Sacred+Heart+School

Sacred Heart School of Jesus, Lancaster, PA

Our Mission: Focused on academic excellence, nourished by the Eucharist, and guided by the teachings of the Catholic Church, the mission of Sacred Heart School is to provide a quality Catholic education for our students whereby they will be prepared to become faithful witnesses of the Gospel and future leaders in our Church and responsible members of society.

Our Members:

Mrs. Jessica Drago-Technology, Team Leader Mrs. Ann Weaver-Fifth Grade Ms. Jackie Muehleisen - Fourth Grade

==**Action Research Project - Template** == //We want to be able to share and post your Action Research Projects on the PLP website so that others may learn from you. We want to brag on you! We will be making web pages from these projects, so to make the projects a little more uniform and easier to flip through we are asking that you fill out this form. Don't worry - it's not nearly as daunting as it looks. This is meant to be a snapshot of your project with artifacts and links should a reader wish to dig deeper into your research.//

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**Abstract** =====

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//*A four- to six-sentence description of the project.*// =====

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**Problem, Issue, or Possibility** =====

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//Will using Web 2.0 tools help students want to read more for pleasure and can it help raise their testing scores.// =====

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**Objectives and Assessment** =====

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//We are hoping that using multi-grade and multi-level activities we will help children increase their reading scores. In using many different tools instead of the 'usual' to teach reading skills will help individuals enjoy reading because it will lead to more enjoyable activities. *Explain what you wanted to see happen (outcomes) and then evidence the team did or didn't achieve those outcomes. What were/are your aimed outcomes for the project? And how will you know you've been successful in implementation?*// =====

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**Implementation Plan** =====

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// ||= **August**
 * ||= Sketch a more detailed timeline || ||= Create Parent letter and permission Slip~letter to include overview of project~objectives and goals || ||= Decide on group rules so as to guide student decisions of rules || ||= Create beginning lesson plans together || // =====

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||= **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September/October ** || ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Create community for working in groups by doing activities || ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Teach 'how to' work in groups (use counselor as resource) || ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Instruct strategies of comprehension: rereading, highlighting important details, finding main idea, <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">questioning prior to/during reading, predicting, synthesizing/inferring || ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use strategies with picture books in guided small groups || ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Choose books || ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Find Skype connections || ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduce tech tools || =====

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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.033em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">//*Please share any and all materials developed throughout the project. Artifacts can include videos, meeting notes, surveys used, presentations, pictures, supporting documents, URLs, slide sets, etc.*// =====