Action Research Plan

Action Planning
Goal: Find the root problems behind the behaviors of minority male students and target motivators that would encourage these behaviors to change.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Retrieve data from office referrals to target the minority males that have re-occurring behavioral issues.	Lauren Fair get data from Mary Dawn Murr.	April 1, 2011	Data from office referrals for minority males.	Identify the students who have the re-occurring behaviors and set up interviews with them.
Interview students that were identified with the re-occurring behavior issues.	Lauren Fair	April 6, 2011-April 8, 2011	Students, set of predetermined questions	Review the data received from the interview to determine what the issues may be that are causing these behaviors.
Develop a list of motivators and interventions to try based on the interviews	Lauren Fair	April 8, 2011-April 10, 2011	Interview results	Look at interview data and come up with motivators and interventions that may work for these students.
Implement the motivators and interventions.	Lauren Fair, classroom teachers of students.	April 18, 2011- May 18, 2011	Motivators and Interventions in place in the classroom.	After a few weeks see if the students’ behaviors are improving, staying the same, or declining.

Always a Learner

After watching the interview with Dr. Timothy Chargois I really understood why action research is so important to education. He said that "a teacher should always be learning...if you are green you're growing, if you're brown you're dying". Action research is a great way to always be learning. Each year will always present new problems within a campus or a classroom. By doing action research a teacher or administrator will constantly be learning and changing things in a positive way.