Action Plan PD...Why am I so DiStRaCtEd?

During the professional development for my Action Research Project, I led an interactive presentation on test item analysis and distractors.  I then distributed test data and sample questions to each grade level.  I instructed the teachers to find how each answer could be found and record the mistake(s) that would lead to a student choosing each answer.  Teachers then discussed how they felt they could best use this information in the classroom.  During this time, each group created a sample lesson plan on teaching students about distractors.  The groups then wrote three sample multiple choice word problems that they could use to reinforce learning.  They decided that it would be beneficial for students to get in groups and work cooperatively to determine how to arrive at each answer choice and then peer teach to show why it would be an incorrect way to work the problem.

Creating a plan to put learning into action was an important aspect of the professional development.  The teachers worked in their grade level teams to make collaborative decisions about using the knowledge that was presented.  It was decided that the campus principal and assistant principal would follow-up on the professional development learning during grade level PLCs and inform me if further training is needed. 

Based on the feedback given to me by my site supervisor, the assistant principal, and the participant teachers, I feel that the professional development was an overall success!

(Completed October 15, 2013)