1. Action Research Plan
Goal: How do I create an equitable schedule for the mobile laptop labs that promotes
usage at the younger grade levels, allows for sufficient usage of the lab for classes who have
research projects pending, and reduces the amount of controlled usage by a limited number of
staff (prevent lab hogging)?
Secondary Questions:
Why are the teachers reluctant to use the mobile labs on a more consistent basis?
How can I promote usage of the mobile labs at all grade levels?
What are some ways to increase comfort and effectiveness levels for teachers?
How can we use small group lessons for younger age groups to address the classroom
management problems that may be preventing lower grade levels from using the lab?
How can I create a schedule that is easy to access and easy to use for everyone?
Action Person(s) Timeline: Needed Evaluation
Steps(s): Responsible: Start/End Resources
Survey to be Send to teachers Survey Monkey Document # of
Survey to created and on September20, teachers
determine disseminated by 2010. planning to use
reason for and Rebecca lab.
against using lab Pruneda. Survey Completion of
to be completed surveys by Document
by all grade level September 27, concerns.
teachers on 2010
campus, grades Document
Pre- K through Final date by positives.
4th grade. September 30,
2010 Compare to last
years data for lab
usage.
Rebecca Start date: Internet Use local data
Research online Pruneda September 13, Librarian available from
and literature for 2010 Literary Sources past year’s
similar problems, usage.
and action taken. On-going as
active data Compare to
becomes usage at other
available locations.
To be completed Find research/
by April, 2011. data available on
similar issues.
Compare
population/
2. situations to
ours.
Plan for
interventions.
Rebecca Start date: Class room Use data from
Interview Pruneda 1st week of teachers survey to
selected October, 2010. determine
teachers from direction of
both targeted Interim: interviews.
groups. (Pre – K 1st week of
through 1st) and December, 2010 Do interviews
(2nd – 4th) 1st week of support survey
February, 2011. data?
Final Interviews: Do interviews
1st week of April, support concern
2011 in areas of
classroom
management
and in teacher
comfort level?
Do interviews
point action in a
different
direction?
Rebecca 1st set : Class room Use the on-going
Pruneda, Last week of teachers, data collection to
Beverly Warren, October, 2010 lesson plan show positive
Campus Design banks, benefits of mini-
Create mini- Coaches, 2nd set: research data, lessons.
lessons based Campus Last week of internet,
on teacher need Technology December, 2010 wiki site As data
and on-going Instructor, increases, and
data District 3rd set: needs change,
Technology Last week of lessons need to
Instructor February, 2011 continue to grow.
The series of
lessons should
be supported by
the data
gathered through
surveys,
interviews, and
the wiki site.
Rebecca Start date: Mini-lessons, Evaluate benefits
Create wiki to Pruneda September 13, Wiki site, of wiki by the
address needs 2010 schedule, number of
3. from on-going tip page, visitors, the
data With on-going checklist amount of usage
revision by the teachers,
and the overall
number of
teachers per
grade level.
Survey to be Send to teachers Survey Monkey Use survey to
created and on April 18, evaluate comfort
Survey to disseminated by 2011. and
address Rebecca effectiveness
progress and Pruneda. Survey Completion of levels for
satisfaction to be completed surveys by April teachers of all
by all grade level 25, 2011 grade levels.
teachers on
campus, grades Final date by
Pre- K through April 28, 2011
4th grade
Rebecca Start date: Wiki Site, Compare usage
Use schedule as Pruneda, 1st week of Interactive data to data
documentation to Beverly Warren October, 2010. Schedule collected in the
gather on-going previous year.
and end of Interim: This data should
project data 1st week of show an
December, 2010 increase in the
1st week of number of lower
February, 2011. grade levels
using the mobile
Final Data: labs, and a more
1st week of May, equitable spread
2011 of usage among
high use
populations.
Rebecca Start date: Wiki site, Use comments
Use wiki to Pruneda, 1st week of Comment pages and usage data
gather on-going Beverly Warren October, 2010. to show an
and end of increase in the
project data Interim: number of lower
1st week of grade levels
December, 2010 using the mobile
1st week of labs, and a more
February, 2011. equitable spread
of usage among
Final Data: high use
1st week of May, populations.
2011
Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools
