Action Planning Template | ||||
Goal: To determine the benefits of using the document camera and Promethean board within the choir classroom regarding sight singing. | ||||
Action Steps(s): | Person(s) Responsible: | Timeline: Start/End | Needed Resources | Evaluation |
Discuss topic with site mentor. | Myself, Site | 1/31/12-2/2/12 | E-mail | Approval of topic, discussion and suggestions on how to improve and enhance project. |
Pre-assessment of test classes to determine the required knowledge to proceed to sight singing. Example: Solfege (Do, re, mi) and Kodaly hand signs that work in cooperation with Solfege. | Myself, Students | 2/27/12-3/2/12 | Music resources: Review Sheets of Kodaly Hand Signs. Taken from: The Singing Musician by Patti De Witt | Do the students have mastery of Kodaly hand signs that align with the appropriate solfege (Do, Re, Mi)? |
Begin sight singing teaching with both beginning classes. One will be learning the traditional method with music that is printed on paper while being held in the student’s hand. The other class will be learning sight singing utilizing technology with the use of the document camera and Promethean board | Myself, Students | 3/5/12-3/23/12 | Printed examples of sight reading taken from: Patterns of Sound by Bacack and Crocker, Document Camera, Promethean Board | Assessment and evaluation of classes in their progress. How far did they progress within the sight singing curriculum? Are the technology classes able to transition back to using paper? Documented details of mini-assessments within a researcher’s notebook. |
Finalizing Action Research Project by analyzing the process and results of the project to best determine which method I will implement in the future. | Myself | 3/26/12/-3/30/12 | Class Assessment Data, Researcher’s Notebook, MS Word | How did each class do? What was the progress in both classes? Which classes seem to have a better understanding of the process and the content? Which method will serve my student’s the best? Which method will I continue to use in the future? Study student thoughts on sight reading. |
Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools
(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)
Harris, S., Edmonson, S., and Combs, J. (2010). Examining what we do to improve our schools: 8 steps to improve our schools. Eye on Education Press.
Harris, S., Edmonson, S., and Combs, J. (2010). Examining what we do to improve our schools: 8 steps to improve our schools. Eye on Education Press.
I am fascinated by your action research plan. I am not a choir teacher, so some of it is foreign to me. However my father was a music major so I at least know what sight reading means. Do Promethean boards allow you to record your lessons as SMART boards do? If so, that will be an interesting way to integrate technology into a choral classroom. I’ll be keeping up with your study and will share your findings with my father. He will be interesting in what you discover too.
ReplyDeleteYour action research plan is very organized. The timeline seems appropriate for obtaining good results. Music is not one of my best subjects. I had to research Kodaly signs. Good luck with your plan.
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see a music teacher embracing technology. Your plan is well organized. Music was not one of my strong subjects, but I can't wait to see how technology integrated into music works out for you and your students. Good luck.
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