Co- Teach Science Action Research Plan
Goal: After reviewing the research on inclusion or co-teach classes I came up with a plethora of research proving the benefits for the special education population, however I could find no research on how it affected the learning of regular education students. My goal is to determine if co-teach or inclusion classes as beneficial to a regular education student as a non-co-teach classroom.
| Action Steps | Person(s) Responsible | Timeline Start/end | Needed Resources | Evaluation |
| Student’s Grades- Did students in a co-teach class make the same growth as a students in a non-co-teach class? | April Dagley | June 2012 | E-school Spreadsheet to compare data | Evaluate the academic growth of the student in the co-teach class compared to their peers in the non-co-teach class. |
| Student’s Grades- Compare student’s growth in grades from last year compared to this year. | April Dagley | June 2012 | E-School Spreadsheet to compare data | Did they show the same amount of growth from one year to the next? |
| Student Survey – survey the students two times during the year regarding their feelings about being in co-teach classroom. | April Dagley Karen Cravens | January 2012, May 2012 | Paper for survey Copy clicks to run survey Spreadsheet to track responses from students | Student ratings in their opinion of how they felt having two teachers, the amount of time that was spent on them vs. special education students, and the rigor compared to previous years. |
I am very interested in hearing about your research. I have often thought the same thing. I served as a substitute after moving overseas and had to the opportunity to fill in as a para educator in the sped dept. They attend daily classes with student and co-teach. I found myself helping the "regular" students as well. It was also helpful for the classroom teacher. I felt like together we were able to answer more questions and check for understanding. I look forward to hearing about your findings. Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this comment. This made me realize that I need to add interviewing paras to my action research plan. Their input is very valuable!
ReplyDeleteYour action research plan looks great; I know it is work in progress and you may revise it later. I recommend that you leave it as is. I am interested in reading your findings because my school can benefit from your action research topic.
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