Action Plan for My Project

SIP or PIP (SCHOOL or PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT) PLAN OF ACTION

Study Purpose: Determine how the use of a Learning Management Source (Moodle) will affect student engagement, thinking skills and performance.

Study Significance: 

1.    Students will use the LMS. Data regarding student engagement, thinking skills and performance levels will determine the effect of LMS on student learning.

2.    Teachers will implement a LMS tool (Moodle) within a classroom creating data that will show how students are impacted by its use. Teachers will also self-evaluate the ease, usefulness and time allotment needed to use the tool to determine its impact on best practices.

3.    Administrators will examine the data after the project and determine whether this program should be recommended for use throughout all classrooms on the campus.

OUTCOMES	ACTIVITIES	RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED	RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES	TIME LINE	Benchmarks/ ASSESSMENT	Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assessments
Proposal	Create proposal including purpose and significance	Online research of Learning Management Sources, Web Conference about connecting the LMS with our school software, RenWeb	Researcher and Head of Schools	Mid to late July 2013	Action Research Project Proposal created and signed for approval by Head of Schools and researcher	none
LMS product selected	Research LMS products and select which one to use for this project	Online research, emails	Researcher	Mid to late July 2013	LMS product selected and approved by Head of Schools	Moodle product is to be used for the project
Moodle product set up for study	Contact RenWeb hosting sources to begin Moodle implementation	Connection to RenWeb and request to Moodle hosting section	Researcher	Mid to late July 2013	Moodle product set up for use by teachers	none
Teachers acquired for study	Interview and select teachers to be involved in the study	Consideration of subject matter, grades taught, and technological abilities	Researcher	Late July to Mid-August	Names of teachers selected and approved for the project	none
Data collection tools selected	Research and select tools to measure engagement, thinking skills and performance. Teacher survey developed.	Online research into rubrics. Interview Curriculum and Instruction director for possible tools. Find out availability and access to grades for all classes. Develop a teacher survey to assess time, effort and reward of using the MLS.	Researcher and Director of Curriculum and Instruction	Late July to Mid-August	Assessment tool selected for engagement. Assessment tool selected for thinking skills. Document ability to access grades at midpoint and end of study. Teacher survey completed.	none
Teachers trained in Moodle use	Plan training and be responsible to see that all participating teachers have completed Moodle training.	Give teachers a deadline and have them complete the online Moodle training on RenWeb.	Researcher	Late August to Late October	All teachers will have completed the RenWeb Moodle training online course.	none
Engagement and Thinking Skills Assessments Used	Have actual assessments of the engagement and thinking skills of students in participating classrooms.	Administration members will assess students using the engagement and thinking skills tools.	Researcher Administration members	Late Aug. – Late Sept. 2013 Early Oct. – Early Nov. 2013 Mid-Nov. – Late Dec. 2013 Early Jan.-Mid-Feb. 2014 Late Feb.-Early April 2014 Mid-April – Late May 2014	Six engagement and six thinking skill assessments are completed for each participating classroom	none
Teacher survey I completed	Participating teachers will complete a survey assessing Moodle training and set up, and traditional classroom set up	Deliver surveys to teachers and be sure they are returned to compile early data.	Researcher Participating Teachers	Early November-Early December 2013	Completed Survey I from all participating teachers	none
Parent Pre-Participation Survey collected	Participating students’ parents will complete a survey before Moodle implementation	Research, develop, implement and collect data from parents through the use of a survey.	Researcher	Early November 2013	All parent pre-participation surveys will be collected.	none
Student Pre-Participation Survey Collected	Participating students will complete a survey before the Moodle implementation.	Research, develop, implement and collect data from students through the use of a survey.	Researcher, Participating teachers	Early November 2013	All student pre-participation surveys will be collected.	none
Performance Assessment Data Collected	Collect performance data on the students from both semesters and previous years	Using RenWeb grades, compare student performance for the two semesters. Also compare performance from last year and from last year’s class.	Researcher Counselor or Director of Curriculum and Instruction	Late May -Early June 2014	Comparisons are completed between the semesters, students’ grades last year, and the class’ grades from the previous year	none
Parent Post-Participation Survey Collected	Participating students’ parents will complete a survey following the Moodle implementation in the classroom.	Research, develop, implement and collect data from parents through the use of a survey.	Researcher	Late May, 2014	All parent post-participation surveys will be collected.	none
Student Post-Participation Survey Collected	Participating students will complete a survey following the Moodle implementation in the classroom.	Research, develop, implement and collect data from students through the use of a survey.	Researcher, participating teachers	Late May 2014	All student post-participation surveys will be collected.	none
Teacher survey 2 collected	Participating teachers will complete a final survey assessing their use of Moodle in the classroom.	Prepare the survey and deliver them to the participating teachers. Collect all complete surveys and compile data.	Researcher Participating teachers	Late May 2014	Completed Teacher Survey 2 from all participating teachers are selected.	none
Data Analysis and Written Report	Compile all data and compare levels of engagement, thinking skills and performance before and after using Moodle in the classrooms.	Compile all data and begin to write a report detailing the effect of adding the LMS Moodle in the classrooms.	Researcher	Mid June-Late July 2014	Written report of data analysis for the study.	none
Written conclusions and recommendations	After analyzing the data, conclude the effects of Moodle in the classrooms and make a recommendation whether to expand it to all classrooms based on the data.	Research and compile data. Analyze the data and draw conclusions on the Moodle effectiveness in our classrooms. Make a recommendation as to whether and where Moodle implementation should be used in our classrooms.	Researcher	Mid-June—Late July 2014	Written recommendations of whether and where to use Moodle based on analysis of the project data.	Possible expansion of Moodle into classrooms across based on data.
Report Findings	Give information and recommendations to Head of Schools, Board of Directors, Other Administrators, parents and teachers. Enter findings on my action research blog, e-portfolio website, and post on blackboard.	Research when and where to give these presentations. Plan with the Head of Schools the best way to make the presentations.	Researcher with Head of Schools	Mid-Late July 2014	Presentation of Findings and Recommendations to Head of School, Board of Directors, Other Administrators, teachers and possibly parents.  Enter findings on my action research blog, e-portfolio website, and post on blackboard.	Possible expansion of Moodle into classrooms across based on data.