Tool 7.1 Action Planning Template


Goal:





Person(s) Timeline: Needed

Action Step(s) Responsible Start/End Resources Evaluation

1.

I will use samples of technology applications that teachers and students will apply to classroom curriculum.

I will focus on teachers that use technology and teacher who don’t use technology who are working with Communities in schools.



9th grade English teachers will provide samples of student work.

I will conduct the interview with 2 teachers. One that uses technology and one that don’t use technology. I will start the research after the first 3 weeks (early Sept., 2010) of school to give teachers and students to get acclimated to the new school year./March

September (after the first 3-4 weeks of school due to schedule changes)/March Samples of student work related to classroom curriculum

Small recorder to conduct the interview. I hope to see that technology will be beneficial to student success and that student and teachers will take on new roles in the classroom

I hope to find if students are more successful in classes where teachers who use technology versus those teacher who don’t. I am also seeking if those teachers seek professional development for using technology with classroom curriculum.

2.

I will focus on students who are in classrooms where teachers use technology versus teachers who don’t use technology. I will conduct the interview with the September/March Recorder to conduct the interview Will technology be effective in the classroom for students. I hope that technology will provide experiences that will prepare students for the world outside of school.

3.

I will review literature which will suggest that technology implementation was unrealistic.







I will be responsible to review literature to see if there are any findings of technology implementation being unrealistic. July 23, 2010/Aug. 2010

July Professional Journals, Professional Publication, and Scholarly Articles The literature should suggest that technology implementation is realistic and will show that technology improves student self-esteem and communication with others.

4.

I will use surveys so that the teachers can provide information technology will be beneficial to student success.



I will provide a paper-based survey to students and teachers.

I will conduct the survey. August Make copies of surveys for teachers.

Survey-monkey using the computer lab. Expected outcome is to see if using technology is beneficial to students in classroom curriculum.

5.

Students will take a survey to provide information to see if technology will be beneficial to student success.



I will provide student with a paper-based survey.

I will conduct the survey. August Make copies of surveys for teachers.

Survey-monkey using the computer lab. Expected outcome is to see if using technology is beneficial to students in classroom curriculum.

6. Observe student’s progress reports/report cards.

I will observe 3 week progress reports/report cards. October/March Progress reports/

report cards Expect to see an increase in grades for those students who use technology with classroom curriculum.

Week 2 Action Research Reflection

In listening to Dr. Lewis I learned that before changing the curriculum for a district is that you may want to do action research. In theri case, The Gates Foudation was in place to help with the research. Administrators and teachers were able to look at the data to see how they could change the curriculum and apply effective instructional strategies for student success. I understand that action reseach will play a role in my professional career and that when looking at data, I need to make sure that it is revelant to my school's situation. By having an interest in a topic would help me to be more focused on the outcome when doing action research. As an administrator I would need to make sure that my staff is trained in disaggregating data and look to see how it is practical for my students.

Analysis of how educational leaders may use blogs.

Blogging is useful for educational leaders because it enables them communicate and collaborate effectively to help each other slove issuse, share information and increase productivity and learning for the success of student learning and promote the division of the school.

What is action research and how can you use it?

Action research is inquiry or research in the context of focused efforts to improve the quality of an organization and its performance. It typically is designed and conducted by practitioners who analyze the data to improve their own practice. Action research can be done by individuals or by teams of colleagues. The team approach is called collaborative inquiry.
Action research has the potential to generate genuine and sustained improvements in schools. It gives educators new opportunitites to reflect on ans assess their teaching. Also, you can explore and test new ideas, methods, and materials to assess how effective the new approaches were and to share feedback with your fellow team members, plus make decisions about which new approaches to include in the team's curriculum, instruction, and assessment plans.
In action research professionals seek out change and reflect on their practice by posing questions, collect data to gain insights into their relevant literature and make changes in practice based on the new understaning that was developed during the inquiry. Professionals would also share their findings with others. I think that this is a powerful tool for both seasonal and new administrators for learning and school improvement. This is an important skill one can hold in leadership. We as leaders should always be able to assess and reassess sistuations to see if it was taken care of in the best possible way or if it may have been a better way to handle the situation.