Action Research Plan

Technology has been changing society and the way people function daily, from mundane tasks such as navigating to specific addresses through the use of map applications on a smart phone, to completing the extraordinary project, such as accessing scholarly research through the World Wide Web.  The current generation of students has never known a society without Internet, social media, and ubiquitous smartphone adoption.

Action Plan for Research
Goal:   As educators, our practice must include technology. As such the purpose of this inquiry is to determine: ·       What is the level of adoption of instructional technology of the teachers at Seven Lakes High School? ·       Of the high level users of technology in the classroom, what programs, apps, or packagers are used, and for what purposes do those teachers use them? ·      Of the low level users of educational technology, why do those teachers choose to teach without technology enrichment?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Research methods of enriching education through technology	Jay Jackson	August 2013	Internet resources, journals, minutes of administrator meeting July 2013	List of methods of technology in the classroom enrichment
Identification of resources available to teachers in Katy ISD and Seven Lakes High School	Jay Jackson Tina Hovance	August 2013	Spreadsheet detailing district and school resources for technology learning	List of resources that are available to Katy ISD and Seven Lakes High School teachers.
Assess teacher utilization of educational technology	Jay Jackson	August – September 2013	Survey delivered by Google doc	Results from survey
Analysis of data	Jay Jackson	September 2013	Results of previously administered survey	List of teachers separated into high and low levels of adoption.
Assess paradigm and methodology of selected teachers who use technology as part of instruction	Jay Jackson	October 2013	Interview questionnaire	Results from interviews with selected teachers
Assess paradigm and methodology of selected teachers who do not use technology as part of instruction	Jay Jackson	November 2013	Interview questionnaire	Results from interviews with selected teachers
Compare assessments of teachers who utilize technology as part of instruction with teachers who do not utilize technology as part of instruction	Jay Jackson	January 2014	Compiled Word document of interviews and spreadsheet with teacher surveys	Draw conclusions from comparison of interviews and spreadsheets
Share results with others including site supervisor and instructional coaches	Jay Jackson	June 2014	Results of administrator inquiry, with supporting documents	Final draft of action research plan to share results.

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)