My action Research PLAN, man.

SCHOOL VISION:
To better equip our students of today to be the leaders for tomorrow…

GOAL:
Provide data and resources to prove that web 2.0 tools used by instructional staff will promote higher student achievement.

Outcomes:
Data will provide evidence to suggest that students are more engaged and successful in classrooms where new technologies are used.

Activities:
Four 11th grade English teachers will use the same short prose to prepare a lesson. Two will use multimedia and Web 2.0 tools. The other two will prepare the lesson without them.

Resources/Tools Needed:
Meet with teachers to discuss project
Training the two teachers on web 2.0 tools and various multimedia skills.
Interviews with the teachers prior and after assignment.
Interviews with students prior and after assignment.
Monitoring of each classroom, with notes taken on percentage of students who are engaged with lesson using a rubric.
Polls for the students after assignment.
Standard benchmark test on text for all four classrooms.

Responsibility: Using a Professional Learning Community
Meet with teachers: PLC group
Training: Member 2 and 3
Interviews: Member 1 and Member 5
Monitoring: Shared by PLC group
Develop participation rubric: Member 2
Poll developing: Member 3
Poll administering: Member 4 and 5
Develop test: Teachers with member 4

(I used “members” here since my PLC is obviously not been made yet)

Timeline:
Three weeks, one for training and planning, the next for monitoring and teaching, the third to compile our data and do any necessary additional interviews.

Assessment:
Polls for the students after assignment to gauge participation and enthusiasm regarding the lesson.
Standard benchmark test on text for all four classrooms.
Data on the percentage of engaged students in each classroom.