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Friday, June 29, 2012

Updated plan in template form - Week 3


I did not include this plan last week, but I have simply inserted the information from my last post to fit the table template.  Hope this helps out to better understand my plan.  Enjoy!




Tool 7.1  Action Planning Template
Goal:  Smart use of Smart Phones: Is the zero tolerance policy of cell phone
use applicable in today’s student learning?  What are the impacts
of this policy and can it ever be changed?
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
Acquiring data from district regarding previous discipline write-ups regarding cell phone usage in classrooms
Jake Prince/Dr. Hall – Klein ISD Assist. Sup.
8/1
11/1
District Discipline information from Student Information services. 
Data analysis/ charting and numbering amount of cell phone violations.
Use district data to interview principals to determine amount of timer spent per week on cell phone violations
Jake Prince/ Assistant Principals – Klein Oak
11/1-12/1/2012
Conference period, principal scheduling
Have principals complete a small evaluation form to have a copy of each question.  This will allow for charting of answers.  Determine amount of administrative time spent on cell phone policy violations.
Interviewing Para-Professionals to determine time spent on clerical issues regarding phones in classes
Jake Prince

Dolly Gonzales- AP Secretary over Cell phone collection
11/1-12/1/2012
Conference period, secretary scheduling for time
Have secretaries fill out form/survey to chart results.  Enter results in table.  Hopefully come up with an idea of amount of time dealing with cell phones.
Survey Students
Jake Prince
James Dristas – Site Supervisor

January 2013
Surveys, Student handouts, access to student information
Have students fill out surveys with amount of time spent on cell phones.  Evaluate data on answers. 

Survey Affected Parents
Jake Prince
James Dristas
Dolly Gonzales
January 2013
Surveys to parents, Access to student/family records
Assess current parent/community view of the cell phone policy and any suggestions that may arise from the survey.
Teacher Surveys to determine amount of class management time spent on cell phones
Jake Prince
Dept Chairs for 3 Departments
January 2013
Access to staff meetings to give brief surveys, take opinions and record any suggestions
Data collection of amount of time spent on class management.   Also to record any suggestions/directions
Peer Review- Campus based committees
Jake Prince
James Dristas
Heather Cook
Campus Based teacher committee
Feb 2013
All data in a compiled and evaluated format.  This will allow the committee to make better judgments and determinations
Peer review – Meeting with teachers for and against a new policy.  Also compare data with current literary reviews. 
Self reflection of data to determine next course of action
Jake Prince
March/April 2013
Compilation of all data collected.  Survey snapshots for/against policy
Assess and evaluate the current policy to see if a recommendation is in order. If so, what are some of the ways the new policy would affect all aspects surveyed.  (Classes, Admin, Paraprofessionals, Students, Parents)
*New Policy writing? Trial Basis if accepted by district
Jake Prince
James Dristas
Ron Webster (building principal) And Central Office
May 2013-May2014
Small scale implementation of new policy in “Test Classes” to see if a new policy is better than old policy.
This evaluation will be done by assessing all aspects of current research but on a smaller scale to compare data.
Sharing of data with teachers
Jake Prince
Staff of Klein Oak
May 2013
Professional Development
Give short presentation on findings, publish results.  Share on blogs and staff website.

5 comments:

  1. wow. this seems like a great project. In our district, cell phones are not allowed - but perhaps should be embrassed since all students have one. As in many cases a happy medium is best. I would love to see what happens with your study. I will say that more and more districts are moving to BYOD - bring your own device to school as a means to assist the 1 to 1 ratio of student mobile device. Perhaps the smart phone is the answer?

    great idea

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  2. Hey Jake - I just got finished listening to the web conference this week. Looks like you got everything taken care of. I am a hug proponent of cell phone use and my project is on BYOD in the classroom. Another step you might think about adding is researching apps and all the available technologies for the cell hone that would benefit the student. Some of the things we are using and are going to try to implement are Schoology, Remnd101, lesson videos available for viewing on YouTube. I have really been using my personal Learning community on Twitter to find blogs and posts that recommend applications and debate the usage of cell phones/devices in the classroom. If you get a chance, will you go to my blog and look it over and comment? http://dwalkeredld.blogspot.com/

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  3. This is a very timely and valuable topic to research. Over the past few years I have noticed that it is an issue for most schools and have seen such a wide range of acceptable use policies that I think the sky is the limit on this right now! What I have learned from working in 2 different large high schools that may help you as you move through the process is, that no matter what policy you decide to adopt, getting teacher buy-in and then getting them all on the "same page" with the policy is the fist important step. Then, tackling the huge problem of how each teacher interprets and applies the policy to their individual classrooms is the next challenge. This is usually the biggest problem I have seen with time spent on discipline problems not pertaining to behavior/general classroom management. Once you get to the implementation stage you may want to have in mind how you will streamline this issue. I think when dealing with a possible policy change like this, you may want to consider how to handle it when one teacher will decide that it is too much work to worry about the cell phone policy in their room at all and another teacher will crucify every student to the highest degree for every single cell phone violation. Getting everyone on the same page in regards to implementation is a challenge. Good luck!!

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    1. Lisa, thanks for the advice on streamlining. It has been a concern of mine, but I don't know quite how to even plan for it yet. I know that more and more doors will open with this research, and I am interested to see where it leads me.

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  4. Jacob,

    Great job on an interesting action research plan. I like the topic of including smartphones in our schools, and whether a zero-tolerance policy is really the best option for students. Also, thanks for putting the plan in template format.

    Keep up the great work!
    Dr. Abshire

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