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Megan Marks’ Action Research Plan
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Goal: To discover if using the
program Istation is beneficial to our third grade students.
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Action Steps(s):
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Person(s) Responsible:
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Timeline: Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Evaluation
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Research the Istation Program and the effects it
has had in other elementary schools
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Myself
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March 2013
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-Internet
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Compare the research from multiple schools and
type up a summary of my findings
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Meet with third grade teachers and develop a plan
to get students on Istation for at least 90-120 minutes per week.
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Myself, Third Grade Teachers
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March 2013
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-A meeting place
-Access to third grade’s daily schedule
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Develop a new schedule, including Istation time
for each student.
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Collect and analyze data from students’ initial
placement test on Istation.
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Myself,
Third Grade Teachers
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April 2013
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-Access to third grade teacher’s Istation
accounts.
-Excel
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Make a spreadsheet of students’ initial placement
test.
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Collect and analyze data from students’ SRI tests
before they began using Istation.
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Myself,
Third Grade Teachers,
CIS
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April 2013
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-Access to third grade teachers’ SRI data for
their students.
-Excel
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Add students’ SRI data to the spreadsheet
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Assess students’ middle of the year SRI tests to
see if there are any improvements.
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Myself, Third Grade Teachers, CIS
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April 2013
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-Access to third grade students’ middle of the
year SRI tests.
-Excel
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Track students’ progress on Excel spreadsheet.
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Analyze students’ monthly data on Istation to see
whether or not they are progressing.
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Myself, Third Grade Teachers
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April-June 2013
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-Access to third grade teachers’ Istation
accounts.
-Excel
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Track students’ progress on Excel spreadsheet
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Interview third grade teachers individually. Ask
whether Istation is helping their students and if they would recommend the
program for other teachers.
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Myself
Third Grade Teachers
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May 2013
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-A meeting place
-Interview questions
-My iPad to track teachers’ responses
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Write a reflection on teachers’ responses.
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Create a binder with all data collections and
findings, along with results
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Myself
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June-July 2013
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-Data I’ve collected
-Presentation Binder
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Produce a final binder to present to the third
grade teachers, CIS and Principal
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Meet with third grade teachers, CIS and Principal
to discuss the results.
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Myself, Third Grade Teachers, Principal, CIS
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August 2013
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-A meeting place -Presentation Binder
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Feedback from teachers, CIS and Principal on my
findings.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
New and Improved Plan
Based of the feedback I received from my peers (YOU amazing people), the CIS on my campus and my site supervisor, below is my new and I hope, IMPROVED action research plan. I have made adjustments to my timeline, giving myself the summer to bring all the data together and develop a presentation. My plan is to present my findings to the third grade teachers, our CIS and our Principal(my site supervisor) during work week in August. Please let me know what you think of my plan. Comment any suggestions you may have, because there's a good chance I haven't thought of everything. Thank you all so much for being so helpful throughout this course!! :)
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Megan,
ReplyDeleteI think this is a wonderful idea to integrate in to your 3rd graders' instruction! I did have a thought though... It could be beneficial to narrow down the data. Unless I don't understand what SRI tests are (very possible...lol). Are you planning on just looking at reading comprehension data or math? Is there any training you will provide to the teachers on best practices for using the Istation? Do you have suggestions or permission from principal to discuss which part of the lesson plan is being "replaced" with this time on the Istation because that could skew data if different teacher are using it differently too maybe.
Istation and SRI are both reading related, no math. Luckily, Istation is very student friendly. They log on at the start of the month and take a placement test which starts them at their correct skill level. They complete different activities to help increase their skill level. Right now Istation is being used during centers and tutoring time and some students are even able to log in at home. We are still trying to figure out the best way possible to fully incorporate the program. Thanks for the feedback!
DeleteI must admit that today I learn something new through our class blogs. I never heard of istation until I read your blog and had to look up what it meant but sti;; not sure what and how to use it in a classroom. Sounds interesting and helps kids read. Can I use it in ISS for the animation and intrique for students who have behavior problems and need something to catch their attention.
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If your campus has the program, you could use it wherever ya'll decide to. It is very engaging though, our students are loving it!
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ReplyDeleteI thought that your first plan look good, but it looks like you fine tuned everything, which will make the process easier. Again, I have never used Istation, but it looks to be like a very useful tool for students in that it is computer adaptive to every students skill level, and that it has an engaging, interactive content with students in mind. I wish that had been available when I was in school - on that note, I wish that air conditioning had been available as well :) Best of luck to you, and I am looking forward to seeing the results of your research.
Interesting topic. I feel I-station is a very useful tool. I like the way you will be analyzing, interviewing, and assessing. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteThis is a good topic Megan and from what I've read, Istation will be a big asset to the students. Anything to positively aide the teachers and enriched the students is great!
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