reflection questions
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Students will complete a reflection and
suggestion sheet. The will also note any change in teacher instructional
methods. Post summary and reflection of student meetings on http://actionrp12.blogspot.com/
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7.Teachers will administer and collect
student surveys
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5 teacher participants, students
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April 2014
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Teacher evaluation survey
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Teacher evaluation survey
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8. Individually meet with participating
teachers to discuss the results of the recent surveys.
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5 teacher participants
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April 2014
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Teacher evaluation survey,
Reflection questions
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Teachers will complete another reflection
sheet on how/if the student surveys affected their instructional performance.
Post summary and reflection of teacher meetings on http://actionrp12.blogspot.com/
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9. Collectively meet with the participating
teachers to discuss their experience
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5 teacher participants
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April 2014
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Teacher evaluation survey,
Reflection questions,
Research from the MET project
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Teachers will compare their experience to
the research presented by the MET project. Teachers will complete
reflection/suggestion sheet.
Post summary and reflection of teacher
meetings on http://actionrp12.blogspot.com/
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10. Present the action plan results and
data to the entire faculty and administration. Highlight the results from the
student focus group and the reflections of participating teachers. Based on
the research offer
Recommen-dations for using student surveys
as a means of evaluation .
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High school faculty, Administration
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May 2014
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Research from the MET project,
Results from my action research
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The final presentation will present the
complied data, results and reflections from the research plan. Based on these
findings, final recommendations will be made to improve the student survey
process.
Faculty will complete reflection questions
on the presentation.
Post summary and reflection of faculty
meeting on http://actionrp12.blogspot.com/
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Jason. Nice plan man. I never would have thought of something in this nature. You raise a good point about having students evaluate teachers. The kids are gonna have to do it eventually if they go to post secondary school. Your plan makes me think of how a good reflection from a teachers' standpoint am I doing in the classroom. I think your plan is very thought out. It makes sense and its organized. I would be really interested to see what results you get. I have also wanted in the back of my head, a classroom ran more like a technical school where I expected my high school students to feel more like a higher level of learning taking place. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteI use to be opposed to students reall y giving an evaluation.But it can lead to some interesting and valuble research if done with the correct purpose. I was bias in the beginning because I thought students who were reprimanded for bad behavior would want to get even with teachers who stood up to their inappropriate actions in classrooms. I have always wanted to know what my students truly felt about me, but didn't know if I was ready to accept all opinions, but I can learn from my actions and others.
ReplyDeleteI think your project is very interesting. Your plan is very well thought out and written. I could only think of one question...Will the student evaluations/surveys be content specific or generic? Since reflection can lead to improvement, I think it is important to give the students a voice. I used an informal evaluation with my students and I learned so much.
ReplyDeleteMy project could use some comments...if you get a chance :) Thanks
http://jessicasactionresearchblog.blogspot.com/