Action Plan for improving instructional strategies

Action Plan for LHS World Geography Team
Goal: Enable staff and students to set measurable goals, and increase student scores through improved instructional strategies and increased classroom rigor.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Evaluate EOC Scores from 2012 Outcome: Improve instructional Strategies	World Geography Team	August 22nd and August 23rd 2012 – May 2013	EOC Scores from 2012 and Sub – population data, and TEK Data	EOC Scores 2013 will provide the Data of improvement
Identify low scoring TEKS 2011-12 and improve, change or modify lesson plans to teach that TEK better. Outcome: Improve instructional strategies	World Geography Team	August 22nd and 23rd – May 2013	EOC Scores from 2012, Data for TEKS not mastered for LHS campus.	EOC Scores for 2013, formal assessments and benchmarks that will identify TEKS that are not mastered.
Set Measurable goal on improved instruction Outcome: increased rigor in the classroom and improved instructional strategies	World Geography Team	August 2012 – May 2013	2011-2012 school year goals, EOC Data, and formal assessment data	Analysis of 2012-13 Data, formal assessments and benchmarks
Student will use formal unit assessment  data and complete a data evaluation/reflection sheet/ This sheet will be a daily grade as well as the entry ticket to tutorials and retest. Outcome: Students will take ownership in their learning outcomes and reflect on individual areas to improve	Students and World Geography Teacher	August 2012 – May 2013	Formal assessments and Benchmark scores, Data Evaluation and Reflection sheet	Reteach and Rest opportunities will provide evaluation, as well as student performance on EOC, Teacher evaluation of student
Student will use test data and complete a data evaluation/reflection sheet Outcome: Students will take ownership in their learning outcomes and reflect on individual areas to improve	Students and World Geography Teacher	August 2012 – May 2013	Formal assessments and Benchmark scores, Data Evaluation and Reflection sheet	Reteach and Rest opportunities will provide evaluation, as well as student performance on EOC, Teacher evaluation of student
Teacher will utilize a reflective journal to document students improvement and changes made during the year.  Outcome:  Reflective feedback for the Teacher	Geography Teacher	August 2012-2013	Reflective journal and data and reflection sheets from students.	Self evaluation and Instructional Coach evaluation of reflection.