Action Planning Template
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Goal: Provide mentor training to increase sustainability of the new teacher mentoring program and provide support to new teachers which will integrate new them into our school and decrease turnover and attrition
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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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Discuss action research plan with site supervisor and get written approval to conduct the research
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Casey Hancock,
Jon Burris
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March, 2013
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Action Research Plan
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n/a
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Develop surveys and/or questionnaires for mentor teachers and new teachers concerning the 2012-2013 (current) new teacher mentoring program
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Casey Hancock
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April, 2013
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Survey Monkey and/or hard copy surveys and questionnaires
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n/a
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Lead a focus group discussion on the current new teacher mentoring program with mentors/mentees
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Casey Hancock,
Jon Burris
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April, 2013
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Focus group questions
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Reflection of the results of the discussion
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Collect data on mentor teacher training programs available to our school
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Casey Hancock
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May, 2013
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Interviews and internet research
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List of the mentor training programs available to our school
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Coordinate with site supervisor on mentor training available and choose a program
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Casey Hancock,
Jon Burris
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May-June, 2013
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Interviews I completed in May, 2013 along with the Internet research
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Chosen mentor training program
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Develop activity logs to be distributed to mentor/mentee teachers
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Casey Hancock
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July, 2013
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Activity Logs
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n/a
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Distribute activity logs to mentor/mentee teachers, which will include date ranges for them to meet
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Casey Hancock,
Jon Burris
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August, 2013
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Activity Logs
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Reflection on the attitude with which the activity logs were received by the mentors/mentees
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Distribute mid-term surveys to mentors/mentees to see if the program is showing success
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Casey Hancock
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December, 2013
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Survey Monkey and/or Hard Copy Surveys and Questionnaires
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Analyze the surveys and report/discuss the data collected with site supervisor
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Based on surveys in December, conduct focus group meeting for suggestions from mentors/mentees on how the program could be improved
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Casey Hancock,
Jon Burris
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January, 2014
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Completed Surveys or Questionnaires
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Reflection on the attitudes, successes, & failures of the program for the first semester
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Distribute activity logs to mentor/mentee teachers, which will include date ranges for them to meet
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Casey Hancock
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January, 2014
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Activity Logs
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Reflection on the attitude with which the activity logs were received by the mentors/mentees
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Distribute questionnaire to mentors comparing new teacher mentoring program for '12-’13 and ’13-‘14
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Casey Hancock
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April, 2014
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Questionnaires
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Analyze the questionnaires and report/discuss the data with site supervisor
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Concluding activity, etc. for mentors/mentees who participated in the program
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Casey Hancock,
Jon Burris
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Reflections by the mentor and mentee about the new mentor teacher program
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Followers
Friday, March 15, 2013
How can training for mentor teachers increase sustainability of a new teacher mentoring program and decrease turnover and attrition?
Please, please let me know your true thoughts about this action research plan! I had the opportunity to discuss it with an educator friend who is close to retirement. She had so much good information that helped me to focus! I look forward to hearing some of your thoughts as well...good and bad!
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Wow Casey!!! This looks great! I can't tell you how excited I am about your research project! I can remember being a "newbie" and feeling so scared and confused. I know that during that first year I thought to myself a time or two, "What the heck have I gotten myself into???" Luckily, I had a wonderful mentor teacher, who simply chose to help me out of the kindness of her heart... she wasn't required or paid to do so. At my first school, we did not have any sort of mentoring program in place. Therefore, many new teachers became frustrated and left the profession. I look forward to learning about your project as these course progress. I know that your research will help so many wonderful teachers along the way!!!
ReplyDeleteCasey, your research plan looks great. Would you mind checking out mine? agommert1.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteCasey, your plan looks great. I know that the high school will benefit greatly from a new teacher mentor program. My only suggestion is to maybe meet with the new teachers without their mentor. That would give them the opportunity to voice any concerns they may have. I know some veteran teachers like to say that they love to help others, but often times they "just don't have the time".
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion Lindsay!
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