Action Research For Technology Integration

Associate Superintendent
For Instruction and Technology Services
The associate superintendent oversees all areas of research and information technology.

Executive Director For Research and Information Technologies
The Executive Director is in charge of technology professional development and compliance with the district technology plan, the student technology standards and the teacher technology standards of the district.

Campus assistant principal in charge of curriculum
The curriculum AP creates the master schedule which includes access to computer labs and other campus technologies. He also coordinates technology professional developments.

Campus assistant principal in charge of the technology committee
The Assistant Principal overseeing the technology committee is in charge of compliance with the district technology plan, student technology standards and teacher technology standards at the campus level. He also creates the agenda for and conducts technology committee meetings.

Campus Instructional Technology Support Specialist
The campus instructional support specialist is in charge of evaluating and supporting staff members in the use of available technologies. They work in conjunction with the assistant principal in charge of the technology committee to ensure all campus technology needs are being met.

Technology Committee
(One representative from each department)
Department representatives help create professional development activities and act as communicators between the department and the committee. Representatives are also in charge of trouble shooting any technology issues before initiating work orders for technology repair.

Action research plan and program timeline
Goal: The goal of this action research is to use the current NETS*S standards to build lessons that integrate technology.

Action Steps	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/ End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Assessment/ Evaluate need	Technology Committee Intern Rodney Vigil	Begin survey’s March 28th. Allow 2 weeks for all replies to be returned.	Internet access, computer, manpower, time	Survey teachers for needed training and level of ability for several technology pieces (Moodle, Turning Point, TI83, Probewares etc)
Identify target areas	Technology Committee Intern Rodney Vigil	April 11th through April 29th	Manpower, time	Highest need training areas based on survey. Create pair/share teams based on ability levels to build lessons together
Research	Technology Committee Intern Rodney Vigil Science Dean and team leaders	Continuous throughout program	Computers, Manpower, Time	Teachers can be placed in groups of three teachers at different technology & experience levels to integrate technology into existing content for upcoming lessons.
Develop plan and procedures	Technology Committee/ Department Representatives	May 2nd through May 20th.	Manpower, Time	Create draft plan of four day summer workshop on integration of technology and content. Teachers will receive teacher choice hours for time spent in workshop.
Present the proposed procedures to Department Dean for additional input and final approval	Technology Committee Chairperson	May 23rd through May 27th.	Manpower, Time	Present plan to Department Dean for approval or revisions
Finalize Procedures	Technology Committee/ Department Representatives	Time dependent on changes required. To be complete before beginning of workshop August 1st.	Manpower, time	Make adjustments to plan as recommended
Begin Workshop	Technology Committee/ Department members	Week of August 1st through 5th	Computers and various technologies, Manpower, Time, Facilities (Rooms), Refreshments and snacks	Teachers placed in pair/share teams of three. Schedule is set for morning technology seminars and afternoon content/technology integrations.
Evaluate program	Technology Committee Department members	August 5th through 9th	Computers, Manpower, Time, STaR chart, AEIS report, Developed Lessons	Part 1- Online survey of overall program effectiveness. Part 2- Was there enough time in the workshop to complete multiple lessons? Part 3- Did lessons rank in the Developing, Advanced or Target area according to STaR Chart standards?
Reflection	Technology Committee, PDAS Supervisors, Department Deans	Part 1 – August 15th Part 2 – Ongoing throughout Fall semester.	Computers, Manpower, Time, STaR chart, AEIS report, Student and Teacher survey data	Part 1- Were teachers able to build several true lessons (not presentations) integrating new technologies? Part 2- Were those lessons actually effective during the school year based on student scores on summative evaluations and student/teacher surveys?
Presentation of data	Technology Committee Chairperson	At scheduled department meeting first month of Spring Semester.	Computers, Manpower, Time, STaR chart, AEIS report, Student and Teacher survey data	Present findings to full department outlining successes and failures with the workshop. Have teachers complete survey to determine continuation of program.