Action Research Plan

Question: In what ways will integrating cell phone usage into classroom lessons increase student achievement on the TAKS Test in grades 9-12 at Trinidad High School?

School Vision: Trinidad ISD will earn Exemplary Status by the end of the 2011 school year.

Goal: Our goal is to use current technologies available to enhance the learning experience of our students and improve performance on the TAKS Test.

Goals/Objectives Activities Resources/Tools Person Responsible Timeline Progress Assessments Revisions

Introduce SMART Initial Meeting Research Data Monty Main Aug-10 None Goals and outcomes

Phone usage within with History and will be provided Admin Team will be aligned with

lessons to staff English Teacher. showing the positives the TEKS for each

members. of utilizing this course as needed.

technology.

Collaboration/ Study research data Power Points, Monty Main Aug-10 None None

Brainstorm with to develop a SMART Webinar's, Online History Teacher

teachers to develop phone "tool kit" for Articles, DMAC, AEIS, English Teacher

lesson ideas. targeted classroom etc.

activities.

One lesson plan per 10th Grade English SMART Phone Admin Team All Year Lesson Plans Lesson Plans will be

week will reflect and History classes Lesson Plans History Teacher monitored weekly

the use of SMART will participate in English Teacher to ensure (1) SMART

Phone technology a minimum of one phone activity is

to support the TEKS SMART Phone planned per class.

for the course and friendly exercise/

the differentiated activity per week.

instuctions goals listed

in the CIP.

Students are surveyed Surveys distributed Survey via Survey Monty Main Sep-10 Survey Forms None

about familiarity with to ensure 100% of Monkey. History Teacher

SMART Phones and the sample class English Teacher

who to use them. has access to a SMART

phone and is familiar

with its operation.

Parents notified about Notification letters Notification Letter Monty Main Sep-10 None None

the change in cellular will be sent home Admin Team

use policy for the explaining the research

research project in project in History and

History and English. English.

Supporting data the Classroom Assignments Classroom Assignments, Monty Main All Year Classroom Assignments LP's may be altered

use of SMART phones October Benchmark Benchmarks, TAKS Test, Admin Team October Benchmark to improve SMART

improved student January Benchmark DMAC, Field Notes. History Instructor January Benchmark phone integration

achievement on TAKS Test English Instructor TAKS Test based on results from

assessments. DMAC benchmark testing.

Formative Assessment Collection of data from AEIS, Benchmarks, TAKS Monty Main May-11 Log results gathered Revise lesson plans

results showing student AEIS, DMAC, Benchmarks, classroom assignments. gathered from and make revisions

improvement when TAKS Test, and classroom AEIS, DMAC to classroom usage

SMART Phone usage for assignments. Benchmarks policy as dictated from

assignments was allowed Assignments the data.

in the classroom.

Survey Students to assess Survey students to find Survey w/Survey Monkey Monty Main May-11 Survey Forms Discuss revising lessons

SMART phone usage/access both positives and with instructors based

within the classroom negatives for the upon information gleaned

from surveys.

Survey teachers to assess Interviews, group sesson. Conference Room Monty Main May-11 None Revise policy and procedures

SMART phone incorporation along with possibly expanding

into weekly classroom the study to incorporate other

activities subject areas as needed based

on data collected, surveys, and

direct teacher input.