Action Research Plan

Action Research Plan
Goal: Evaluate the effectiveness of white board technology.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Develop a survey to give to teachers regarding use of interactive white boards	I will develop the assessment	August 1 – August 10	Survey Monkey, examples of other surveys	Is the survey asking quality questions? Are they relevant to what I want to analyze?
Distribute survey to teachers at high school	I will distribute the link for teachers, they will fill out survey	August 10 – August 31	Survey Monkey, computers, email	Is the survey completed by all teachers? Is it effective?
Develop a survey to distribute to students regarding use of interactive white boards	I will develop the assessment	September 1 – September 30	Survey Monkey, examples of other surveys	Is the survey easy to understand? Do I have a good design to the questionnaire?
Distribute survey to students at high school	I will distribute the link for students, they will fill out survey	October 1 – October 31	Survey Monkey, computers, email	Is the survey completed by an effective sample of students? Is it effective?
Interview teachers about their feelings and knowledge of interactive white boards	I will conduct the interviews with as many teachers as possible.	November 1 – November 30	Examples of other interviews of this nature	Did I get a good sample of teachers? Are the interview questions leading to the appropriate research?
Interview students about their feelings and knowledge of interactive white boards	I will conduct the interviews with as many students as possible.	December 1 – January 30	Examples of other interviews of this nature	Did I get a good sample of students? Are the interview questions leading to the appropriate research?
Interview administrators about their feelings and knowledge of interactive white boards	I will conduct the interviews with the high school principal and other administrators	January 1 – January 30	Examples of other interviews of this nature	Did the interview yield the specific data I was looking for?
Observe classrooms that have interactive white boards	I will observe classrooms under the guidance of our principal	February 1 – March 31	Observation template	Were there opportunities for the teacher to use technology?
Compare a week of instruction with and without whiteboards	I will use my classroom for this data	March 1 – April 15	Interactive white board, comparable tests	Did the technology make a difference?
Write a weekly journal about the use of whiteboards and their effectiveness	I will write a journal entry each week about how the technology impacts my classroom	August 2011 – November 2012	Journal, white board technology	Does the journal reflect what is going on in the classroom? Is the journal kept up to date and accurate?
Evaluate standardized test scores before and after the use of interactive white boards	I will evaluate tests scores with permission from administration	May 1 – May 31	DMAC software, test scores	Does the data indicate any differences when technology is present? Is this relevant?