Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Action Research Plan Update - September/October

Falcon Time is in full swing on our elementary campus, as well as the other two elementary campuses.  My second through fifth grade teachers had an easier adjustment with Falcon Time than the primary teachers.  I believe this is because they are used to grouping students by objectives for reteaching.  The kindergarten and first grade teachers have needed more guidance with the Falcon Time implementation.  I've had to help them with data disaggregation and sorting students into groups based on data needs.

An overall issue that has had to be addressed is what to do with higher achieving students during Falcon Time.  The teachers know how to plan for those that need remediation.  They have had a harder time planning extension activities.  This has been a great learning opportunity for my teachers, as we've talked about utilizing Falcon Time as a means to boost the scores of our commended students.