Week 4 - Updated Action Research Plan

Action Research
Goal: To create writers before 4th grade by involving K-3rd grade teachers in the writing process.
Action Step(s)	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Meet with necessary administration to discuss, adjust, and finalize the research plan.	Amber Guy Necessary Administration	Mid to late July or early August 2012.	* Writing TEKS * Writing CSCOPE * Book Ideas	Agree on a final plan of action to involve K-3rd grade teachers in the writing process.
2. I will then meet with all K-4th grade teachers that teach writing and we will: * Look at a sample 4th grade STAAR Writing test * Spend a few minutes going through the questions and begin answering them for themselves * Look at the composition topics and take a few moments to write a partial composition * Discuss the editing and revising portion of the test as well as look at the rubric for a 4th grade composition	Necessary Administration K-4 teachers	Start: August 2012 before school year starts End: August 2012 before school year starts	* Copy of STAAR test for all teachers
3. A second meeting will be held with the same teachers to: * Look at the writing TEKS for each grade level and check the alignment across grade levels – look for gaps as well as requirements * Answer survey	Necessary Administration K-4 teachers	Start: August 2012 before school year starts End: August 2012 before school year starts	§ K-4 Writing TEKS § Survey	* Review survey on how they feel their writing practices support 4th grade teachers in the writing process.
4. A third meeting will be held with the same teachers to: * Introduce the research plan * Look at our book for the book study * Look through the CSCOPE writing lessons to see if there are ways that we think this would support our lessons within CSCOPE * Discuss the requirements of the teachers as far as reading the book, posting a response to the chapter on our book study blog page, and posting comments of how they tested the mini lessons in their classrooms and how the writing samples turned out * View blog site * If necessary, set up accounts in order to be able to follow and answer questions and post responses to our blog style book study	Necessary Administration K-4 teachers	Start: August 2012 before school year starts End: August 2012 before school year starts	* Writing TEKS * Writing CSCOPE * Book  for book study * Access to computers view blog and to set up any necessary accounts to be able participate book study	* Check blog to make sure all teachers are participating * Writing samples must be turned in every six weeks
5. Hold a final meeting to discuss the year and what they learned about the writing process and to complete the same survey from above to see if their opinions have changed.	Necessary Administration K-4 teachers	Start/End: End of May 2013	* Survey	Review survey on how they feel their writing practices support 4th grade teachers in the writing process.
6. Conduct an additional survey (possibly just a discussion) to come up with a plan for the following school year of what we would like to do to continue collaboration between grade levels as well as support the idea of creating writers before 4th grade.	Necessary Administration K-4 teachers	Start/End: End of May 2013	* Survey (or board to write down ideas for following year)	Discuss the ideas and come up with a final plan.