action research project surn belle heth elementary lynn jacomen, principal [email protected]...
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Action Research ProjectSURN
Belle Heth ElementaryLynn Jacomen, [email protected]
Excellence in Education…Every Student, Every Day
Belle Heth Elementaryo Grades 3-6o Student Population: 506 Studentso 7 (3rd Grades), 6 (4th Grades), 5 (5th Grades), 5 (6th Grades)o Rural Community near Radford Universityo 4 Schools Total (McHarg Elementary, PK-2, Belle Heth, 3-6, Dalton
Intermediate, 7 & 8, Radford High School, 9-12)
Indicators of Engagement observed 15-20 times:Listening Responding OrallyOral Turn Taking
Indicators of Engagement observed 11-14 times:Learning ToolsCooperative LearningWritingReading
Indicators of Engagement observed 5 – 10 times:Off-TaskWorksheet/HWMeta-Cognitive StrategiesCreating ProductsDiscussing
Indicators of Engagement observed less than 5 times:Engaging in FeedbackSelf-Assessment (0 times)Problem-SolvingMaking ChoicesLearning Goals (0 times)
Pre-Assessment Data (Nov. – Jan. 2015)
Professional Development
Student Engagement Tool – began in October 2014
SURN Observation protocols
Book Study John Hattie’s, Visible Learning for Teachers –January - April, 2015
Faculty Meeting Focus: Student Self Assessing & Student Created Learning
Goals(Use of Rubrics)
Formative Assessment
Indicators of Engagement observed 15-20 times:Responding OrallyListening
Indicators of Engagement observed 11-14 times:ReadingWritingDiscussing TextPeer TutoringLearning ToolsOral Turn Taking
Indicators of Engagement observed 5 – 10 times:Worksheet/HWOff-TaskMeta-Cognitive StrategiesProblem-Solving
Indicators of Engagement observed less than 5 times:Learning Goals (3 times)Making Choices (2 times)Products (3 times)Self Assessment (3 times)Engaging in Feedback (2 times)
Post-Assessment Data (Jan.-April 2015):
Off-TaskResponding Orally
WS/HWSelf-assessing
Meta-Cognitive StrategiesCreating Products
DiscussingReading
Learning Goals
2.5 7.5 12.5 17.5 22.5Off-Task
Lis-ten-ing
Re-spond-ing
Orally
Oral Turn
Tak-ing
WS/HW
En-gag-ing in
Feedback
Self-as-sessing
Learning Tool
s
Meta-
Cogni-tive Strate-
gies
Co-op-era-tive Learning
Creat-ing Product
s
Problem
Solving
Dis-cussing
Writing
Reading
Making
Choices
Learning Goa
ls
2nd Quarter
3 20 20 16 10 3 0 14 7 11 6 4 10 14 13 2 0
3rd Quarter
0 20 15 13 7 2 3 13 5 11 3 3 11 11 13 2 3
32020
1610
30
147
116
410
1413
20
020
1513
72
313
511
33
1111
132
3
Chart Title
3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter
Indicators of Student Engagement Observed (2nd/3rd Quarters)
Next Steps for Data April 2015• Complete the book study through Edmodo with reflection
on pre and post assessment data• Share data with Building Leadership Team
• More Observations by Administrator
April – June Faculty Meeting Focus:Faculty Share and Book Study Finale• Self-Assessing/Learning Goal
• Engaging in Feedback
2015-16 Professional Development
• Continued PD on High Yield Strategies (particular emphasis on Meta-Cognitive strategies in all
curriculum areas)• Math Intervention • Peer Observations
• Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) for targeted reading instruction (focus on students in tier 3)