Updated Action Research Plan

I met with my site supervisor about my Action Research Plan.  I had previously emailed her my plan so that she could review it before our meeting and we had already agreed upon my topic the previous week.  She suggested that I make sure to include the teachers of the students that I will be gathering data from informed and let them give as much feedback as possible.  She mentioned making sure that they understood my goal and targeted research before we get started.  She thought that my plan was well thought out and that I had a good plan in place.  We discussed that there will always be unforeseen challenges but the planning that I had put in place should help mitigate those challenges.  

I have included my ARP below.  Please leave comments and let me know what you think.

Action Research Plan
School Vision: Engage and support every learner so that they can graduate college and career ready.
Action Research Question: Examine in what ways moving from Dell Minis to Chromebooks in classrooms will impact student achievement and engagement?  ·       How will quicker start up times and increased connectivity/reliability impact student engagement? ·       How will having Chromebooks impact achievement in a math and an English classroom?
Action Steps	Person Responsible	Timeline	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Survey Algebra 1 and English 1 students to identify things they like or dislike about the current system (Dell Minis)	Self Algebra 1 and English 1 teacher	April 2013	Student Survey	Use survey to guide action research
Review student assessment data from usage of Dell Mini	Self	April 2013	STAAR results, DCA results	Analyze assessment data to know areas to target for growth
Identify current research on using technology in classrooms and its impact on student engagement and achievement	Self	May 2013	Educational Articles, Research on use of current technology in the classroom and its impact on student engagement and achievement	Reflections over literature posted to blog
Gather student artifacts and homework/assignment completion data	Self, Algebra 1 teacher, English 1 teacher	April 2013 and June 2013	Data from teachers of students to compare data from before and after technology integration	Data in spreadsheet, compare results of student engagement and completion of homework/ assignments
Observe classroom interaction and engagement	Self	May 2013	Visit classrooms of Eng 1 and Alg 1 students, make field observations about student engagement	Field notes from classroom observations
Gather student assessment data from STAAR and DCA	Self	June-July 2013	Gather data from current year testing to compare to previous years assessment data	Compare data from assessments before and after technology integration, compile data in spreadsheet
Journal thoughts on process as progress is made through project	Self	April 2013-August 2013	Journal on blog	Blog my thoughts as I work through the Action Research Project so that I can go back and work through my thoughts as progress is made
End of year student survey to identify areas of improvement, increased engagement	Self, Algebra 1 teacher, English 1 teacher, students	June 2013	Student survey	Compare student survey information from start of research to current survey, compile data in spreadsheet
Present research to grade level teacher of the subjects researched and to administrative team on campus	Self, English 1 teachers, Algebra 1 teachers, Administrative team, Site Supervisor	August 2013	All relevant data from action research project, including: literature review, data analysis, students surveys and observation notes	Compare and analyze the effectiveness if Chromebooks in English 1 and Algebra 1 classrooms.  Present information to Site Supervisor.
Format based on Tool 7.1 Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools (Harris, Edmondson, and Combs 2010)