My AR Plan Reminder

The purpose of this post is to force me to keep my AR Plan at the forefront of my memory, rewrite my notes somewhere they can't easily be lost/is more readily available, and potentially be even remotely helpful to my fellow cadre mates.... so here goes!!

AR Plan Structure: the 1st draft does not need to be specially formatted
1st draft is due Friday, December 5th

Purpose: write a phrase or a couple lines, "The purpose of my AR is to... "

• most likely taken from force field analysis and/or logic model

Problem: write a paragraph description about the problem you are trying to solve or the situation you are attempting to improve

• "The problem that I want to solve is...." OR "The situation that I want to improve is..."

Research question: write a sentence defining/stating your research question

• likely also to be found in the logic model 

Background Research: this is where your lit review saves the day!!

• can be a list of helpful resources 
• a brief summary of lit review
• short paragraph of what you've learned from the resources

Role of the Researcher: related to the CoP section mentioned on the AR Plan template

• your role in your research environment (i.e. workplace, etc...)

My Actions: Cycle 1- the research question is...

• a paragraph description of the action you will take or have already taken

Artifacts Collected: a list of what you will be collecting during this cycle

• i.e. attendance, survey data, etc..

Evaluation: a paragraph or two analyzing this cycle

• "I will evaluate the outcomes of this action by...

Plan: Cycle 2

• what you hope or plan will be your second cycle 
• dependent on the outcomes of Cycle 1
• what actions will you take in the next cycle?

REMINDER: Be sure to consider and address, How will I measure the success?

1st draft is due Friday, December 5th

Author's Note: I will likely be comparing completion rates, building a rubric :-/, asking participants to evaluate sample syllabi
Invitation/survey >> Guided practice >> f2f meeting with me >> evaluate own syllabi