ACTION RESEARCH PLAN

Darrin J. Stansberry’s Action Research Plan
Goal: Determine if implementing classroom use of laptops increases performance in schools.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Interview personal at the chosen schools to determine when implementation of laptops in their classrooms occurred, and survey their opinions on this technology use.	Darrin J. Stansberry	December 2012 May 2013	Interview administrators	Analyze the Interview
Use student TAKS performance  the year prior to the technology implementation as a baseline for the study	Darrin J. Stansberry	December 2012 May 2013	AEIS Reports	Compare Data for all students and the sub groups at the secondary level
Research student performance in the years since the implementation of the laptops in the classroom	Darrin J. Stansberry	December 2012 May 2013	AEIS Reports	Compare Data for All students and the sub groups at the secondary level
Evaluate and create a spread sheet of the performance of Grade Levels and subgroups on the state mandated assessments (TAKS, STAAR)	Darrin J. Stansberry	January 2013 May 2013	AEIS Reports	Disaggregate Data to determine performance of student on state assessments.
Research any articles over the correlation of technology with student performance	Darrin J. Stansberry	January 2013 May 2013	Library Research/Internet Research	Read and disseminate the information from the articles
Compare the performance of the years prior to the laptop implementation with the years after, and provide information from interviews and articles in the presentation of my plan to my principal  and other interested parties.	Darrin J. Stansberry	January 2013	Internet access/computer and projector for power point presentation	Use the information as a tool to promote and plan for future purchases of laptops in our classrooms.