• A roadmap to achieve goals and
objectives (What is an action
plan? ECLKC, 2019).
• Can be used at multiple levels
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•
•
•
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District
School
Classroom
Individually
And More!
• Can be created
collaboratively.
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Vital Elements
• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why
Where
Who
Other Elements
• How Progress will be
monitored.
What
and
When
How
What
How
Who
What
(What is an action plan? ECLKC,
2019)
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Image: Action Plan: 2006-2007
Note: Logical Consequences, by April, located at
https://aprilsadventures.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/0/0/37007111/logicalconsequence_orig.jpg
“If the goal is to cut down 30
trees in a day, people have no
way to tell if they are on target
unless they know how many
trees have been cut. When
people find they are below
target, they normally increase
their effort or try a new strategy
(Locke and Latham, 2002, p.
708).”
Image: Action Plan For Classroom Modification, 2020
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Action Plan in the Classroom
• Expectations are clearly explained
• Clear steps to achieve a goal
• Help students improve academically
and/or behaviorally
• Monitor Progress
• Stay motivated
(Barile, 2020)
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Image: Template for a 6 Week Action Plan (Classroom Accommodations, In-Class Support) by Literary Fun House
Problem in Practice
Image: Are you all talk and no action by Jeff M. Miller, 2016
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•
•
No clear objective
Materials to achieve goals are not available
Not clear on how to achieve goal
No collaboration effort is put in achieving a
goal
(Root, 2019)
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Make a Goal(s)
Use the goal(s) to answer
5 W’s
Determine how an action
plan will be monitored
List Resources
List Barriers
Update as needed
(Goal Setting and
Well-Designed
Action Plans for
Academic
Success, 2020)
(The Seven Steps of Action
Planning, 2012)
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Image: 5 W’s by Randall Reilly, 2020
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Action Plan: 2006-2007. (n.d.). https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c1/b0/9c/c1b09cdc3ce89558f91cb897a7239723.png.
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Action Plan for Classroom Modification . (2020). Your Therapy Source. https://www.yourtherapysource.com/blog1/2020/12/01/classroommodifications/.
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Barile, N. (2020, August 11). 8 classroom management Mistakes teachers make at the beginning of the year. Hey Teach!
https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/8-classroom-management-mistakes-teachers-make-beginningyear1808.html#:~:text=%208%20Classroom%20Management%20Mistakes%20Teachers%20Make%20at,Action%20Plan.%20Students%20wh
o%20demonstrate%20poor...%20More%20.
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Education Action Plan. (n.d.). Seattle.gov. https://murray.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ed-action-plan-graphic-new.png.
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Goal setting and well-designed action plans for academic success. A&S Academic Advising and Coaching. (2020, October 5).
https://www.colorado.edu/artssciences-advising/resource-library/life-skills/SMART-goals-action-plans.
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Literary Fun House. (n.d.). Template for a 6 Week Action Plan (Classroom Accommodations, In-Class Support). Teachers Pay Teachers.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Template-for-a-6-Week-Action-Plan-Classroom-Accommodations-In-Class-Support-4399601.
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Locke, E. A., & Latham, G. P. (2002). Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey. American
Psychologist, 57(9), 705–717. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.57.9.705
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Miller, J. M. (2016). Are you all talk and no action? The Incremental Life. http://theincrementallife.com/are-you-all-talk-and-no-action/.
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Reilly, R. (2020). 5 W's. Appvizer. https://www.appvizer.com/magazine/operations/project-management/the-5-ws-in-business.
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Root, G. N. (2019, February 5). What happens when an organization has no coherent strategy? Small Business - Chron.com.
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/happens-organization-coherent-strategy-20289.html.
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The seven steps of Action Planning. Penn State Extension. (2021, August 24). https://extension.psu.edu/the-seven-steps-of-action-planning.
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What is an action plan? ECLKC. (2019, December 3). https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/program-planning/foundations-excellence/what-action-plan.
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