Action Planning | ||||
Goal: To determine if student use of cell phones is effective for classroom instruction and improving communication between school and home thereby increasing student achievement. What are the pros and cons of student use of cell phones for learning? Do the pros outweigh the cons, or do the cons outweigh the pros? | ||||
Action Steps(s): | Person(s) Responsible: | Timeline: Start/End | Needed Resources | Evaluation |
Meet with school principal (site mentor) to identify the needs or topics for action research | Suzanne Manzano Dr. Lori Broughton | October 2011 | List of concerns, problems, or wonderings | Are the topics discussed important to the campus? Do the topics under consideration lead to improvement of student and/or campus performance? |
Analyze data | Suzanne Manzano Dr. Lori Broughton Debbie Boehm | October 2011 | NetDay Speak Up Survey Data for students in grades 6-8 Parent survey results from the two classes that will be involved in the action research project | Has understanding of the data increased? Have additional questions or ideas been sparked by the data review? |
Develop deeper understanding via additional data collection and examining qualitative data | Suzanne Manzano | October 2011 – November 2011 and revisited throughout the action research project | Follow blogs by Dr. Liz Kolb – leader of utilizing cell phone technology as a learning tool Subscribe to tech learning RSS feeds Search the Internet for pros and cons of using cell phones in school Perform additional interviews and possibly surveys | |
Engaging in Self-Reflection to summarize activity and engage in metacognition to develop a deeper understanding of the problems, solutions, and benefits of using cell phones in education | Suzanne Manzano | October 2011 – end of project | Blog and reflection forms | Have reflections caused deeper understanding and identification of problems, solutions, and benefits derived from the use of cell phones for learning? Are choices and consequences of policy decisions addressed in reflections? |
Explore Programmatic Patterns including asking questions, identifying data patterns and gaps, and addressing equity issues | Suzanne Manzano | October 2011 – end of project | Reflections, blogs, surveys, interviews, AWARE data, observation of student behavior, grade trends | Are identifiable patterns visible? Are connections drawn between data and use of cell phones? What are the grade trends for the group utilizing cell phones versus the group not using cell phones? Does the data help drive policy decisions? |
Determine direction: Work collaboratively to address action research questions, monitoring progress, and assessing achievement | Suzanne Manzano Dr. Lori Broughton Debbie Boehm | October 2011 – end of project | Action Research Plan | Are the research questions clear? Are the timelines realistic? How will the success of the plan be evaluated? |
Take action for school improvement. Monitor action plan (formative evaluation) and prepare a summary report (summative evaluation) to recommend campus policy for student use of cell phones for educational purposes. | Suzanne Manzano Dr. Lori Broughton | November 2011 – end of project | Data and reflections gathered during the course of the project | Based on the data, was the original action plan question effectively (goal) answered? |
Sustain improvement | Suzanne Manzano Dr. Lori Broughton | Ongoing during and after action research project | Findings of action research Share via blogs, team meetings, department meetings, faculty meetings, and at TCEA in February 2012 (proposal has been accepted by TCEA) | Have the findings of the action research project been appreciated and maintained over time? Have the findings been shared with others? |
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Action Research Plan
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I am fascinated by your research plan and look forward to following it through the course. I am sure you will be met with some resistance but all good thinkers usually have this problem. I followed a blog titled coolcatteacher and she has some great data on using cell phones in the classroom. Good luck to you.
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