Action Planning for My Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: Determine if student response systems are beneficial in improving student motivation and comprehension as compared to students without access to student response systems?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Discuss Action Research plan with site supervisor.	Myself Site Supervisor	March 2011	Planning Time	Topic Approved
Choose target population to study.	Myself Site Supervisor	March 2011	Planning time Student scores Testing Data	Choose a target population that reflects low student scores.
Discuss implementation of student response systems into the curriculum.	Myself Site Supervisor Teacher	March 2011	Planning time Teacher Training	Determine if teacher is comfortable using the systems with students.
Introduce new concepts to students using student response systems.	Teacher Students	March/May 2011	Student Response Systems, Internet, Teacher computer	Student Scores and Participation
Review concepts with students using student response systems.	Teacher Students	March/May 2011	Student Response Systems, Internet, Teacher computer	Student Scores and Participation
Randomly call on students using student response systems.	Teacher Students	March/May 2011	Student Response Systems, Internet, Teacher computer	Student Scores and Participation
Implement student response systems using available games.	Teacher Students	March/May 2011	Student Response Systems, Internet, Teacher computer	Student Scores and Participation
Use student response systems for submitting assignments by students.	Teacher Students	March/May 2011	Student Response Systems, Internet, Teacher computer	Student Scores and Participation
Field Observations	Myself Site Supervisor	March/May 2011	Observation Forms	Student Interest
Collect and Evaluate student scores.	Myself Site Supervisor Teacher	March/May 2011	Gradebook, assignment information, benchmarks	Improvement of student scores
Share findings at monthly Administrative meetings.	Myself	March/May 2011	PowerPoint Data Collected	Data Collected and Interest from participants in meeting.
Continue evaluations every two weeks.	Myself	March/May 2011	Gradebook, assignment information, benchmarks	Improvement of student scores
Implement Research Findings throughout the district.	Myself Site Supervisor Other Administrators	Continuous Process	Student Response Systems, Teacher Planning Time, Teacher Trainings.	Continue to evaluate data collected and continue to observe the classrooms.

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)