Taking Action!

ACTION PLAN

Statement of Goal(s) and Objectives:

Prepare students to engage in conversations naturally and help learners develop their writing skills.

IMPLEMENTATION				EVALUATION
What needs to be done?	By whom?	When?	What resources (human and material) are needed?	What evidence indicates progress?	How and when will that evidence be collected?
Step 1 Organize courses or sessions to teach students conversation and writing strategies.	The coordinator and the teacher.	Mondays , Wednesday and Fridays  from 4 to 5 pm	Books, websites, the principal	Students’ reaction to the content and the sessions in general.	At the end of the sessions or course through a questionnaire
Step 2 Promote the courses or sessions among learners and encourage them to participate.	The principal, the coordinator, the administrative staff and the teachers.	Everyday	Bulletin board, leaflets, promoters	Number of learners attending the sessions.	At the end of every session. Considering the attendance.
Step 3 Carry out sessions to teach learners conversation and writing strategies.	The teacher	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.	Laptop, suitable TV, Posters	Students’ performance	During every session, observing learners and monitoring their performance.
Step 4 Make a systematic analysis of students’ progress.	The coordinator, the principal and the teacher.	Once a week.	Tests, portfolio	Test results, portfolios review	Once a month, recording and analysing students results
Step 5 Final outcomes’ evaluation.	The coordinator, the principal and the teacher.	At the very end of the sessions.	Tests, the principal and/or the coordinator’s criteria	Final evaluations, learners’ satisfaction on the program.	At the very end of the program, evaluating learners and the program in general.

Adapted from the World View Action Plan (University of North Carolina)

To decide on how to make my action plan I took into accounts the needs analysis I had carried out in advance to know what needed to be done. I talked about my action plan with the principal and the coordinator and we agreed on an appropriate schedule to carry it out. We interviewed the teachers to know about the learners they thought needed to attend these sessions. However, I think it is absolutely necessary to promote the sessions among learners so that most of them benefit from this program, this is the reason why I decided to include the promotion of the program among students. Organization and planning are really important so as to avoid improvisation. I think a systematic analysis of students’ progress will be very useful to make any necessary change to the sessions and to be able to give learners appropriate feedback. The final outcomes’ evaluation will help us determine whether the program’s goal was achieved or not.