The document outlines an action research plan with the goal of creating an equitable schedule for mobile laptop labs that promotes usage across grade levels and prevents overuse by some teachers. The plan includes surveying teachers to understand reluctance in using labs and determine how to increase comfort levels. It also involves researching online and in literature for similar problems and solutions taken. The timeline starts in September 2010 with disseminating and completing a survey, and ongoing research through April 2011 to evaluate changes in lab usage.

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 planning
determine disseminated by 2010. to use lab.
reason for and Rebecca
against using lab Pruneda. Survey Completion of Document
to be completed surveys by concerns.
by all grade level September 27,
teachers on 2010 Document
campus, grades positives.
Pre- K through Final date by
4th grade. September 30, Compare to last
2010 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/
situations to ours.
Plan for