Action Research Question
- Does the integration of technology help differentiate the curriculum to increase student achievement among all student groups?
Setting the Foundation
- Through campus and district staff development and meetings, student achievement is important goals among everybody in the district.
Analyzing data
- Collect student data from District Common Assessment (DCA) and TAKS scores from the Geometry Team.
- Survey the Geometry teachers over the usage of technology in the classroom.
- Compare the data from DCA with results from teacher survey.
Developing deeper understanding
- Review and breaking down the data to look at the sub groups with the assistance of specialist.
- Interview teachers about their usage of technology in the classroom.
Engaging in Self-Reflection
- Meet with site mentor and ask the following question:
- Do I possess the skill and resource needed for to make this action research successful?
- Do I need additional resources and/or skill for this research?
- Am I satisfied with results of the survey?
Exploring Programmatic Patterns
- Teacher involvement is needed.
- Is the data skew?
- Do I need a new survey or do I need to revises my questions?
Determining direction
- Work with site mentor with the progress of plan.
- Collaborate with colleague on question.
Taking action for school improvement
- Write a plan and implement the plan with the campus for 2011 – 2012.
Sustaining improvement
- Follow-up meetings on progress on the plan and continue communication with the campus through email.
I like that you are taking the entire school year to do the research and then implementing a school improvement plan in the next school year. That should give you plenty of data to make a useful plan.
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ReplyDeleteI think your study is a wonderful area to explore. Looking at the entire school looks like a very daunting task. I don’t know how large your target group is going to be, but your plan seems to take into account a wide variety of variables. Rather than rushing and trying to spit out data, I like that you are taking a more long term approach to the study. Your data will be more accurate and hopefully the staff will want to participate because you are using email to communicate. I look forward to seeing what you find out! Good luck!
Becky
My target group is the Geometry Teachers, which is my planning team.
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