Revised Action Research Plan

Goal: How can a teacher learning community affect the integration of technology into the classroom?


Objectives:
1. Identify current teacher perspectives on technology in the classroom.
2. Develop collaborative, collegial relationships that focus on student achievement and technology integration.
3. Discover and practice strategies/methods for integrating technology into the classroom.
4. Create a framework for effective professional development that will support teachers.

Activities:
1. Survey teachers to identify current perspectives
2. Teacher interviews/surveys
3. Literature review
4. Create teacher learning community/group for book study
5. Create blog for collaboration, support, and reflection

Resources:
1. Blog poll; STaR Chart data
2. personal interviews
3. professional books, literature
4. books for teachers, computers
5. Blog URL

Person(s) responsible:
1. Researcher
2. Campus Instructional Technologist

Time Line
1. September, 2010
2. September 2010-May, 2011

Process for monitoring
1. Review plan weekly
2. Review blog entries, discussions, reflections and comments
3. Monitor completion and adjust as needed

Assessment:
1. Blog poll at conclusion of study
2. STaR Chart data
3. blog entries, discussions, comments
4. classroom walk-throughs, lesson plans