My Thought on EDLD 5301

Another course down and another step closer to graduation.  This course was........hhhhmmmm.  I am thankful for this course due to I now understand what an action research plan is.  From this course I learned the meaning of the following: action research plan, traditional education research, inquiry, and many others.  I am looking forward to the remaining courses ahead of me.  

Week 4 Recap

Man I tell ya I will be so happy when I finally have an action research plan that I am settled on.  My action research plan is truly a work in progress.  I am grateful for the advice that has been given to my and have internalized them and made the proper adjustments.  Advice was given that I should use a control group and I do agree with that advice but I just have yet to decide on a control group.  By week 5 I definitely have to have this action research plan complete.

Well here is another week of grad school down!!!!

Action Research Plan Revision 1

Hello all...Here is my 1st revision to my action research plan.  There are still some points to my action research plan that I am still unsure about and have yet to make decisions on.  I am hoping soon I can finally have a finished action research plan.  Any comments good or bad are greatly appreciated.

Action Research Plan
Goal: To reduce ineligibility in student-athletes
Objective Determine the percentage of ineligibility between each sport Determine where the peaks of ineligibility are by reviewing the data Collaborate on methods to decrease ineligibility Determine where the majority of the ineligible student-athletes are
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Form relationships with teachers and coaches	Jaquenta Richard	8/14/2013-6/6/2013	Teachers Coaches	Introduce myself and build relationships with those on campus
Pre-Interview: Coaches, Teachers, and Athletes	Jaquenta Richard	9/2/2013-9/6/2013	Coaches teachers Athletes	Questions: What percentage of student-athletes do you believe are ineligible during season/during off season? Why do you believe in your percentage? What can be done to improve eligibility?
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	8/26/2013-10/4/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (1st 6 weeks)
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	10/7/2013-11/8/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (2nd 6 weeks)
Share Data with Teachers/Coaches:Mid-Interview	Jaquenta Richard	1/7/204-1/8/2014	Teachers Coaches Students	Questions: Do you still believe your percentages are accurate?
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	1/7/2013-2/21/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (4th 6 weeks)
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	2/24/2013-4/17/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (5th weeks)
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	4/21/2013-6/5/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (6th 6 weeks)
Receive and review data from teachers/coaches.	Teachers Coaches	6/5/2013-6/6/2013	Students grades and demographics	Form a chart of ineligible student-athletes
Share Data with Teachers/Coaches:Mid-Interview:Final Interview/Data Review	Jaquenta Richard	6/7/2013-8/2013	Teachers Coaches	Share cumulative data with teachers/coaches. Question: Did the final results coincide with your assumptions?
Collaborate with Teachers/Coaches	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	6/7/2013-8/2013	Teachers Coaches	Question: How can we reduce the number of ineligible student-athletes?

Week 3- Review

Well week 3 for me was very interesting due to the fact that I have been in Dallas at a conference.  My day was full of meetings and I had to juggle a lot this week to squeeze in time to finish my assignments.  This was a learning experience for me on how things will be once school day with full days and having to manage my time.

My action research is basically a draft because I know for sure I will need to tweak it in some form or fashion.  The topic has me real excited to begin this journey: student-athletes and off season/in season athletics.  Through my years as a coach I have witnessed athletes pass during the season of their sport but can't seem to make the grades when it is the off season.  So this research will provide me with the data to support my concerns.

My "Master Plan"---Jaquenta Richard's Action Research Plan

Well...here is my I think the best way to say it is rough draft.  I say rough draft due to the fact that I know for a fact I will be changing some aspects (wordage, etc) of this action research plan.  I will say that I am excited about this action research and what will reveal itself though this action research.  Another reason why this may change is due to a shift in my job location which means change in site supervisor.  Here is my plan:  Please make comments as you see fit.

Action Research Plan
Goal: Compare and contrast ineligibility in sports and ways to reduce the percentage of ineligible athletes.
Objective Determine the the percentage of ineligibility between each sport Collaborate on ways to decrease ineligibility
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Form relationships with teachers and coaches	Jaquenta Richard	8/14/2013-6/6/2013	Teachers Coaches	Introduce myself and build relationships with those on campus
Pre-Interview: Coaches, Teachers, and Athletes	Jaquenta Richard	9/2/2013-9/6/2013	Coaches teachers Athletes	Qustions: What percentage of student-athletes do you believe are ineligible during season/during off season? Why do you believe in your percnetage? What can be done to improve eligibility?
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	8/26/2013-10/4/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (1st 6 weeks)
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	10/7/2013-11/8/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (2nd 6 weeks)
Mid-Interview	Jaquenta Richard	1/7/204-1/8/2014	Teachers Coaches Students	Questions: Do you still believe your percentages are accurate?
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	1/7/2013-2/21/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (4th 6 weeks)
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	2/24/2013-4/17/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (5th weeks)
Monitor/Data Collection	Jaquenta Richard Teachers Coaches	4/21/2013-6/5/2013	Student grades	Receive average grade from each sport. (6th 6 weeks)
Final Interview/Data Review	Jaquenta Richard	6/7/2013-8/2013	Teachers Staff	Review cummulative of data collection