Action Research Plan

Action Steps:	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources:	Evaluation:
Discuss action research topic with “leaders” involved.	Department chair, site supervisor, math instructional facilitator, and instructional technology facilitator.	Now - May 13th.	Intern plan.	Do I have a clear topic and plan of action?
Gather currently used technology resources. (links)	Myself.	May 5th - June 13th.	Other math teacher's input.	Does my list incorporate all currently used internet and technological resources available to teachers.
Organize technology resources and links with corresponding lessons.	Myself.	Ongoing	Rights to edit the technology integration portion of our curriculum management system.	Is it easy for teachers to find the technology resources that correspond with lessons?
Teacher surveys	Math teachers and myself.	May 5th – June 3rd.	Survey questions and campus STAR Chart data.	Compare my survey results with the campus STAR Chart data to gauge the use of technology with-in the Math Department.
Teacher interviews	Myself.	May 12th - June 3rd.	Interview questions.	Determine how well and how much technology is integrated from the teacher's perspective.
Collaborate using Delphi Method with stakeholders on their view of better integrating technology into the curriculum.	Math teachers and myself.	May 9th - June 3rd.	Questionnaires and responses.	Did I develop a deeper understanding of teacher's perspective?  Supplement to teacher interviews.
Student surveys	Math teachers and myself.	May 12th - June 3rd.	Survey questions.	Analyze responses to formulate interview questions.
Observe teachers who are integrating technology into their lesson on that particular day.	Math teachers and myself.	May 12th - June 3rd.	Teachers integrating technology into their lessons during that time period.	Did a sufficient number of observations take place?  (3 or more)
Student interviews	Myself.	May 19th - June 3rd.	Interview questions.	Determine how well and how much technology is integrated from the student's perspective.
Research other schools' ways of integrating technology into the math curriculum. Specifically our sister high school in the district, NFHS.	NFHS math teachers, math instructional facilitator and myself.	May 9th - June 3rd.	Responses from NFHS math teachers.	Were additional ideas generated to increase the options and results of my action research project.
Gather “new” technology resources and links.	Myself, math teachers, math instructional facilitator, and instructional technology facilitator.	Ongoing.	Internet access.	Am I able to supply teachers with a wealth of resources for their particular subject so that they can integrate technology into their lessons on a more regular basis.
Make the technology resources easily available to teachers.	Myself, math facilitator, and instructional technology facilitator.	June 2nd - August 17th.	Forethought (curriculum management system) rolled out completely.	Are the resources easily accessible enough so that  teachers will actually use the resources?
Train teachers on using the Forethought Curriculum Management System.	Math Instructional Facilitator, Instructional Facilitator, and myself.	August 2011	Network access.	Do teachers feel comfortable accessing these resources and implementing them on their own?
Re-evaluate implementation of solutions.	Myself	December 2011	Previously interviewed students and teachers.	Did the quality of instruction improve?  Did the amount of technology integration improve?