Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: Determine if the use of ipods can effectively be used in the classroom to increases student learning..
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Discuss Action Research topics with site supervisor and Assistant Principal	R. Dehoyos	1/26/11 – 2/1/11	Username/Password	Formulate topic and topic  question. Develop questions and concerns over the topic.
Create a lesson plan to use with the ipod and implement.	Self and R. Dehoyos	2/8/11 – 2/22/11	Time, ipod	Allow teachers  to evaluate lesson plan to determine its significance
Interview the students, teachers and staff	S. Christopher R. Vaughn	3/15/11	Student/teacher survey	Survey the  students and staff to  determine  how effective the ipod lesson was

Action Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: Determine if the use of school net increases teachers ability to plan for differentiated learning prior to creating lesson plans students. Also to explore the various usage of the program and verify if it minimizes to various application now used.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Discuss Action Research topics with site supervisor and Assistant Principal	R. Dehoyos	1/26/11 – 2/1/11	Username/Password	Formulate topic and topic question. Develop questions and concerns over the topic.
Create a lesson plan to use with the ipod and implement.	Self and R. Dehoyos	2/8/11 – 2/22/11	Time, ipod	Allow teachers to evaluate lesson plan to determine its significance
Interview the students, teachers and staff	S. Christopher R. Vaughn	3/15/11	Student/teacher survey	Survey the students and staff to determine how effective the ipod lesson was

Blog Use for Educational Leaders

Blogs are useful in the educational world, especially for educational leaders. They can use blogs to share useful information, but not necessarily critical or important information, with their campus, parents, and community.

Action Research

Action research requires a person to study their own work and take the necessary action to make a change. This idea seems to be very challenging. A person has to be very honest with oneself and understand that improving themselves is improving the school. Many people do not take constructive criticism well. This idea requires a person to criticize themselves and commit to making changes for improvement. I learned that if the leaders of the school participate in the action research they can overcome barriers and productively collaborate with their colleagues. They can take action to positively improve the school and the students. Everyone at the school has a common denominator and that is the students. As long as this is understood, many educational leaders can determine which battles they should fight and which should be delegated to someone else.