Action Research Plan – It’s a Start!

Goal:  Will an increase in technology integration into the CScope ELA curriculum increase the number of students reaching commended performance on state assessments?

Action Step(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Meet with site supervisor to seek guidance with goal and to review Internship Plan to find possible connections to action research.	Barbara Sides	August 2011/ August 2011	Site Supervisor	List of suggestions, possible connections and suggestions for implementation.
Meet with the Director of Technology to determine available technology within the school district that I am not currently using within my classroom	Barbara Sides	August 2011/ August 2011	Director of Technology	List of technologies in which I will need training
Determine which technologies I'm not proficient in and seek training opportunities (either on my own or through an outside source).	Barbara Sides	August 2011/ October 2011	Own knowledge of whether I'm proficient	Enrollment in and attendance of training sessions
Continue as needed with training on school-owned technologies	Barbara Sides	August 2011/ October 2012	Approval from Principal to attend the training and for a sub as needed; funds for training as needed	Successful completion of courses (certificates)
Evaluate CScope lessons to determine which lessons are directly connected to the TAKS objectives	Barbara Sides	August 2011/ May 2012	Access to CScope curriculum (user name and password)	List of lessons connected to TAKS objectives
Enhance lesson plans within CScope by matching technologies with the lessons	Barbara Sides	August 2011/ May 2012	Available technologies; other possible resources: Principal for approval of some technologies (e.g.. cell phone use); director or technology for unblocking possible blocked sites (e.g. polleverywhere.com)	Successful integration of the technology in a lesson(s)
Search for/ purchase/ implement new, different uses of technology to incorporate into lesson plans	Barbara Sides	Ongoing throughout 2011-2012 school year	RSS feeds of technology resources, budget money, principal approval, director of technology approval, Google and other search devices	Enhanced list of choices of technology to be used
Attend staff development on new, different uses of technology as the opportunity arises	Barbara Sides	Ongoing throughout 2011-2012 school year	Principal approval for day(s) off and sub, budget funding as needed	Completion of course certificates and successful implementation in lesson plans
Train students on the use of specific technology being used in the current lesson	Barbara Sides	Ongoing throughout 2011-2012 school year	Specific technologies used in lessons	Completion of assignment using the specific technology
Administer benchmark (released TAKS test) and compare results with previous years' results	Barbara Sides	November 2011	Released TAKS tests	Completed benchmark test results and previous years' test results
Administer TAKS test and compare results with previous years' results	TISD school personnel	February 2012/ May 2012	Tests from TEA; results released by TEA	Results of tests compared to previous years' test results