My site supervisor has repeatedly assured me
of her support and reiterated the importance of my action research topic. I
expressed my interest in getting my Master’s in Educational Leadership since
last year and she was the one who told me to go with Lamar University. She and
I have discussed my journey and since day one we knew what I would be working
on for my action research. We both felt then and now that my action research
topic will be beneficial for me, my colleagues, our parents, and most
importantly, all our students. By focusing my action research on the
effectiveness of the implementation of, Project Wisdom, an anti-bullying
program and its’ effects on school climate, student empowerment, grades and
home life, I will be making a difference in our school and in our students.
My supervisor and I discussed time
constraints, data collection, teacher, parent and student involvement and how I
would accomplish everything that I needed to do considering that I had many
other responsibilities. Mrs. Martinez encouraged me to “go above and beyond the
call of duty,” because she felt that I was a role model for a lot of students.
She believes in me and my vision for a “positive, safe, empowering school and
home for all!” I truly believe that my experiences with abuse, bullying and
most importantly, success, I will make an impact in students’ lives and in our
campus.
I began my action research in January, with
my supervisor’s approval and with the help of the curriculum assistant and the
counselor, so that I could get ahead of the game. Everyone is being very
helpful! My students, their parents and my colleagues know how important this
endeavor is to me, so they are all being supportive, helpful and responsible
with bringing in the surveys and questionnaires.
As a result of the collaboration between my supervisor and me, no
changes were made to my action research plan. I did explain that I would keep
her informed about any changes or concerns throughout my research. She was
impressed with how thorough my action research plan looked and how I planned to
collect and analyze the data. She appreciates my resolve and commitment to
making our school better for all students.
Action Planning Template
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Goal: Implement and promote Project Wisdom and
determine whether there is a positive correlation between school climate,
student empowerment/self-esteem, student grades and home life and the use of
an anti-bullying program.
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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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Meet with site
supervisor to discuss implementation of anti-bullying program as an
improvement of school climate, student empowerment/self-esteem, student
grades and home life.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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January 7, 2013
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Action Research Topic
and Plan
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Review anti-bullying
programs and outcomes of implementation.
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Literature review on
bullying.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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January – September
2013
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Lamar Online Library
Internet
Input from ECISD
administrators.
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Identify and review
resources and literature that highlight the importance of implementing
anti-bullying programs.
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Conduct teacher
surveys on perceptions of bullying and the need for an anti-bullying program.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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February 2013 – March
2013
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Surveymonkey.com
24 teachers (4
teachers per grade level – Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
4th, & 5th)
Questionnaire on
Bullying
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Review surveys and
identify differences between lower and upper grades.
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Conduct parent/student
surveys on perception of bullying in schools and the need for an
anti-bullying program.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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February 2013 – March
2013
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Surveymonkey.com
All parents and
students will be given a survey and given a week to return surveys.
Questionnaire on
Bullying
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Review surveys and
identify differences between parents of lower grade students and upper grade
students.
Review student surveys and identify differences between
lower grades and upper grades.
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Conduct in depth
interviews with a teacher from each grade level.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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April 2013
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Voice
Recorder
Interview
Questions
Notebook-
written notes
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Voice to test tool.
Will transfer oral interview into written document. Anecdotal evidence will
be collected and compared with exit interview data to determine the impact of
Project Wisdom.
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Conduct in depth
interviews with Site-based decision committee and PTO.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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April 2013
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Voice Recorder
Interview Questions
Notebook- written
notes
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Voice to test tool.
Will transfer oral interview into written document. Anecdotal evidence will
be collected and compared with exit interview data to determine the impact of
Project Wisdom.
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Establish a baseline
of student performance in the classroom and student behavioral referrals sent
to the office before Project Wisdom.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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March 2013
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Student six weeks
grades
Student benchmark
scores
Behavioral reports
from 2012 and 2013
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Charts
Graphs
Comparison charts
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Meet with teachers and
parents bi-monthly to provide them with Project Wisdom lessons so they can
review with children.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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January 2013 –
September 2013
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Project Wisdom lesson
presentation and explanation.
Question and Answer
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Response to questions
from teachers and parents.
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Meet with site
supervisor to discuss how research findings can improve campus environment,
student self-esteem, student grades and home life through continued
improvement and enhancement of Project Wisdom.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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October 2013
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Action Research
Artifacts/Results
Literature Review
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Feedback from site
supervisor.
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Share project findings
with administration, teachers, parents and students.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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November 2013
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Action Research
Artifacts/Results
Power Point
School Website
Educational Blog
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Collect and review
evaluation form on presentation.
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Revisit my action
research plan, post on school website and educational blog for continual
improvement and ideas.
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Diana Celeste Salinas
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December 2013
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Action Research
Artifacts/Results
Power Point
School Website
Educational Blog
http://dianacelestesalinas.blogspot.com/
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Review comments and
feedback from site supervisor, parents, teachers, and students.
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