The document outlines an action research plan to integrate cell phone usage into classroom lessons at Trinidad High School to increase student achievement on standardized tests. The goal is to enhance learning and improve test scores using available technologies. Teachers will collaborate to develop lesson plans incorporating weekly SMART phone activities aligned with course standards. Students and parents will be surveyed about familiarity and access to SMART phones. Formative assessments will track student improvement using phones, and data will be analyzed to determine revisions to lessons and policies.

1. Action Research Plan
Question: In what ways will integrating cell phone usage into classroom lessons increase student achievement on the TAKS Test in grades 9-12 at Trinidad High School?
School Vision: Trinidad ISD will earn Exemplary Status by the end of the 2011 school year.
Goal: Our goal is to use current technologies available to enhance the learning experience of our students and improve performance on the TAKS Test.
Goals/Objectives Activities Resources/Tools Person Responsible Timeline Progress Assessments Revisions
Introduce SMART Initial Meeting Research Data Monty Main Aug-10 None Goals and outcomes
Phone usage within with History and will be provided Admin Team will be aligned with
lessons to staff English Teacher. showing the positives the TEKS for each
members. of utilizing this course as needed.
technology.
Collaboration/ Study research data Power Points, Monty Main Aug-10 None None
Brainstorm with to develop a SMART Webinar's, Online History Teacher
teachers to develop phone "tool kit" for Articles, DMAC, AEIS, English Teacher
lesson ideas. targeted classroom etc.
activities.
One lesson plan per 10th Grade English SMART Phone Admin Team All Year Lesson Plans Lesson Plans will be
week will reflect and History classes Lesson Plans History Teacher monitored weekly
the use of SMART will participate in English Teacher to ensure (1) SMART
Phone technology a minimum of one phone activity is
to support the TEKS SMART Phone planned per class.
for the course and friendly exercise/
the differentiated activity per week.
instuctions goals listed
in the CIP.
Students are surveyed Surveys distributed Survey via Survey Monty Main Sep-10 Survey Forms None
about familiarity with to ensure 100% of Monkey. History Teacher
SMART Phones and the sample class English Teacher
who to use them. has access to a SMART
phone and is familiar
with its operation.
Parents notified about Notification letters Notification Letter Monty Main Sep-10 None None
the change in cellular will be sent home Admin Team
use policy for the explaining the research
research project in project in History and
History and English. English.
Supporting data the Classroom Assignments Classroom Assignments, Monty Main All Year Classroom Assignments LP's may be altered
use of SMART phones October Benchmark Benchmarks, TAKS Test, Admin Team October Benchmark to improve SMART
improved student January Benchmark DMAC, Field Notes. History Instructor January Benchmark phone integration
achievement on TAKS Test English Instructor TAKS Test based on results from
assessments. DMAC benchmark testing.
Formative Assessment Collection of data from AEIS, Benchmarks, TAKS Monty Main May-11 Log results gathered Revise lesson plans
results showing student AEIS, DMAC, Benchmarks, classroom assignments. gathered from and make revisions
improvement when TAKS Test, and classroom AEIS, DMAC to classroom usage
SMART Phone usage for assignments. Benchmarks policy as dictated from
assignments was allowed Assignments the data.
in the classroom.
Survey Students to assess Survey students to find Survey w/Survey Monkey Monty Main May-11 Survey Forms Discuss revising lessons
SMART phone usage/access both positives and with instructors based
within the classroom negatives for the upon information gleaned
from surveys.
Survey teachers to assess Interviews, group sesson. Conference Room Monty Main May-11 None Revise policy and procedures
SMART phone incorporation along with possibly expanding
into weekly classroom the study to incorporate other
activities subject areas as needed based
on data collected, surveys, and
direct teacher input.