REVISED VERSION - FLIPPED CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH PLAN

Action Research Plan
School Vision:  Believe, Achieve and Succeed.  The vision of our campus is to maintain exemplary.
Action Research Question:  Would the integration of a flipped classroom enhance the students’ performance in order to achieve at a higher level?
Goal:  To support students in mastering Math objectives by facilitating the use of videos and technology outside the classroom in order to work at their own pace.   With the purpose of taking discussions to a higher level of thinking, as they complete their assignments in class.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1.  Research information for “Flipped Classroom” concept, topic provided by my administrator	Myself	March 2013 - open	On-line access, Lamar Library,	Research, record, analyze, reflect & apply
2.  Analyze and plan videos’ content	Myself Site Supervisor	March 2013 – open	On-line Math curriculum, Scope & Sequence Benchmarks’ data, weekly assessments, assignments, Math Study Island	Analyze curriculum, previous benchmarks’ data, to address struggling areas on videos
3. Prepare Math Videos	Myself, Colleagues & Site Supervisor	March 2013 – May 2013	Notes from action #2,  Video Software, students	Test videos for functionality
4.  Analyze current data	Myself, Data Analyst, Site Supervisor & Principal	March 2013 – June	Weekly Assignments, Weekly Assessments (District), Benchmarks (District)	Organize data in a spreadsheet to analyze and evaluate students’ needs & expectations
5. Meet with parents, to discuss student expectations	Myself, Site Supervisor  & Principal	March 2013	Overview of the flipped classroom concept & implementation	Meeting & reflection
6. Implement Math videos 1-2 /week (flipped class)	Myself Site Supervisor	Last wk of March 2013 – May 2013	Continue Weekly Assignments, Weekly Assessments (District), Benchmarks (District)	Closely monitor student achievement (focus on average & struggling students)
7. Survey students and parents	Myself, Data Analyst, Site Supervisor & Principal	End of May 2013	Parents and students	Gather students’ and parents’ opinion of  flipped class method
8.  End of Action Research – Analyze and Present outcomes	Myself Site Supervisor Principal	June - 2013	Compile all data	Evaluate and create detail summary  with outcome to Principal and Site Supervisor

Flipped Classroom Action Research Plan

Flipped Classroom Action Research Plan

Action Research Plan
School Vision:  Believe, Achieve and Succeed.  The vision of our campus is to maintain exemplary.
Action Research Question:  Would the integration of a flipped classroom enhance the students’ performance in order to achieve at a higher level?
Goal:  To support students in mastering basic Math skills by facilitating the use of videos and technology outside the classroom in order to work at their own pace.   With the purpose of taking discussions to a higher level of thinking, as they complete their assignments in class.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1.  Research information for “Flipped Classroom” concept, topic provided by my administrator	Myself	March 2013 - open	On-line access, Lamar Library	Research, record, analyze, reflect & apply
2.  Analyze and plan videos’ content	Myself Site Supervisor	March 2013	On-line Math curriculum, Scope & Sequence Benchmarks’ data, weekly assessments, assignments, Math Study Island	Analyze curriculum, previous benchmarks’ data, to address struggling areas on videos
3. Prepare Math Videos	Myself, Colleagues & Site Supervisor	March 2013 – April 2013	Notes from action 2,  Video Software, students	Test videos for functionality
4.  Analyze current data	Myself Site Supervisor Principal (current data is almost ready, required by our principal)	March 2013 – open	Weekly Assignments, Weekly Assessments (District), Benchmarks (District)	Organize data in a spreadsheet to analyze and evaluate students’ needs & expectations
5. Meet with parents, to discuss student expectations	Myself Site Supervisor Principal	March 2013	Overview of the flipped classroom concept & implementation	Meeting & reflection
6. Implement Math videos 1-2 /week (flipped class)	Myself Site Supervisor	Last wk of March 2013 – May 2013	Continue Weekly Assignments, Weekly Assessments (District), Benchmarks (District)	Closely monitor student achievement (focus on average & struggling students)
7. Survey students and parents	Myself Site Supervisor Principal	End of May 2013	Parents and students	Gather students’ and parents’ opinion of  flipped class method
8.  End of Action Research – Analyze and Present outcomes	Myself Site Supervisor Principal	June - 2013	Compile all data	Evaluate and create detail summary  with outcome to Principal and Site Supervisor

Reflection Week Two

Reflection regarding lessons learned from Week Two.  From our video the interviews were very powerful to me. From Dr. Briseño's interview one of the things he mentioned and will stay on my mind first "look at facts", data.  Also, peer sharing is very important and read or research the areas of interest and trouble.  From Dr. Chargois' interview, "better teachers never stop learning", also to be data driven and use action research, quantitative and qualitative to improve student performance.
Our assigned readings from Dana text, which provide focus of action research. "The Passions That Drive Your Journey," the nine areas, she describes them as the major wonderings of many school leaders."

How Educational Leaders might use Blogs.

I see blogs very powerful tools for Educational Leaders.  To communicate with staff.  To publish articles of interest and received feed back, to seek for solutions, opinions in how to solve a specific need.  To be able to inform or post anything relevant, data.  Like the Dana text discusses the power of sharing research projects, a reflective journal.  A very effective tool to consider.

ACTION RESEARCH

     According to our lecture, Action Research requires collection of data, involving applicable stakeholders in order to provide a valuable diagnostic in its own context.  Which will formulate the "action"  research. To improve specific areas, facilitates change or resolve problems. Whereas traditional methods are done by foreign researchers and the remediation becomes less meaningful to any situation.
I find action research a very powerful tool to implement, improve or make changes.  Action research will be very useful not only to me but to my school which is continually seeking for improvement and solutions.