Action Research Project
Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports or PBIS
1. SETTING THE FOUNDATION: I would use collaboration with the grade
level
leaders that are on the discipline plan
committee to discuss the need for a change in
the way we handle discipline. I would use one-on-one meetings, phone interviews
or
conferences, and e-mails. I would do
this in the action research to discuss and
identify the problem of to many
referrals happening the past couple of years.
2. ANALYZING DATA: There is a number of different data
gatherings out there to
use for research. You can use deputy dog (districts
discipline computer data base),
surveys, journals, and interviews from
people who already have PBIS in place on
their campus.
3. DEVELOPING DEEPER UNDERSTANDING: I would interview campuses that
have demographics similar to ours that
is using PBIS to get ideas that might need to
be included in ours to help it work
smoothly. I might interview or
question a few
selected students to see there concerns
with the program. I would always look
for
new ideas through blogs or educational resources.
4. ENGAGING IN SELF-REFLECTION: I would ask myself question throughout the
Process like
·
Is there a way to increase the
results?
·
Is there a way to get the
parents more involved by using the PBIS method?
·
What are some other ways to
better evaluate the plan in action?
·
What other resources or data is
out there to be examined?
·
Can PBIS affect anything other
then promoting positive behavior?
5. EXPLORING PROGRAMMATIC PATTERNS: After a year of the program, I plan
to meet with the committee and
principal to discuss the plan to see if we need to
tweak it or scrap the whole
program. We would need to ask for advise
from the
other veteran teachers on the campus for
a more educated collaborative decision.
We would have had time at this period
to answer questions containing to
self-reflection and digging deeper.
6. DETERMINING DIRECTION: We will decide if the plan needs to be
kept in place
or scraped and we need to look at other
solutions to correcting or improving the
behavior of the students.
After looking into the information I think the plan is pretty sound,
but I need to look for other sources to help us make sure the plan is
modified to fit our campus the best it can.
I think we need to look into other ideas for evaluation of the plan as
well as just the data, interviews, and research.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
Action research outline and things I think I need more help with
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Todd,
ReplyDeleteMy first thought is that it seems a little less thorough possibly because it is in a different format from the others I've read. You may want to paste your items above into the Action Research Template. It is a really great tool to make sure you have thought of every aspect of this project. I agree that positive behavioral interventions are something that needs research! With less parental support, and student behavior on the decline in so many schools, we have to meet their needs in new and different ways.
(SIDENOTE: A book that my school bases its discipline program off of that seems to be really working is Try and Make Me!: Simple Strategies That Turn Off the Tantrums and Create Cooperation [Paperback]
Ray Levy (Author), Bill O'Hanlon (Author), Tyler Norris Goode (Author) You may want to use it as part of your professional literary research piece.)
Is this a discipline program that is already in place at your school? I think I'm a little confused on your timeline. Are you planning on having research done to support one type of plan or another and then implementing a chosen plan and then watching the plan work for a year?i'm probably reading it wrong, but if so, that seems like a huge project and you may want to consider just focusing on part of it.
As you gather data and collaborate with other schools and the teachers in your school, you may want to send out surveys on line or find a way to have your data from the collaboration/observation in a place you can refer back to it and work with it as a whole. I hope this was somewhat helpful, I can tell you've put a lot of thought into it already! I look forward to reviewing your project more in the future as it develops!
Thanks for the review. It is not anything we have already in process. Thanks for suggestions and I will absolutely look into getting that book for my library. I know this will be a huge project, but something has to change.
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