Action Research Plan to Determine if Classroom Dojo is a useful tool for classroom behavior management.

Action Step(s)	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Setting the foundation by using Classroom Dojo in my own classroom. Create a survey to give to parents and teachers.	Myself and Site Supervisor.	March 2013- April 2013	Classroom Dojo program.	Surveys from parents and teachers explaining the action research and their feedback .
2. Analyzing the data by observing and monitoring student behavior in the classroom and keep track of improvements with my students attitude and behavior.	Myself and Site Supervisor.	April 2013-June 2013	Chart, graph.	I will use the data to determine the changes in student behavior.
3. Developing a deeper understanding by contacting parents of my students and obtain feedback. from them in the form of emails and/or surveys	Myself and Site Supervisor.	March 2013-June 2013	Emails, Surveys	My evaluation will be based on my discussion with parents and students.
4. Engage in Self Reflection by answering the questions: Do I possess the skills and resources needed to conduct a successful action research project that reflects that Classroom Dojo is a good behavior management tool? • If I do not have the resources needed for this action research, can I find them?	Myself and Site Supervisor.	March 2013-June 2013		My evaluation will be based on answering my reflection questions to determine changes that need to be made.
5. Exploring Programmatic Patterns by talking with my site supervisor and other people whose opinion I respect to determine the pros and cons of possible solutions. What skills and resources do I think are essential to successful project implementation?	Myself and Site Supervisor.	March 2013-June 2013		Evaluation will be based on discussions with site supervisor and other educational leaders.
6. Determining Direction by answering the questions: A. Am I clear on what I am attempting to solve (Is Classroom Dojo an affective classroom management tool)? B. Have I adequately addressed the skills and resources questions? C. Have I established a collaborative approach to this issue? Are my timelines realistic? E. Do I have a reasonable plan to monitor the project? F. Do I have a reasonable plan for determining the level of success – how do you evaluate if the plan is effective? G. How will I revise and improve the plan based on monitoring and evaluation?	Myself and Site Supervisor.	March 2013-June 2013		I will evaluate myself by answering the questions I have developed based on my research findings.
7. Taking action for school improvement by organizing a  meeting with teachers and parents  to assist with my action research project. I will monitor the project (formative evaluation) and prepare a summary report (summative evaluation) of the results of my action research project addressing the use of Classroom Dojo as a classroom behavior management tool.	Myself and Site Supervisor.	March 2013-June 2013		Formative evaluation and Summative evaluation.
8. Sustain improvement by  maintaining the positive aspects of my action research project. The knowledge and skills developed will be  applied to other areas of my personal professional development.	Myself and Site Supervisor.	March 2013-June 2013		Final evaluation will be based on all my findings and knowledge and skills developed.