May 2012 Action Research Template

This is subject to change again as I continue to work with the goals of this project.  What started out as a cut and dried project (see previous project steps) has changed considerably.  The learning experience has been well worth the trouble, though.

Action Planning Template
Goal: To analyze and evaluate the implementation of iPods and other Apple technology on the Palestine Middle School campus and determine how to best use this equipment for student achievement
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Administer Pre-Ipod Survey to teachers and students	Breck Quarles;  Advisory teachers (for student surveys)	Sept. 2011-Oct. 2011	Survey Monkey (for teachers); Paper Survey (for students)	Analyze surveys for teacher/student familiarity and comfort with  Ipods and teacher ideas for effective use
Train teachers in effective classroom use of Ipods	Lisa Covington; District Technology Specialists	July 2012 (original training did not occur as scheduled)	Ipod training materials provided by PISD Technology Department	Lesson plans will be evaluated for evidence of Ipod use;  Field notes will be taken during Science classes
Create a DropBox folder to hold teacher lesson ideas/applications	Breck Quarles;  PISD Technology Department	September 2011	Drop Box Account	DropBox folder will be checked weekly for new information and additions by teachers/technology staff
Meet with technology leaders to determine issues that have led to iPod implementation problems	Breck Quarles;  PISD Technology Department	April 2012	None	Analyze interviews for reasons behind the problems that have been occurring as iPod technology implementation is attempted
Meet with Science teachers regularly to evaluate progress of implementation and support teachers during implementation	Lisa Covington;  Breck Quarles	October 2011-May 2012 (monthly department meeting)	Lesson plans; anecdotal evidence from teachers; student work products	Discuss progress/concerns and develop ideas for improved implementation of Ipod technology
Survey students who have used the Apple technology in their classrooms	Breck Quarles; selected teachers	May 2012		Analyze surveys, looking for increased motivation and evidence of learning; gather student input for more uses of equipment
Survey Advisory students who have been using the technology	Breck Quarles;	May 2012	Survey results	Analyze surveys, looking for evidence of learning and motivation; gather student input for more uses of equipment
Survey teachers who have used the Apple technology this year	Breck Quarles; selected teachers	May 2012	Teacher surveys	Analyze surveys, looking for positive and negative concerns of using iPods as well as evidence of student achievement
Administer end of year survey to students/teachers	Breck Quarles	May 2012	Survey Monkey; paper survey	Compare end of year surveys to pre-Ipod survey to look for student/teacher growth
Meet with technology liaison to develop strategies for better implementation of iPods and other available Apple technology in the coming year	Breck Quarles; Lisa Covington; Larissa Loveless; Shannon Leisure; Summer Alcaeter	May 2012	Notes from meeting	Use the data and ideas collected to develop a plan for better using the equipment in the next school year
Solicit T3 Grant report from Region 7	Breck Quarles	May 2012	T3 Report	Analyze report for possible causes of problems we are having with implementation