Action Plan: CRAYTON HENRY
Goal: Evaluate the level of technology offered at Sweeny High School. Empower Teachers to utilize technology in the classroom.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Survey all high school teachers about the use of technology in the classroom.	Crayton Henry	Start May 2013 Finish June 2013	This will be done through email.	Brian Brooks Site Supervisor Gather all data from Survey
Survey out-going senior students about their experiences concerning technology in the classroom	Crayton Henry	Start May 2013 Finish June 2013	SHS senior classes. Survey Form	Brian Brooks Site Supervisor Gather and  desegregate data from Survey
Interview Site supervisor, technology personnel. Brain Storm about possible changes for training and implementation of technology for Sweeny HS.	Crayton Henry Donna Gregurek	Start June 2013 Finish August 2013	Data from surveys Technology resources from Sweeny HS	Brian Brooks Site Supervisor Donna Gregurek Technology Supervisor SISD Create List of Technology Ideas.
Reflect on Survey DATA and Interview discussions. What do we have? What is the best way to use it?	Crayton Henry	Start August 2013 Finish August 2013	Survey DATA, and Interview Discussion	Summary of DATA and meeting.
Implementation of recommendations for technology instruction and Training.	Crayton Henry Brian Brooks Donna Gregurek	Start August 2013 Finish May 2014	Sweeny HS, Data From Survey and Focus Group Planning	Brian Brooks Site Supervisor Interview
Review Implementation of technology training and instruction. Survey Teachers.	Crayton Henry	Start January 2014 Finish May 2014	New Data from survey. Old Data from original survey	Brian Brooks Site Supervisor   Survey for Teacher reaction data analysis.

Action Research

Action Research
I must admit when I first watched the video for this week’s lesson on Action Research, I was very skeptical. None of the current administrators at my school had ever heard of action research let alone tried to implement it. After reading "Leading with Passion and Knowledge" by Nancy Fichtman Dana, I realized that Action research was very different from what I think of, when I think of research. Action research, compared to ordinary academic research is more focused and intentional. Action research comes from within the situation, instead of outside. The researcher deliberately and intentionally researches the issue, reflects upon the findings and then takes action to improve the situation. Action research is a never ending cycle of research, reflection and action, always focusing on what is the best outcome for the issue at hand. It can be used in any educational, or for that matter professional arena. Reflection is a major goal in every step of the process. The overall goal is to establish a climate of study and reflection within today's ever changing school atmosphere's in order to achieve the most positive outcomes. Hopeful I will have the unique opportunity to introduce this process to my campus and possibly my district. I look forward to that challenge.

Analsys
As an educator it is my hope that this blog will help me do two things. First it will help me capture my "Thinking's". So often we lose much of what we brain storm. This Blog should help me to reflect upon them. I also believe this blog will help me get much needed feedback from other perspectives and view points. Educators can use blogs for both reflection and feedback.